With his 2009 musical romance Once, writer-director John Carney laid the groundwork for all of his subsequent films. He has, ever since, been telling stories about adrift musical folk eventually brought together by the intimacy of collaboration. His latest, Flora and Son, essentially doubles down on that commitment by focusing on two relationships built around music, but right away the film feels spread thin as a result.
The film’s central figure is Flora (Eve Hewson), a young single mother in Dublin who’s often out partying rather than caring for Max (Orén Kinlan), the now-teenage son she had before she turned 18. Their relationship is volatile, and their mutual disdain could hardly be more apparent. Flora makes no secret of the relief she feels when she can dump Max on the doorstep of her neck-tattooed ex-husband, Ian (Jack Reynor). Max, in turn, has taken to acting out, and he’s on...
The film’s central figure is Flora (Eve Hewson), a young single mother in Dublin who’s often out partying rather than caring for Max (Orén Kinlan), the now-teenage son she had before she turned 18. Their relationship is volatile, and their mutual disdain could hardly be more apparent. Flora makes no secret of the relief she feels when she can dump Max on the doorstep of her neck-tattooed ex-husband, Ian (Jack Reynor). Max, in turn, has taken to acting out, and he’s on...
- 9/21/2023
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to watch Flora and Son – the latest music-themed film from director John Carney – at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and the result was a 9/10 review you can read at This Link. A wider audience will get their chance to see Flora and Son when it reaches Apple TV+ on September 29th, and with that date just a month away a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) and Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), who happens to be the daughter of Bono from U2, Flora and Son was also scripted by Carney and centers on single mom Flora (Hewson), who is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to...
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) and Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), who happens to be the daughter of Bono from U2, Flora and Son was also scripted by Carney and centers on single mom Flora (Hewson), who is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to...
- 8/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Missy Keating, Marcella Plunkett, Padraic Delaney, Charlotte Flyvholm, Stephen Wall, Robert Donnelly, Susie Power, Richard Dormer, Catherine Walker, Simon Boyle, Olga Wehrly, Mark Huberman, Katie Kirby, Clare Barrett, Art Parkinson | Written and Directed by Marina de Van
Dark Touch is the story of an eleven year old girl called Niamh (Missy Keating) whose parents and baby brother are killed when household objects seemingly begin to attack them of their own accord. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Niamh’s declarations of supernatural events occurring at the family home and goes to live with family friends but the mysterious occurrences start to happen again and the nightmarish horrors of Niamh’s past return to claim more victims.
Featuring a French crew and an Irish cast and one wonders if something drastic was lost in translation…
Dark Touch is apparently a film about child abuse but it misjudges...
Dark Touch is the story of an eleven year old girl called Niamh (Missy Keating) whose parents and baby brother are killed when household objects seemingly begin to attack them of their own accord. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Niamh’s declarations of supernatural events occurring at the family home and goes to live with family friends but the mysterious occurrences start to happen again and the nightmarish horrors of Niamh’s past return to claim more victims.
Featuring a French crew and an Irish cast and one wonders if something drastic was lost in translation…
Dark Touch is apparently a film about child abuse but it misjudges...
- 10/3/2014
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Marcella Plunkett (Dark Touch) has been booked as a recurring on FX‘s How And Why, from Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich). It tells the story of Goodman Hesselman (John Hawkes), who can explain how and why a nuclear reactor works but is clueless about life. After losing his gig hosting children’s science show How And Why, he tries to start over with a new show in a little TV market in the middle of nowhere when he encounters the supernatural world. We hear Plunkett is playing two roles, Cynthia, a photographer at Goodman’s new TV station in Murfreesboro, and Magda, Mendelson’s (Michael Cera) secretary, whose day is spent in a cramped, tiny room, not much bigger than her desk. Plunkett is with Radius Entertainment and Lisa Richards Agency in Ireland. Newcomer Sofia Mattsson has been cast in the...
- 5/1/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Click here to read our french "Dark Touch" movie review, directed by Marina de Van with Missy Keating, Marcella Plunkett, Padraic Delaney starring.In a remote town in Ireland, eleven-year-old Niamh finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve's explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful neighbors Nat and Lucas take her in with the supervision of a social worker. Neve has trouble finding peace with the wholesome and nurturing couple, and horrific danger continues to manifest....
