Daniel Day-Lewis

...fit nicely into that mold." It's no secret that Sheridan is BFF with actor Daniel Day-Lewis, and it's possible, if not likely, that the two-time Academy Award winner will be considered for the role of Whitey. And who might play former FBI...

In this article: Whitey Bulger, Jim Sheridan, Tom Brady, Ben Affleck, Boston, Joe Perry, and E-mail

...Connection with Shana Alexander. In 1993, he made his debut as screenwriter and assistant director with In the Name of the Father '', starring Daniel Day-Lewis, and directed and co-written by Jim Sheridan. The film was nominated for seven...

In this article: Terry George, Academy Awards, Jim Sheridan, Billy Ray, In the Name of the Father, Hotel Rwanda, Northern Ireland, World War II, William Monahan, and Oscar Wilde

...write on the floor of his family's house. Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of Brown, while Brenda Fricker was also awarded an Oscar for her role as the author's dedicated mother. Brown went on to enjoy a career as an...

In this article: Christy Brown, My Left Foot, Oscar, My Left Foot, Dublin, and Northern Ireland

...director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA Volunteer, Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who has just been released from prison. He attempts to "go...

In this article: The Boxer, Jim Sheridan, Emily Watson, Rotten Tomatoes, Golden Globes, and United States

...capacities. Landing Day-Lewis is a coup for Harvey Weinstein, whose first association with the actor came when Weinstein's Miramax Films acquired distribution rights to the 1989 Jim Sheridan-directed film "My Left Foot." While actor and...

In this article: Harvey Weinstein, Nine, Academy Award, Javier Bardem, Anthony Minghella, Rob Marshall, Cerebral palsy, Marc Platt, and Christy Brown

...cancer in July 2008 at the age of 82. The Hollywood movie In The Name of the Father '', starring Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by Jim Sheridan, is based on the injustice suffered by Sarah's family. In the movie, which was nominated for an...

In this article: Sarah Conlon, Guildford, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Tony Blair, Catholic faith, and London

...in The Boxer, his third film with director Jim Sheridan. BEVERLY HILLS Here's one way to tell when Daniel Day-Lewis has gotten into character: He'll bean you with a bowling ball. Not that he exudes anger or aggression. If anything, the...

In this article: Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson, Academy Awards, Upton Sinclair, Edward Doheny, and Leonardo DiCaprio

...Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Fricker). It was also nominated for Best Director , Best Picture and Best...

In this article: My Left Foot, Christy Brown, Stewie Griffin, Jim Sheridan, Brenda Fricker, Flap jack, Academy Award, and Cerebral palsy

...Irish director Jim Sheridan. This true story follows Conlon, played by master actor Daniel Day-Lewis, a young man who, along with a group of family and friends, is convicted of an IRA bombing of two pubs in Belfast. Conlon and his father spend...

In this article: St. Patrick's Day, Christopher Jones, The Crying Game, Harrison Ford, Waking Ned, and Northern Ireland