Cinema Review: Shame – Film of the Week
A remarkable and fascinating portrayal.
Tag: "Steve McQueen"
Smattering of Green amongst Guardian's 50 Oscar® Tips
This week ‘The Guardian’ have picked out 50 films that may be up for consideration at next year’s Oscars® and there are a few with an Irish interest, let’s a take a look at our best chances at hearing ‘Tá an athas orm’ being bellowed from the stage next February.
'Hunger' Wins in Poland
‘Hunger’, the debut film from British artist Steve McQueen, has scooped two of the top prizes at the 9th Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclow, Poland.
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
The Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) has named Steve McQueen’s study of Bobby Sands’ last days, Hunger, as the best Irish film of 2008, narrowly beating Lance Daly’s Dublin-based Kisses to the top spot. The other Irish film gaining recognition was Liam Nolan’s and Ross Whitaker’s study of St. Saviour’s Olympic Boxing Academy in north [...]