- 3/10/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
The horror genre is rife with awful and evil parents permanently scarring their children, from Norma Bates and Margaret White to Pamela Voorhees, and several more. An intriguing new film from IFC, Dark Touch, touches on many of these themes, including a horrifying portrait of child abuse, as a girl is haunted by her past, and untold demons. The film, from Marina de Van, is now available on VOD and available on SundanceNOW.
We’re thrilled to offer you the chance to see this film for free by entering this week’s contest on FM. One lucky horror fan will get the chance to see this film for free. All you have to do to enter this unique giveaway, is tweet @FMWolfmandy your favorite (or least favorite) mother and/or father from a horror movie. A random winner will be selected by Wednesday 12 Pm Pt, and an online code for...
We’re thrilled to offer you the chance to see this film for free by entering this week’s contest on FM. One lucky horror fan will get the chance to see this film for free. All you have to do to enter this unique giveaway, is tweet @FMWolfmandy your favorite (or least favorite) mother and/or father from a horror movie. A random winner will be selected by Wednesday 12 Pm Pt, and an online code for...
- 9/30/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
IFC will release Dark Touch on September 27th and writer/director Marina de Van took part in a brief Q&A with us to discuss her work on the movie.
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. Can you tell our readers how Dark Touch came to be your latest project? Why was this a story that you wanted to take on as both a writer and director?
Marina de Van: Because It’S A Very Personal Subject, A Subject Which Touches Me Deeply, And I Always Want To Direct The Movies That I Write When It’S About A Subject That Touches Me. I Don’T Know Why I’M Touched By It, Maybe Because The Damages Of Child Abuse Are Permanent, According To Me, And Bring Obstacles To Feel Free And Well In The World, To Feel In A Good Place And Safe, Which...
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. Can you tell our readers how Dark Touch came to be your latest project? Why was this a story that you wanted to take on as both a writer and director?
Marina de Van: Because It’S A Very Personal Subject, A Subject Which Touches Me Deeply, And I Always Want To Direct The Movies That I Write When It’S About A Subject That Touches Me. I Don’T Know Why I’M Touched By It, Maybe Because The Damages Of Child Abuse Are Permanent, According To Me, And Bring Obstacles To Feel Free And Well In The World, To Feel In A Good Place And Safe, Which...
- 9/25/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Prepare yourself for suspense with IFC Midnight’s latest film, Dark Touch. French filmmaker Marina De Van’s (In My Skin) latest eerie and intense thriller dives straight into the darkness that can possess a child’s heart.
In a remote town in Ireland, eleven-year-old Neve finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve’s explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful neighbors Nat and Lucas take her in with the supervision of a social worker. Neve has trouble finding peace with the wholesome and nurturing couple, and horrific danger continues to manifest. Haunted objects, an eerie score and a moody, oneiric look complement this intense and frightening peek into child abuse and the searing imagination of writer/director Marina de Van.
The film stars Missy Keating,...
In a remote town in Ireland, eleven-year-old Neve finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve’s explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful neighbors Nat and Lucas take her in with the supervision of a social worker. Neve has trouble finding peace with the wholesome and nurturing couple, and horrific danger continues to manifest. Haunted objects, an eerie score and a moody, oneiric look complement this intense and frightening peek into child abuse and the searing imagination of writer/director Marina de Van.
The film stars Missy Keating,...
- 9/11/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We recently brought you news that IFC will release Marina de Van’s Dark Touch on September 27th. Here’s a look at the newly released Dark Touch trailer:
“At night, an isolated house deep in the countryside takes on a monstrous life of its own.
Objects and furniture run riot against the inhabitants, leaving 11-year-old Neve the only survivor of a bloody massacre that destroys the bodies of her parents and culminates in the death of her little brother, Ciaran.
Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve when she tries to tell them about the murderous rage of the house. She is taken in by friends of her parents who, with the help of a local social worker, try to ease her trauma by surrounding her with love and rebuilding the semblance of a normal life. But Neve doesn’t find peace. Far from it…
All around her,...
“At night, an isolated house deep in the countryside takes on a monstrous life of its own.
Objects and furniture run riot against the inhabitants, leaving 11-year-old Neve the only survivor of a bloody massacre that destroys the bodies of her parents and culminates in the death of her little brother, Ciaran.
Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve when she tries to tell them about the murderous rage of the house. She is taken in by friends of her parents who, with the help of a local social worker, try to ease her trauma by surrounding her with love and rebuilding the semblance of a normal life. But Neve doesn’t find peace. Far from it…
All around her,...
