In America

...director -- no matter how distinguished his track record for such superb films as My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and In America -- for this job, but producer Ryan Kavanagh insisted that Sheridan direct -- with excellent...

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...Fricker as the mother who finds a balance between doing too much for him and letting go. And who can forget the loving Irish family in "In America"? Sheridan, 60, was scrounging for financing for a movie loosely based on the experience he...

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...reports turn out to be wrong, and after the missing soldier returns home, the brothers must readjust their lives. Jim Sheridan (In America, The Boxer) directs from a script by David Benioff (The 25th Hour). Everybody's Fine: Robert DeNiro...

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...many cliches." But beware: Many Oscarologists made the mistake of underestimating the Oscar luck of director Jim Sheridan, whose "In America" (2003) scored three surprising nominations - best screenplay plus acting bids for Samantha Morton...

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...to audiences turned off by the recent spate of movies inspired by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Says director Jim Sheridan (In America), ''It's more a story about homecoming than it is about war.'' Originally posted Aug 21, 2009...

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...She's one of the few actresses who seems to be able to score acting nominations for quieter work-witness her Best Actress nod for In America. And she's typically stoic as a recent widow. Too bad Precious and Up in the Air may hog most of the...

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...has been remade for an American audience, and will open in early December. It is directed by Jim Sheridan, who did such great work on In America. From the trailer, it looks promising: Or rather, it looks great -- until you see a trailer for...

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...Carey Mulligan" -- as well as that of director Jim Sheridan -- "his films have earned 16 nominations, including nods for 'In America,' 'In the Name of the Father' and 'My Left Foot.' " As Pete recounts, "Sheridan received a...

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...she emerged as a dependable powerhouse, imparting her gifts for nuance and emotional veracity to everything from period dramas like In America (which earned her her second Oscar nomination), to Hollywood blockbusters like Minority Report,...

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He's such an amazing film-maker. I want to work with him and play a bigger part, if I'm lucky enough, because he's so amazing. In America is one of my favourite movies." By anyone's standards, Mulligan's rise over the past year has...

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