In the Name of the Father

...ol' magic that has since been ceded to Pixar. Brothers (Dec. 4). It's directed by Jim Sheridan, who got Oscar nominations for My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father. It's written by David Benioff (25th Hour, The Kite Runner), based on...

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...out there who might.) But consider some of those who are asking you to take a leap of faith with them: Sheridan, a master storyteller of such power -- remember "In the Name of the Father" or "My Left Foot"? Jackson, the true lord of...

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...Jim Sheridan reigned supreme. His films, including My Left Foot, The Field, In the Name of the Father, and The Boxer, gave international audiences a look at the 'troubled' country he grew up in. A move to the US inspired his last great...

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...two Golden Globes and has directed seven actors into Oscar-nominated roles. His previous works include My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, and In America. His next film, Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaall and Natalie...

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Other notable movies include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), and Gangs of New York (2002) - a critically acclaimed performance that earned him another Academy Award nomination.

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...with two dozen kids -- would be much more plausible. It's directed by Kirsten Sheridan, whose father is the Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father). She tries mightily to make the material inspiring and...

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...penning the screenplay to 2002's "In America." She has seemingly only soaked up the most sentimental aspects of her father's work, which includes "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father." If you're looking for a film more honest about...

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...small handheld camera and shot video of the melee. The director of the Oscar-nominated "In the Name of the Father" and "My Left Foot," Sheridan plans to begin filming "Black Mass" this summer. The cast isn't set yet. Sheridan, who wrote the...

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We are, too. In March, Jim Sheridan, the celebrated Irish director of such Oscar-nominated films as "In the Name of the Father'' and "My Left Foot,'' was in town to scout locations, and there was talk of a summer shoot. But since then,...

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