- 9/11/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Watch the trailer, check out an eerie poster and browse through these new photos from Marina De Van's (In My Skin) intense thriller starring Missy Keating, Marcella Plunkett, Padraic Delaney, Catherin Walker, Richard Dormer, Charlotte Flyvholm, Stephen Wall, Susie Power, Ella Hayes, Robert Donnelly, Art Parkinson, Mark Huberman, Olgy Wehrly, Laoise Murphy and Clare Barrett, "In a remote town in Ireland, eleven-year-old Neve finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve’s explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful...
- 9/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
IFC will release Marina de Van’s Dark Touch later this month and we’ve been provided with a new poster and photos. The film will be released in the Us simultaneously on VOD, digital outlets, and select theaters on September 27th:
“At night, an isolated house deep in the countryside takes on a monstrous life of its own.
Objects and furniture run riot against the inhabitants, leaving 11-year-old Neve the only survivor of a bloody massacre that destroys the bodies of her parents and culminates in the death of her little brother, Ciaran.
Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve when she tries to tell them about the murderous rage of the house. She is taken in by friends of her parents who, with the help of a local social worker, try to ease her trauma by surrounding her with love and rebuilding the semblance of a normal life.
“At night, an isolated house deep in the countryside takes on a monstrous life of its own.
Objects and furniture run riot against the inhabitants, leaving 11-year-old Neve the only survivor of a bloody massacre that destroys the bodies of her parents and culminates in the death of her little brother, Ciaran.
Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve when she tries to tell them about the murderous rage of the house. She is taken in by friends of her parents who, with the help of a local social worker, try to ease her trauma by surrounding her with love and rebuilding the semblance of a normal life.
- 9/4/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
From the press release:
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
- 6/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The new Irish/Swedish horror film “Dark Touch” which began filming in Ireland on the 13th of this month will feature Irish Actors Marcella Plunkett (Stella Days), Padraic Delaney (Raw, The Wind That Shakes the Barley) and newcomer Missy Keating. The film which is extremely promising tells the story of an isolated house which comes to life consuming those who live inside leaving only a sole survivor in the form of newcomer ten year old Missy Keating the daughter of pop singer and Boyzone star Ronan Keating. The film is being directed by French director Marina de Van (In My Skin) who is also responsible for the script. Element Pictures are producing with Agat Films/Ex Nihilo and Filmgate Films with backing from Eurimages, the Irish Film Board, Section 481, Film I Väst and Wild Bunch. Those who are fans of Irish film can only be excited by this movie which...
- 2/23/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (steve broekhuizen)
- www.themoviebit.com
The ninth annual Irish Film & Television Awards took place tonight at a Gala Awards Ceremony held at the Convention Centre Dublin.
In the field of film 'The Guard' was the big winner of the night receiving the Ifta for Best Film, with writer/director John Michael McDonagh named Best Director, Best Screenwriter and the Irish Film Board Rising Star for his feature directorial debut. Fionnula Flannagan who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award also won best supporting actress for her part in 'The Guard'.
Michael Fassbender picked up best actor for 'Shame' while Saoirse Ronan picked up best actress for her role in 'Hanna.' Ryan Gosling picked up the best international actor for 'Drive,' Chris O'Dowd picked up best supporting actor for 'Bridesmaids', and Glenn Close picked up best international actress for 'Albert Nobbs.'
'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy...
In the field of film 'The Guard' was the big winner of the night receiving the Ifta for Best Film, with writer/director John Michael McDonagh named Best Director, Best Screenwriter and the Irish Film Board Rising Star for his feature directorial debut. Fionnula Flannagan who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award also won best supporting actress for her part in 'The Guard'.
Michael Fassbender picked up best actor for 'Shame' while Saoirse Ronan picked up best actress for her role in 'Hanna.' Ryan Gosling picked up the best international actor for 'Drive,' Chris O'Dowd picked up best supporting actor for 'Bridesmaids', and Glenn Close picked up best international actress for 'Albert Nobbs.'
'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy...
