RottenTomaotes.com (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/midyeareport/?r=3&mid=1178134) (great name) have Irish film 'Once' rated as 3rd best movie this year although their 'Tomatometer' has it at number 1.
Talk of a big push to get an Oscar nomination for best score. Anyone who has seen the film would agree the music is fantastic.
Not bad for a flim made for €100,000.
Here (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once/) is what American critics are saying about it.
I notice that this movie which received 75% of its financing from the Irish government (Bord Scannán na hÉireann) with the balance paid by the Irish director John Carney and filmed entirely in Dublin, has been nominated by the London Critics' Circle Richard Attenborough British Film of the Year. In the same awards Irish born director of Once, John Carney who lives in Wicklow has been nominated for the British Breakthrough In Filmmaking award.
Seperate to this, Carlow youngster, Saoirse Ronan, has been nominated as Best British Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Atonement.
Hopefully they don't all get pissed and start using bad language on live tv otherwise they'll suddenly be Irish again! Unbelievable!
Godfather II should win "best Irish movie of all time award" if there was such a thing.
Its at 4 in the whole year report - thats the half year your looking at.
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007 (http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007)
impressive none the less
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 10, 2008, 11:27:47 AM
Godfather II should win "best Irish movie of all time award" if there was such a thing.
Well go on then, tell me why - was Coppola at directors school around in Dublin in the early 70's - he probably ran into the medical student crowd over at UCD, thon lad Socrates was some craic!!
Not movies, but Irish band Primordial got voted 2nd best album of 2007 by a german magazine and 4th in a Uk publication. Good going lads. They've done really well on the continent, not so well known at home but. Had more then their fair share of record company disasters over the years. Hope things are more steady for them from now on.
"Top American Reviews"
The site collates critical opinion internationally; I've certainly noticed the BBC other UK reviewers on there before. According to the New Film Critics section, you must be a member of one of the following organisations:
Boston Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Cinemarati: Membership in organization, NOT in the Roundtable
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Film Critics Circle of Australia
Florida Film Critics Circle
Kansas City Film Critics Society
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
London Film Critics Circle
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Online
Online Film Critics Society
Phoenix Film Critics Society
San Diego Film Critics Society
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Southeastern Film Critics Association
Toronto Film Critics Association
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
I wonder would they really check that Niall Quinn is a member of the Film Critics Circle of Australia?!
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 09, 2008, 10:50:55 PM
I notice that this movie which received 75% of its financing from the Irish government (Bord Scannán na hÉireann) with the balance paid by the Irish director John Carney and filmed entirely in Dublin, has been nominated by the London Critics' Circle Richard Attenborough British Film of the Year. In the same awards Irish born director of Once, John Carney who lives in Wicklow has been nominated for the British Breakthrough In Filmmaking award.
Seperate to this, Carlow youngster, Saoirse Ronan, has been nominated as Best British Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Atonement.
Hopefully they don't all get pissed and start using bad language on live tv otherwise they'll suddenly be Irish again! Unbelievable!
It really shouldn't, but this pisses me off too.
Quote from: ziggysego on January 10, 2008, 07:55:53 PM
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 09, 2008, 10:50:55 PM
I notice that this movie which received 75% of its financing from the Irish government (Bord Scannán na hÉireann) with the balance paid by the Irish director John Carney and filmed entirely in Dublin, has been nominated by the London Critics' Circle Richard Attenborough British Film of the Year. In the same awards Irish born director of Once, John Carney who lives in Wicklow has been nominated for the British Breakthrough In Filmmaking award.
Seperate to this, Carlow youngster, Saoirse Ronan, has been nominated as Best British Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Atonement.
Hopefully they don't all get pissed and start using bad language on live tv otherwise they'll suddenly be Irish again! Unbelievable!
It really shouldn't, but this pisses me off too.
http://criticscircle.org.uk/film/
"British and Irish film makers are eligible for most of our awards, but not for those named as being British Awards. For our Breakthrough Awards (acting and film-making) the nationality of the recipient is not relevant. They simply have to have achieved their breakthrough in a British film. The Attenborough Best Film Award is for British and Irish films."
Quote from: dec on January 10, 2008, 08:15:39 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on January 10, 2008, 07:55:53 PM
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 09, 2008, 10:50:55 PM
I notice that this movie which received 75% of its financing from the Irish government (Bord Scannán na hÉireann) with the balance paid by the Irish director John Carney and filmed entirely in Dublin, has been nominated by the London Critics' Circle Richard Attenborough British Film of the Year. In the same awards Irish born director of Once, John Carney who lives in Wicklow has been nominated for the British Breakthrough In Filmmaking award.
Seperate to this, Carlow youngster, Saoirse Ronan, has been nominated as Best British Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Atonement.
Hopefully they don't all get pissed and start using bad language on live tv otherwise they'll suddenly be Irish again! Unbelievable!
It really shouldn't, but this pisses me off too.
http://criticscircle.org.uk/film/
"British and Irish film makers are eligible for most of our awards, but not for those named as being British Awards. For our Breakthrough Awards (acting and film-making) the nationality of the recipient is not relevant. They simply have to have achieved their breakthrough in a British film. The Attenborough Best Film Award is for British and Irish films."
