Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I had a very nice time while I was Out&About last weekend as I was invited to the New York Irish Center’s 20th Anniversary Annual Benefit, which was held last Saturday. It was a pleasure to be...
Actor Barry Keoghan Stars in “Bird” as a Punk Tattooed Father Coping with His Daughter’s Coming of Age
Dublin born actor Barry Keoghan likes to take on unique, uncharacteristic roles at every turn, as he says. And so he does — especially while starring in British indie darling Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird.”
From West Cork Famine Orphan To One Of America’s Foremost Artists
By Michelle O’Mahony, OM History Consultant, author of Famine In Cork City (2023), contributor to the Atlas of the Great Irish Famine (2012) On an “Out&About Meeting” with Paddy McCarthy in his native Cork City last February, while sipping tea...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I was invited to Self-Help Africa USA’s 14th Annual Change-Makers Ball last Friday which is always a very successful evening event held at Pier Sixty in Chelsea Piers. It was an evening to celebrate enterprise and opportunity...
Graphic Novelists, Outlaw Hot Air Balloons and Taking on the Russians Are All Subjects of Films at DOC NYC 2024
rld to tell unique stories. DOC NYC returns, running November 13th to December 1, 2024, at theaters across New York City including the IFC Center and SVA Theater, with many of the docs also including appearances from the filmmakers.
Master Animator Bill Plympton Keeps The Tradition of 2D Art Alive Through Provocative Animated Features Such as “Slide”
Photo: Brad Balfour Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour Who: Bill PlymptonWhat: Big Apple Comic ConWhen: November 23rd, 2024Where: New Yorker HotelAddress: 481 8th Ave. In all the years I’ve known Bill Plympton, I still don’t quite comprehend how many drawin...
In The New Film “Conclave,” The Machinations of Finding a New Pope Are Revealed
How the succession of a human-born, spiritually-infused leader of the church’s 1.39 billion members/believers takes place is difficult enough to understand — even if you’re an ardent insider. But for the many who stand outside the church, it really seems...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Myself and my family were Out&About last Sunday to visit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum for the very first time. The memorial and museum are part of the World Trade Center complex, in New York...
“Two Roads” — A Documentary about the Shared Journey of Black and Irish Americans — Premieres at The Irish Rep
Preview by Brad balfour Film: Two Roads”Director: Susan WittenbergCast: Mick Moloney, Lenwood Sloan Monday 10/28 and Tuesday 10/29 7pm each night Irish Repertory Theatre132 W. 22nd St.New York, New York The Irish Repertory Theatre presents the premiere s...
In Director Pablo Larrain’s Latest BioPic, Angelina Jolie Transforms into The Late Opera Diva Maria Callas During her Waning Years
Larraín has created “Maria,” his latest examination of a famous woman. This sort of biopic got released in this city when it hit the 62nd edition of The New York Film Festival as part of its Spotlight section at the end of September.