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'What about all the broken Happy Ever Afters?' and 'What about all the plans that ended in disaster?' are just two of the questions Pink asks on her new single, 'What About Us.'...

'What about all the broken Happy Ever Afters?' and 'What about all the plans that ended in disaster?' are just two of the questions Pink asks on her new single, 'What About Us.'...

'All Is By My Side', the Jimi Hendrix biopic currently filming in Ireland with Andre 3000, will not feature any Hendrix songs in the film, it has been confirmed.Tristan Orphen Lynch is producing for Subotica alongside Darko's Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta and Danny Bramson. Nigel Thomas is producing for Matador. Ridley and Tedd Hamm will executive produce. 'All Is By My Side' also stars Hayley Atwell (Captain America), Jade Yourell (Fair City, Happy Ever Afters), Danny McColgan (13 Steps Down), Laurence Kinlan (Love/Hate, The Guard) and Imogen Poots (Jane Eyre). Among the Irish crew working on the project are line producer Donna Eperon (Love Eternal, The Other Side of Sleep); cinematographer Tim Fleming (Once, Citadel) and English production designer Paul Cross (Spooks, Luther).

Two more Irish actors have been added to the cast of Jimi Hendrix biopic 'All Is By My Side' which is currently shooting in Dublin and Wicklow. Galway-born Jade Yourell (Fair City, Happy Ever Afters) has been cast as Roberta Goldstein, a friend and muse to both Hendrix and Keith Richards throughout the 60's. Danny McColgan (13 Steps Down), son of 'Riverdance' director John McColgan and producer Moya Doherty (Riverdance/ Tyrone Productions), will play musician and friend of Hendrix, Eric Clapton.

It was 7:15 A.M. in Storybrooke last Sunday. Meaning what, exactly?

Our Once Upon a Time Round panel of author Molly Harper ("Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs"), Jim Garner, Christine Orlando and Nick McHatton are here to discuss that precise question, as they debate the latest episode of this ABC favorite...

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Now that Snow no longer remembers who Charming is will that overlap or parallel in to Storybrooke with Mary Margaret at all?

Molly: I think the moment of "forgetting," may have been what allowed Mary Margaret to say, "Screw it" and throw her arms around David, kissing the royal hell out of him. She had to let go of all that guilt and baggage before she could accept love on Storybrooke's twisted terms.

On a sidenote, as much as I love the empowered, Princess-of-Thieves, "I skinned a muppet for this pink fur forest wanderer ensemble" version of Snow White,...

Horror and history are once again getting ready to collide but this time with some artistic flair! A leading man has been found for the new series "Da Vinci's Demons", and we've got your details right here.

According to Variety, British thespian Tom Riley (A Few Days in September, I Want Candy, Happy Ever Afters) will play Leonardo Da Vinci in the Starz skein "Da Vinci's Demons." The show is being co-produced with BBC Worldwide Productions, and Riley's role is the first casting for the series.

"Given that Da Vinci was the model for the 'Renaissance Man', these were incredibly large shoes to fill," says writer David Goyer. "Leonardo had to be smart, witty, and incredibly confident -- without coming across as arrogant. He also had to be tormented because, as a true visionary and polymath, he was ostracized for his ideas as much as he was celebrated.

Tom Riley (A Few Days in September, I Want Candy and Happy Ever Afters) will play Leonardo Da Vinci in David Goyer's upcoming series, Da Vinci's Demons. Per Variety, ""Da Vinci's Demons," written by David S. Goyer, is billed as "a historical fantasy," and claims to recount the 'untold' story of the great renaissance genius during his turbulent youth in Florence." Says Goyer "Given that Da Vinci was the model for the 'Renaissance Man,' these were incredibly large shoes to fill. Leonardo had to be smart, witty and incredibly confident -- without coming across as arrogant. He also had to be tormented, because, as a true visionary and polymath, he was ostracized for his ideas as much as he was celebrated. Tom came in and was able to..."...

Critics are heaping praise on Irish productions following premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. Ian Fitzgibbon's 'Death of a Superhero' had its world premiere at this year's Tiff and critics are giving rave reviews of the Irish feature. Variety lauded the Irish/German co-production saying that “Fitzgibbon has achieved something special…the pic's general appeal will lie in its honest and touching performances.” Cast in the feature include Andy Serkis (TinTin, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Thomas Brodie Sangster (Nowhere Boy), Aisling Loftus (Dice), Jessica Schwarz (Perfume) and Michael McElhatton (Parked, Happy Ever Afters).