:D That obviously was a rushed change after all the fuss the last few days!
Don't leave me hanging like this Star spangler - what's the deal with Godfather II and Ireland?
Marlon Brando came an Irish citizen. I'm guessing that's the link he's making Bogball.
Quote from: nifan on January 10, 2008, 12:10:23 PM
Its at 4 in the whole year report - thats the half year your looking at.
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007 (http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007)
impressive none the less
NiFan check the date of the original post.
Quote from: Bogball XV on January 10, 2008, 09:08:19 PM
Don't leave me hanging like this Star spangler - what's the deal with Godfather II and Ireland?
Jayz. What I was trying to say was that the Brits claiming Once as theirs makes as much sense as us claiming Godfather II as ours.
I can't believe I had to explain that. :o
Quote from: muppet on January 10, 2008, 10:33:38 PM
Quote from: nifan on January 10, 2008, 12:10:23 PM
Its at 4 in the whole year report - thats the half year your looking at.
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007 (http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php?year=2007)
impressive none the less
NiFan check the date of the original post.
I know, i meant to update on this as you had posted the half year report, i didnt mean to imply you where wrong
Is "Once" out on dvd yet?
Wouldnt mind giving it a go.
You can download it at Pirate Bay, apparently.
Funny, I actually havent even heard of this movie till now. Must keep an eye out for it,
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 11, 2008, 09:29:49 AM
You can download it at Pirate Bay, apparently.
Downloading movies at a place called "pirate" bay.
Doesnt sound the most legal thing in the world spangler ;)
Quote from: his holiness nb on January 11, 2008, 09:47:21 AM
Quote from: Star Spangler on January 11, 2008, 09:29:49 AM
You can download it at Pirate Bay, apparently.
Downloading movies at a place called "pirate" bay.
Doesnt sound the most legal thing in the world spangler ;)
I did use the word "apparently".
Its a very useful word these days ;)
Quote from: thejuice on January 11, 2008, 09:30:20 AM
Funny, I actually havent even heard of this movie till now. Must keep an eye out for it,
It's been discussed on here before - I don't rate it, everybody else loves it ???
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=6171.0
http://www.myspace.com/oncesoundtrack (http://www.myspace.com/oncesoundtrack)
Great soundtrack
'Falling Slowly' got Hansard and Irgalova a well deserved Oscar nomination.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mheyojojkfey/ (http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mheyojojkfey/)
Went to see No Country for Old Men last night - Fantastic movie
I hope someone backed it last september!
Well done Glen and Marketa.
Here is an extract from an interview with Glen on pitchforkmedia.com (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48987-interview-glen-hansard-and-markta-irglov)
Pitchfork: Well, you are an outsider. It's a completely different world.
GH: It was for me. I said it in one of the interviews that I felt like a plumber at a flower shop. I guess that wholly sums up how I felt about the whole thing, standing among all these...it's just a different world. It's not a good world or bad world or anything. It's just a different world and a different kind of reality. People kept saying to me all night, "So, what neighborhood are you going to live in?" I was like, "What do you mean?" They said, "Obviously you're going to come out here and get into film work." I was like, "No." Everybody just assumed we were going to move to Hollywood, and next year try to get another one. Dude, this is once in a lifetime. I'm going straight back to making music after this. I had this conversation with a few people who just didn't get it. People are trying to sign you up to an agency or write music for another film. As much as I would do it if it was the right thing, the last thing I want to do is move out here and try to make my money doing that.
Pitchfork: It's wild, coming from an independent music background. Once has made about $14 million at the box office, which in Hollywood is modest at best. But for an independent musician, that's inconceivable.
GH: It's insane. We honestly have no idea how this all happened. The original marketing plan for Once was to get one 35mm print made, which was going to cost us like four grand. A lot of money. We were going to drive around Ireland in a car, and [writer/director] John [Carney] was going to introduce the film. We figured there were enough Frames fans in Ireland to fill the cinemas. I was going to play a few songs with Mar at the end, and we were going to sell the DVD on the way out. That was huge. That was our plan to make our money back, and if it worked in Ireland, we were going to take it to the Czech Republic and try it there. In the background, John was sending it to all the festivals. Everybody refused it. The mad irony is that we sent it to Sundance but it didn't get in! It got refused. You probably know this story, but we showed it in Galway and one guy just happened to be in Galway and saw our film by chance. He said he worked for Sundance and wanted to bring them a copy of the film. We didn't even tell him that we had been refused! We said yeah, cool, brilliant, take it. And we got in.
Just watched this last night. Great show. Best thing about it was the fact that they weren't trained actors, their relationship came across as being really awkward or something, which made it more believable.
Good show and the soundtrack is fantastic.
Agree, watched it about 2-3 weeks ago for the first time. Very enjoyable.
G's man got it spot on when he said the awkwardness made it more believable.
Bought the soundtrack straight after, excellent stuff.
Fair play to them.
Watched the show last night and really enjoyed it, has the song that won them the oscar been released in the charts yet?