- 2/11/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard The Guard, Glenn Close, Ryan Gosling Win: Irish Film Awards 2012 Film Categories Best Film Albert Nobbs, Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Glenn Close Charlie Casanova, Terry McMahon Stella Days, Jackie Larkin, Leslie McKimm * The Guard, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Cark, Flora Fernandez Marengo Best Director Rebecca Daly, The Other Side of Sleep * John Michael McDonagh, The Guard Terry McMahon, Charlie Casanova Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Stella Days Best Screenplay John Banville, Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs * John Michael McDonagh, The Guard Terry McMahon, Charlie Casanova Antoine O'Flaherta, Stella Days Best Actor * Michael Fassbender, Shame Brendan Gleeson, The Guard Ciarán Hinds, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Martin Sheen, Stella Days Best Actress Aoife Duffin, Behold the Lamb Antonia Campbell Hughes, The Other Side of Sleep Marcella Plunkett, Stella Days * Saoirse Ronan, Hanna Best Supporting Actor Liam Cunningham, The Guard Brendan Gleeson, Albert Nobbs Ciarán Hinds, The Debt * Chris O'Dowd,...
- 2/11/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Tribeca Films have picked up the Us distribution rights to Irish director Thaddeus O'Sullivan's (Single-Handed, Into The Storm) latest film 'Stella Days' from Film Distributions. The film which was produced by Newgrange Pictures has been nominated for a staggering nine Irish Film and Television Awards at this year's IFTAs. It stars American actor Martin Sheen (The Departed, The West Wing) and Irish talent such as Amy Huberman (Threesome, Rewind) and Marcella Plunkett(Raw, Love At The End of The World).
- 1/27/2012
- IFTN
Albert Nobbs and the other nominations for the 2012 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards have been announced. The 9th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) “sole aim is to celebrate Ireland’s notably talented film and television community. The ceremony is considered to be one of Ireland’s most prestigious awards event, and can be viewed as the Irish equivalent to the American Oscars.” The awards ceremony will be held on February 11, 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (Ccd).
The full listing of the 2012 Irish Film and Television Awards is below.
Film Categories
Best Film
Albert Nobbs – Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn and Glenn Close (Parallel Film & TV Productions)
Charlie Casanova – Terry McMahon (Source Productions)
Stella Days – Jackie Larkin & Leslie McKimm (Newgrange Pictures)
The Guard – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Larke, Flore Fernandez Marengo(Element Pictures)
Director Film
Rebecca Daly – The Other Side of Sleep (Fastnet Films)
John Michael McDonagh...
The full listing of the 2012 Irish Film and Television Awards is below.
Film Categories
Best Film
Albert Nobbs – Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn and Glenn Close (Parallel Film & TV Productions)
Charlie Casanova – Terry McMahon (Source Productions)
Stella Days – Jackie Larkin & Leslie McKimm (Newgrange Pictures)
The Guard – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Larke, Flore Fernandez Marengo(Element Pictures)
Director Film
Rebecca Daly – The Other Side of Sleep (Fastnet Films)
John Michael McDonagh...
- 1/11/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Nicholas Hooper is currently scoring the Disneynature documentary Chimpanzee. The movie is directed by Alastair Fothergrill (The Blue Planet, Deep Blue) and Mark Linfield (Earth) and centers on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Hooper who is best known for his scores for Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince previously worked with Fothergrill on Disneynature’s African Cats, which was released earlier this year. Chimpanzee is set to debut in theaters on April 20, 2012. Check out the trailer below and visit the official movie website for updates on the film.
Hooper has also scored the Irish drama Stella Days directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Into the Storm). Martin Sheen stars as a priest who attempts to set up a cinema in rural 1950′s Ireland, despite opposition from parishioners. Stephen Rea, Trystan Gravelle, Marcella Plunkett and Amy Huberman...
Hooper has also scored the Irish drama Stella Days directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Into the Storm). Martin Sheen stars as a priest who attempts to set up a cinema in rural 1950′s Ireland, despite opposition from parishioners. Stephen Rea, Trystan Gravelle, Marcella Plunkett and Amy Huberman...
- 10/24/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
There was once a director that made a really great musical, but who wants to now direct a ghostly horror film. Director John Carney gave us one of the most emotional love stories that has been released in recent memory with Once. Though a film of that nature is not one we would typically cover on this site, I implore you to check it out and dare you to not be affected by the moving simplicity of the film. News has come out that writer/director John Carney is currently in post-production on a new horror film entitled The Rafters. The film stars Marcella Plunkett (Once, The Tudors) and Killian Scott. Keep reading to check out an official synopsis of the upcoming horror film as well as an early production photo.
