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Irish Movies: The Butcher Boy (1997)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Butcher Boy (1997) A small-town Irish boy's rambunctious nature turns violent in this 1997 shocker from filmmaker…

Irish Movies: My Left Foot (1989)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen My Left Foot (1989) Far from a "disease-of-the-week" film, My Left Foot…

Irish Movies: Odd Man Out (1947)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen Odd Man Out (1947) James Mason became a Hollywood star after this 1947 gripping chase movie. He plays IRA leader Johnny…

Irish Movies: The Field (1990)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Field (1990) Acclaimed Irish director Jim Sheridan helmed this…

Irish Movies: The Snapper (1993)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Snapper (1993) The Curley family of working-class Dublin is thrown for a loop…

In Joyce's Wake

Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…

Irish Movies: Angela's Ashes (1999)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen Angela's Ashes (1999) Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes was successful because he infused his poverty-stricken youth…

Irish Movies: Barry Lyndon (1975)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen Barry Lyndon (1975) This 1975 Stanley Kubrick adaptation of the William Makepeace Thackeray novel won four Oscars,…

Irish Movies: The Dead (1987)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Dead (1987) This 1987 elegy, based on the James Joyce short story,…