With a half dozen titles in the sidebars, the Parisian Sales Agent Film Distribution folks are certainly going to be hosting several parties. At the top of the list they've got Bertrand Bonello's House of Tolerance. In the waiting, we find the co. pushing Brillante Mendoza's latest entitled Captured - a film that features a Croisette fixture in the popular Isabelle Huppert (see pic above). Here's a ton of stuff in Film Distribution's pipeline: House Of Tolerance (L'apollonide) by Bertrand Bonello - Completed The Slut by Hagar Ben Asher - Completed The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (Les Neiges Du Kilimanjaro) by Robert GUÉDIGUIAN - Completed 17 Girls (17 Filles) by Delphine Coulin - Completed A Burning Desire by Bernard Jeanjean - Completed A Cat In Paris (English Version) (Une Vie De Chat) by Alain Gagnol - Completed Breathing (Atmen) by Karl Markovics - Completed Duch, Master Of The Forges Of Hell...

DVD Playhouse—March 2011

By

Allen Gardner

127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.

Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...

Principal photography commences today, October 5th, on the German-Irish coproduction 'Superhero' in Dublin. Andy Serkis (TinTin, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) heads up the feature which is directed by Ian FitzGibbon (Perrier's Bounty), and written by Anthony McCarten. The film's other cast members include Thomas Brodie Sangster (Love Actually, Nowhere Boy), Aisling Loftus (Dive), Jessica Schwarz (Perfume, Off Beat) and Irish actor Michael McElhatton (Parked, Happy Ever Afters).

Irish language short film "Nollaig Shona", written and directed by Orla Murphy, was selected from over 5,000 entries to screen to an audience of up to 1,000 people, during the first-ever Times Square open-air short film event, part of the New York City International Film Festival, supported by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. The film played this weekend on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th August and five times on Sunday August 29th. Writer/Director Orla Murphy commented " Shooting in the freezing cold the night before Christmas Eve on Grafton St, I never thought we’d end up on a balmy summer evening in Times Square watching an audience composed of every age and ethnicity, clapping and laughing at our little Irish movie. It was a huge honour to have an Irish film and one in the Irish language screen in such an iconic location…. also a little bit surreal...

Cameras start rolling today, Monday August 16th on the set of 'This Must Be the Place'. The feature marks Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's English feature debut and will shoot on location in Dublin for the next three weeks. The film stars Oscar-winners Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River), Frances McDormand (Fargo), and musician David Byrne, alongside Irish talent Simon Delaney (Zonad, Happy Ever Afters), Olwen Fouere (Space Truckers) and newcomer Eve Hewson. Paolo Sorrentino, director of the Palme d'Or nominated feature 'Il Divo' will helm the story of wealthy former rock-star Cheyenne, played by Penn, who lives quietly in Dublin with his wife, played by McDormand. When his father, a holocaust survivor, dies in New York Cheyenne embarks on a journey across America to track down his father's nemesis. Sorrentino penned the script with co-writer Umberto Contarello (La Partita Lenta, Luce dei Miei Occhi).

Production is underway on Grand Pictures' new comedy/drama series for RTÉ entitled 'Trivia'. The cast includes David Pearse (Happy Ever Afters), Keith McErlean (Swansong: The Story of Occi Byrne), Janice Moran and Olivia Caffrey (Conspiracy of Silence). The series, which will shoot in Celbridge for the next five weeks, is written by Damien Owen's in his TV debut. The show is being directed by 'Wide Open Spaces' helmer Tom Hall and produced by Paul Donovan (The Race). 'Trivia's director of photography is Ivan McCullough (The Eclipse).

Ireland has not had a glorious run at the movies recently (Leap Year, Happy Ever Afters), and the Emerald Isle's latest, Perrier's Bounty, does not go out of its way to win friends either. It is the cinematic equivalent of a beery St Patrick's Night reveller, uncouth, volatile, in your face: you're not sure whether it wants to give you a bear-hug or a beating. I found its profane comic high jinks quite entertaining, but I've no doubt that others will cross the street to avoid it.