Twitch broke the news regarding the film. Below is the official synopsis of the film.
Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands,...
Twitch broke the news regarding the film. Below is the official synopsis of the film.
Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands,...
- 5/24/2011
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
Irish director John Carney, who helmed the much loved Best Song Oscar winner "Once", has shot the supernatural thriller "The Rafters" according to the scholar and gentlemen that is Todd Brown from Twitchfilm.
The story is set in an old guesthouse in the Aran islands where two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
The cast is mostly unknowns including Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O’Neill and Des Nealon. The project is currently in post-production after conducting a shoot late last year.
The story is set in an old guesthouse in the Aran islands where two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
The cast is mostly unknowns including Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O’Neill and Des Nealon. The project is currently in post-production after conducting a shoot late last year.
- 5/24/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
John Carney's newest film, The Rafters, looks as though it will be much darker with plenty of ghostly chills. Carney directed the Oscar winning drama Once and Tribeca selected scifi comedy Zonad, but has taken a different path with his lastet film currently in post-production.
Here is a description:
Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
The Rafters was written and directed by Carney and stars Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. Not much else is known about the thriller at this time. It sounds like an interesting take on your typical ghost story. I
Source: Twitch (http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/05/once-director-john-carney-goes-ghostly-with-the-rafters.php)...
Here is a description:
Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
The Rafters was written and directed by Carney and stars Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. Not much else is known about the thriller at this time. It sounds like an interesting take on your typical ghost story. I
Source: Twitch (http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/05/once-director-john-carney-goes-ghostly-with-the-rafters.php)...
- 5/24/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
One flick that made a splash at last year's Tribeca Film Festival was sci-fi comedy Zonad from award-winning director John Carney (Once). And though it was out of our genre of choice, we're happy to hear that Carney is now doing something we can sink our teeth into.
According to Twitch Carney will be at the helm of the upcoming supernatural thriller The Rafters starring Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. The flick, now in post production, tells the story of what happens when ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
Look for more on this one as it comes. In the interim check out some concept art.
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According to Twitch Carney will be at the helm of the upcoming supernatural thriller The Rafters starring Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. The flick, now in post production, tells the story of what happens when ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.
Look for more on this one as it comes. In the interim check out some concept art.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Start your haunting in the comments section below!
- 5/23/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
John Carney - director of the Oscar winning drama Once and Tribeca selected scifi comedy Zonad - is taking a turn into some darker territory with his upcoming thriller The Rafters.Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.Now in post-production, The Rafters stars Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. Given Carney's presence as both writer and director I would expect something far more sophisticated than your standard bump and jump ghost story here, something rooted much deeper in its characters and atmosphere. We'll bring more as we get it....
- 5/23/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Bosnian war drama As If I Am Not There received three Ifta awards for Best Film, Director and Script for the film's Irish writer/director Juanita Wilson at tonight's Ifta awards, celebrating the Irish film and television industry.
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
- 2/12/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Production is currently underway on the third series of Dublin restaurant drama, 'Raw'. The Ecosse Film/Octagon Films co-production started shooting at the end of August and cameras will continue rolling until the end of November. The third installment of the drama sees the return of Ifta winner Charlene McKenna (Whistleblower), Aisling O’Sullivan (The Clinic), Keith McErlean (Bachelors' Walk) and Ger Ryan (Whistleblower; Family) alongside cast newcomers Padraic Delaney (Perrier’s Bounty) and Marcella Plunkett (Once).
- 10/4/2010
- IFTN
Irish writer / director Conor McDermottroe (A Woman's Hair, Squaddie) will introduce his feature film debut to audiences on Friday, September 10th when 'Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne' receives a limited theatrical release across the country. The film portrays the life of Austin 'Occi' Byrne who is brought up in Sligo by his alcoholic mother and who suffers traumatic bullying at the hands of a local gang because he has no father. Iftn spoke with Martin McCann, the Belfast actor who takes on the central role. Occi grows up plagued by anger, confusion and pain. In the hopes of unlocking his own identity and overcoming the past that haunts him, he sets out to find his father and discover the secret of his birth. The emotional film stars Martin McCann (The Sound of People, Killing Bono) in the title role alongside Jodie Whittaker (Perrier's Bounty), Marcella Plunkett (Once), Gerard Mc Sorley...
- 9/8/2010
- IFTN
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