Kisses by Lance Daly The Los Angeles Irish Film Festival is currently being held at the American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Gabriel Byrne will be present tonight for a screening of Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home, directed by Pat Collins. Upcoming films include Vittoria Colonna Di Stigliano’s Identities, about Ireland’s transgender denizens; Tomm Moore and Nora [...]...
- 9/24/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
"Cherrybomb," "Peacefire," "Identities," "Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home" and "The Secret of Kells" will receive U.S. premieres at the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 23-27 at the Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood and the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.
"We are proud to be bringing five U.S. premieres to festival audiences," festival director Lisa McLaughlin-Strassman said. "The strong lineup for the 2009 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival continues to demonstrate that the new wave of filmmaking in Ireland is maturing, and we are pleased to be able to provide a forum for its storytelling tradition."
Conor McPherson's supernatural drama "The Eclipse," starring Ciaran Hinds and Aidan Quinn, will kick off the fest.
The festival will close with a tribute to Irish playwright Hugh Leonard, who died in Dublin in February, with a screening of "Da," the classic film based on his Tony-award winning, semi-autobiographical stage play.
"We are proud to be bringing five U.S. premieres to festival audiences," festival director Lisa McLaughlin-Strassman said. "The strong lineup for the 2009 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival continues to demonstrate that the new wave of filmmaking in Ireland is maturing, and we are pleased to be able to provide a forum for its storytelling tradition."
Conor McPherson's supernatural drama "The Eclipse," starring Ciaran Hinds and Aidan Quinn, will kick off the fest.
The festival will close with a tribute to Irish playwright Hugh Leonard, who died in Dublin in February, with a screening of "Da," the classic film based on his Tony-award winning, semi-autobiographical stage play.
- 8/18/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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