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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The US-Ireland Alliance, a non-profit organization created to foster ties between the US and Ireland, will honor Hylda Queally, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers at the fourth annual "Oscar Wilde: Honoring The Irish in Film" Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the Wilshire Ebell. Kate Winslet will present Queally her award. Irish musicians Gemma Hayes, Laura Izibor and Republic of Loose will perform. "We are excited to honor three talented and...
By J. PEDER ZANE Soaring gas prices, flooding rains, market meltdowns, mindless campaigns and mosquitoes here, there, everywhere - smack! I don't know about you, but I could use a good laugh. To wit: A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, a joke?" Ba-dum! What do a hurricane and a divorce in West Virginia have in common? Somebody's gonna lose a trailer. Ba-ding! A lady flies to Boston eager to enjoy a plate of the fish the city is famous for....
REDLANDS - The Performance Loft offers an eclectic 2008-2009 season, including music, theater and a melding of artistic mediums. The season begins with Cabaret @ the Loft Wednesday, Sept. 17. Program coordinator Mia Mercado describes Cabaret @ the Loft as "an eclectic mix of art forms, complimentary yet dissonant." The theme for the first evening is "Artistry of Women," with different art forms performed throughout the Mitten Building space by local female artists. The second Cabaret @...
By MAUREEN COLEMAN Having already starred in various conflict movies including Michael Collins, Schindler's List and new BBC drama Five Minutes In Heaven, Ulster actor Liam Neeson is set for Sarajevo for a film on the Balkans War. The Ballymena man will star alongside Hollywood heavyweight Orlando Bloom in the new movie based on Bill Carter's book Fools Rush In. The as-yet untitled film will be shot on location in Sarajevo and is understood to have the support of the city's Mayor....
By STEPHEN HAYWARD HOLLYWOOD star Liam Neeson is heading to war in Sarajevo with his old movie pal Orlando Bloom. The pair, who last starred together in the 2005 blood-thirsty, historical drama 'Kingdom Of Heaven,' are joining forces to bring author Bill Carter's book Fools Rush In to the big screen. Carter wrote the book about the period of time when he lived and worked as an aid worker in Sarajevo during the bitter Balkans war siege that lasted 43 months. Carter previously directed...
NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the new, original production "Same Body, Different Wounds," students explore the consequences and impact on their school, friends and families of bullying, secrets, honesty and HIV. "Same Body, Different Wounds" was written, choreographed and staged by students participating in The Writer's Block Ink's fifth Summer Program, an eight-week immersion in writing, acting, voice and dance, giving students the skills to conceive, write and perform a play...
By BILL STONE Theatre Writer MATTHEW Bourne, who along with Gary Wilmot has recently become a patron of the Theatre Royal Applause Club, could never be accused of being unadventurous in his choice of subjects for his dance works. So the titles of his original company, Adventures in Motion Pictures, and of his current company, New Adventures, absolutely reflect his eclectic tastes. He started with short, often satiric pieces, danced by him and his half dozen company who toured in a...
TWO Father Ted stars are to be reunited in a new play about Irish writer Flann O'Brien. Ardal O'Hanlon, who starred as Father Dougal McGuire in the hit TV show, is teaming up with Mrs Doyle - actress Pauline McLynn - for the radio production. Comedian Dara O'Briain will also take part in the BBC Radio 3 play, due to go out next month. It focuses on the true identity of O'Brien, whose real name was Brian O'Nolan - a top Dublin civil servant during the 30s who regularly wrote for the...
By Emily Pykett IT HAS long been the preserve of celebrities to bestow outlandish names upon their offspring. And parents are increasingly following their lead in seeking out original monikers for their children. But now a judge has made one child a ward of court to give her legal powers to change her name from Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii to something more run-of-the-mill. He stepped in after hearing the nine-year-old girl, from the New Zealand town of Hawera, was so worried about...
Castle Brands Inc. (AMEX: ROX), an emerging international spirits company, today announced the launch of its second "Defend the Bar Band" competition sponsored by Boru Vodka. The first "Defend the Bar Band" competition was a tremendous success. Over 100 bands entered the competition and over 80,000 votes were cast. Boru Vodka has established a strong relationship with last year's winning band, Lloyd Dobler Effect (LDE). The band has become a significant brand ambassador for Boru,...
