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Happy Birthday
So this site is one year old today. I think its been quite successful, it has helped me get work and I think helped my work get seen. I’ve had to adapt to become comfortable with the self promotion side of things but overall this has been a really good experience. So here are some…
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Something to do in Dublin tonight
I think i know a thing or two about shameless plugs but even I blushed at this one. My friend Mark Keane is launching his new night upstairs in Anseo tonight from 9. Dublin’s scenester bible ‘le cool’ suggested it as one of the places to head to this weekend. The recommendation was written by…
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Mobs Cheanada preview from the Indo
UPDATE: Watch clips from the series here This is the text of an article that appeared in The Irish Independent two months ago now about the series “Mobs Cheanada” which was about to start at the time. They were the bank robbers, drug barons, gangsters and murderers whose crimes formed the dark side of the…
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A word from the brother…
Here is a piece my brother Ciaran wrote about Herzog’s latest film… Manchester City v Sunderland was available in 3D on Sky Sports yesterday. Even before I went to see Werner Herzog’s “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” in the IFI last night, this struck me as extraordinary. In the space of just a couple of years,…
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New doc on Frank O’Farrell
Saw this on iftn recently and it piqued my interest, would love to cut this if i’m honest. (UPDATE: I didn’t and the film screened in Xmas 2011) Zoogon is entering pre-production with a new historical documentary for RTÉ One entitled ‘Frank O’Farrell: the Shadow of Busby’. The feature doc will tell the story of…
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Rewind Still in Cinema
Rewind is still out on general release. Here is the trailer
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Rewind hits Irish screens this Friday
The film Rewind which I worked on is about to hit cinema screens all over Ireland this weekend. I am absolutley thrilled that its getting a very substantial cinema release. Getting to work on it was a great experience and a fantastic opportunity and I have to thank the Director PJ Dillon and the producer…
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Mobs Canada Tonight
Tonights episode of Mobs Canada focuses on the ‘King of Coke’, Irish Mob Boss Frank ‘Dunie’ Ryan who controlled the flow of Drugs through Montreal in the 70’s and 80’s. The Quebec city was one of the major hubs of the international drug trade and for a few years, Dunie and the West End Gang…
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The Stopwatch Gang
Tonights episode of Mobs Canada focuses on the infamous Stopwatch Gang, a group of bank robbers who were on the US Most Wanted list and robbed over 140 banks in the space of a few years. Their exploits formed the basis for the movie “Point Break” and the show features an interview with gang member…