Inaugural Festival Showcases Full-Length Play Readings and Excerpts from Irish Diaspora Playwrights at The Irish Arts Center
June 11, 2025 No Responses

Inaugural Festival Showcases Full-Length Play Readings and Excerpts from Irish Diaspora Playwrights at The Irish Arts Center

Preview by Brad Balfour The Scéal Nua Inaugural New Play Festival will take place June 16–18 at the New York City based Irish Arts Center (IAC). Founded by Sarah Street in collaboration with Origin Theatre Company (through Artistic Director Michael...
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Filmmaker Beth Lane Celebrates her Family As Holocaust Survivors in the Documentary “UnBroken”
June 7, 2025 No Responses

Filmmaker Beth Lane Celebrates her Family As Holocaust Survivors in the Documentary “UnBroken”

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour In light of all the attention on antisemitism and the Jewish people since the October 7th massacre by Hamas terrorists, there was a desire for a story of triumph in the face of bloodshed and...
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Swiss Filmmaker Beatrice Minger Grapples with the Legacy of Irish Designer Eileen Gray
June 3, 2025 No Responses

Swiss Filmmaker Beatrice Minger Grapples with the Legacy of Irish Designer Eileen Gray

Actress Nata- lie Radmall-Quirke as Eileen Gray Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour Irish designer Eileen Gray built a refuge on the Côte d‘Azur in 1929. Though she built the house for herself, it turned out to be a masterpiece and...
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Performances, Conferences and More During New York Music Month 2025
June 2, 2025 No Responses

Performances, Conferences and More During New York Music Month 2025

New York Music Month is NYC’s official music festival held every June. Kicking things off is the annual NYMM Conference. Presented by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and the NYU Steinhardt Music Business Program, the conference opens ...
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Cork-based Quintet Bowden Releases New Songs and Album “Glacier”
May 31, 2025 No Responses

Cork-based Quintet Bowden Releases New Songs and Album “Glacier”

Just months after their acclaimed return with "Be Your Own God," the Cork-based five-piece Bowden are back with a new single, “Faster,” released on May 2nd — a final taster before their long-awaited debut album, "Glacier," out on May 23rd.
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Out&About
May 29, 2025 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Last week in my Out&About I told you about my visit to Forest Park in Springfield when I visited my son James and his family. I went to this beautiful park that is one of the largest...
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Metrograph Presents A Special Program of Bill Plympton’s Twisted Toons This Sunday, June 1st
May 29, 2025 No Responses

Metrograph Presents A Special Program of Bill Plympton’s Twisted Toons This Sunday, June 1st

Bill Plympton is the American underground animator par excellence, his meticulously hand- drawn style, with its fluid, distending line and voluptuous figures, one of the most immediately recognizable in
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“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Is a Bold Boisterous Expression of Tom Cruise’s Love of Science Fiction
May 29, 2025 No Responses

“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Is a Bold Boisterous Expression of Tom Cruise’s Love of Science Fiction

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”Director: Christopher McQuarrieScreenplay: Christopher McQuarrie/Erik JendresenCast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Pom Klementie...
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The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Program Lineup Contains A Myriad of Possibilities
May 26, 2025 No Responses

The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Program Lineup Contains A Myriad of Possibilities

Preview by Brad Balfour Tribeca FestivalJune 4 – 15, 2025Various venues across NYC Celebrating film, games, and audio storytelling, the Tribeca Festival hits NYC June 4th to the 15th.  With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous wit...
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Out&About
May 22, 2025 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy To all the readers of my Out&About I have a special message for you for this Memorial Day from The Irish Examiner USA: “As we head into Memorial Day weekend, we pause to honor and remember the...
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