Well, predictable when you consider that Carrey was starring in an edgy gay prison comedy and Aniston was in a romcom opposite Gerard Butler. Meanwhile, Alice in Wonderland continues its climb into the record books

The big battle

Jennifer Aniston battled Jim Carrey for box-office honours at the weekend, with action romcom The Bounty Hunter going head to head with edgy comedy I Love You Phillip Morris. Both opened on Wednesday, a strategy that boosted their respective "weekend" tallies to include takings from five days of play.

Those vital extra days helped The Bounty Hunter crack £2m in the UK and pushed I Love You Phillip Morris through the psychologically important £1m barrier. Strip out the previews and the films grossed a less-impressive £1.58m and £800,000 respectively. Aniston's last movie Marley & Me opened last spring with £4.41m, but the strong family appeal of the doggy tale makes that an unfair comparison.

I Love You Phillip Morris (15)

(Glen Ficarra, John Requa, 2009, Us) Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor. 97 mins

Jim Carrey doesn't just play gay here, he plays flaming, in-your-face, heels-and-hotpants gay. And it kind of suits him. A police officer-turned-con man, his character is led even further astray when he falls for a fellow prison inmate (McGregor), and their courtship is treated like a traditional Hollywood love affair – albeit one full of prison breaks, audacious deceptions and outrageous accessorising. Gleefully trashy, at times exhaustingly unpredictable, it's certainly a brave move.

The Scouting Book For Boys (15)

(Tom Harper, 2009, UK) Thomas Turgoose, Holly Grainger, Rafe Spall. 93 mins

High hopes have been pinned on this, with Skins scribe Jack Thorne and plenty of young talent on board. Set in a Norfolk caravan camp, it's the tale of a boy-girl friendship developing into something else – quite what is up for grabs when they hatch a fake-kidnapping plan.

Sally Hawkins in an unconvincing romcom about weddings. By Catherine Shoard

Death at a Funeral took a family ceremony generally treated with hushed reverence and transmogrified it into thudding farce. Happy Ever Afters repeats the trick with weddings: in this case, two of them, which, hilariously, have their receptions in the same hotel on the same day! Sides are doubtless splitting already, but I should warn you that this is not the predicted Bridezilla smackdown, but an unconvincing romcom in which initially bristling groom Tom Riley and rival bride Sally Hawkins (who's agreed to a green card arrangement to earn the money to stave off eviction) gradually bond over shattered dreams and old cake. Hawkins's wry intelligence keeps things bearable, but this is still fairly grating last-dance stuff.

Rating: 2/5

ComedyCatherine Shoard

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Green Zone (15)

(Paul Greengrass, 2010, Us/Fra/Spa/UK) Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Khalid Abdalla, Amy Ryan. 115 mins

Hoping to graft his shakycam Bourne aesthetic on to real-world politics, Greengrass wades into the Iraq fray and pulls no punches. Damon plays an honest grunt whose search for Saddam's WMDs turns into a rogue quest for the truth about dodgy Us dealings. Except this isn't the truth – it's a fictionalised version of the real events, which creates some problems. The convincing chaos of post-invasion Iraq is steadily compromised by the action plot mechanics, stranding the pic in no man's land. Still, Greengrass gets to exorcise his demons, as well as exercise his Damon.

Shutter Island (15)

(Martin Scorsese, 2010, Us) Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams. 138 mins

Scorsese tackles this convoluted mystery in the manner befitting a Big Director: with a bloated running time, and an overheated visual style and...

'Happy Ever Afters', the debut feature film from writer and director Stephen Burke (Anner House, No Tears) comes down the aisle on December 26th with the premise that sometimes the happiest day of all can be the most heartbreaking. Iftn chats to Burke and two of the film's stars Tom Riley and Jade Yourell. The film's plot is anything but straightforward: Freddie, played by Tom Riley (Lost in Austen, St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold) and Maura, played by Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, An Education) are getting married, just not to each other. While Freddie is entering his second marriage with the neurotic Sophie, played by Jade Yourell (Waiting for Dublin, The Longest Day), Maura's is more concerned with her pockets than her heart in marrying 'Doctors' star, Ariyon Bakare's Wilson. Then, when the two wedding parties end up at the same reception venue,...