The play from the writer/director of In Bruges has a limited run in Dublin this month. Martin McDonagh has a consistent vibe and tone throughout his work, and that is ever-present in Hangmen, which returns to Dublin for a limited run this month. The darkly comic crime drama shares quite a bit of DNA with […]

2 years ago

It’s the second time that Farrell has won a Golden Globe. Colin Farrell has won his second Golden Globe award, charming the crowd with his hilarious and heartfelt acceptance speech. The Dublin-born actor was named Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his turn in the Irish movie The Banshees of Inisherin, beating out […]

3 years ago

‘I was shocked when Brendan did that!’ Not to oversimplify it, but when it comes to writing, there are basically two schools: (1) You know every single plot detail already, having mapped it out in your mind or on countless pages of preparation, before you sit down to write a single word, or (2) You […]

3 years ago

A comedy, yes, but not as you know it… When you hear Pat Shortt, your first thoughts are probably the same ones everyone else has. D’Unbelievables. Killinaskully. The “I Shot JR” guy from Father Ted. It is a fair response to the man who has essentially made his career from slightly off-kilter comedy, and these […]

8 years ago

“I’d like to say thanks a million to everyone involved in putting up the billboards in Leitir Mealláin.” Director Martin McDonagh has penned an open letter to his father’s hometown, Leitir Mealláin in Connemara, Co. Galway, after they erected three billboards in honour of the success of his third film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri […]

8 years ago

It’s safe to assume nobody is planning to torch these just yet. After his third feature film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up five awards at the BAFTAs on Sunday night (18 February), director Martin McDonagh has been honoured with three billboards of his own outside his father’s hometown in Leitir Mealláin, Connemara, County […]

8 years ago