Chicago – When the term “A Star is Born” is used, behind that moment is hours of toil and stick-to-it-tiveness that actors and creators must go through. In that process is the Irish actor/writer and director Tania Notaro, who recently brought her short film “Glitterbug” to the Chicago Irish Film Festival.
“Glitterbug” is set in 1990s Dublin, as two young club DJs (Notaro and co-star Irene Kelleher) dream of making it to London and the big time. When one of them is diagnosed with the HIV virus, this dream is deferred and causes tension among caretakers, relatives and friends. “Glitterbug” is Tania Notaro’s first film.
Actor/Writer/Director Tania Notaro of ‘Glitterbug’
Photo credit: Tania Notaro
The actor/writer and director hails from Dublin, where she built her actor resume from roots in music and dance. Her actor debut was the short “Why I Married Karen” in 2016, and went...
“Glitterbug” is set in 1990s Dublin, as two young club DJs (Notaro and co-star Irene Kelleher) dream of making it to London and the big time. When one of them is diagnosed with the HIV virus, this dream is deferred and causes tension among caretakers, relatives and friends. “Glitterbug” is Tania Notaro’s first film.
Actor/Writer/Director Tania Notaro of ‘Glitterbug’
Photo credit: Tania Notaro
The actor/writer and director hails from Dublin, where she built her actor resume from roots in music and dance. Her actor debut was the short “Why I Married Karen” in 2016, and went...
- 3/23/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
With Beyond the Woods on DVD and VOD in both the UK and America, I got a chance to ask actor John Ryan Howard a few questions about how he got into acting, working with director Sean Breathnach and what we can expect from the film.
How did you first get into acting?
Well the first acting I ever did was acting in homemade horror movies with a friend whose father owned a camera shop – O’ Learys Camera World! I watched my first ever horror film – House 2: The Second Story (1987) – with that friend (Shane) and we used to regularly rent horror movies from the video store with notes from my mother. Then making our own films was the logical progression I guess! I got my own video camera at about 14 and continued making homemade horror films. They were terrible of course. Lol I actually watched one of them a...
How did you first get into acting?
Well the first acting I ever did was acting in homemade horror movies with a friend whose father owned a camera shop – O’ Learys Camera World! I watched my first ever horror film – House 2: The Second Story (1987) – with that friend (Shane) and we used to regularly rent horror movies from the video store with notes from my mother. Then making our own films was the logical progression I guess! I got my own video camera at about 14 and continued making homemade horror films. They were terrible of course. Lol I actually watched one of them a...
- 3/19/2018
- by Philip Rogers
- Nerdly
Stars: John Ryan Howard, Mark Lawrence, Ross Mac Mahon, Claire J. Loy, Irene Kelleher, Alan Riordan, Ruth Hayes, Sean McGillicuddy | Written and Directed by Sean Breathnach
Beyond the Woods has a familiar set up, with seven friends deciding to spend a weekend away in a secluded part of the Irish countryside; although this time they have the luxury of a cottage rather than your more traditional cabin in the woods. Unfortunately for them, when they arrive the soon realise that the comforts of their cottage getaway are offset by a fiery sinkhole which has opened up in the mountains nearby. Even though the house has been deemed to be a safe distance away, the sinkhole – which is burning Sulphur at over 800 degrees – is still having an effect, thanks to the powerful odour which is almost unbearable. With a planned weekend of alcohol and smoking weed to get them through, the...
Beyond the Woods has a familiar set up, with seven friends deciding to spend a weekend away in a secluded part of the Irish countryside; although this time they have the luxury of a cottage rather than your more traditional cabin in the woods. Unfortunately for them, when they arrive the soon realise that the comforts of their cottage getaway are offset by a fiery sinkhole which has opened up in the mountains nearby. Even though the house has been deemed to be a safe distance away, the sinkhole – which is burning Sulphur at over 800 degrees – is still having an effect, thanks to the powerful odour which is almost unbearable. With a planned weekend of alcohol and smoking weed to get them through, the...
- 2/16/2018
- by Philip Rogers
- Nerdly
Seán Breathnach's debut horror film is set to screen at the largest genre film festival in the USA, Fright Night Film Festival in Kentucky from November 25th to 27th. Written and directed by Breathnach, Beyond the Woods tells the story of a gang of friends who meet up for a weekend away in an isolated holiday home in the middle of a forest. Unfortunately for them, a fiery sink-hole has opened nearby, roads have been closed and there's a real stench of sulphur. The friends won't let a small thing like that spoil their plans to party, but as the weekend progresses some of them start acting out of character, one goes missing and little by little they realise that it's not just a sinkhole that opened up nearby but something altogether more horrific. The film stars Irene Kelleher (Game of Thrones), Ross Mac Mahon (Penny Dreadful) and Claire Loy...
- 8/29/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
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