My Left Foot
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New films are on the serious side...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 "The Rings"; "Titantic's" Cameron; Reitman, who surprised us with... In this article: Avatar, Oscar, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Jim Sheridan, Peter Jackson, The Road, Jason Reitman, Lee Daniels, and Hollywood |
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | October 27, 2009
Daniel DayLewis to be honoured at British Independent Film Awards
...with it at a glitzy ceremony on December 6. His British films include In The Name Of The Father, My Beautiful Laundrette, and My Left Foot. Leading the nominations this year is Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank with eight nominations,...
In this article: In the Loop, Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood, Oscar, Tom Hardy, and Andy Serkis
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People | October 27, 2009
Monday's Dancing : What You Didn't See
...wanted to get to the next step as quickly as possible. "It looks really quick, but when you're in it, it feels like a lifetime. " MY LEFT FOOT: Just as Kelly Osbourne's sprained foot was beginning to heal, she dislocated her small left toe.
In this article: Derek Hough, Louie Vito, Donny Osmond, Len Goodman, Kelly Osbourne, God, Michael Irvin, and Joanna Krupa
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BBC News | October 26, 2009
Indie film honour for Day-Lewis
Day-Lewis won Oscars for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis is to be honoured at this year's British Independent Film Awards it has been announced. The 52-year-old Oscar-winning actor will receive the Richard Harris...
In this article: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sam Rockwell, In the Loop, Oscars, An Education, Young Victoria, and Bright Star
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Fox News Entertainment | October 23, 2009
Stars Who Lose and Gain Weight for Movie Roles
...cell on set and demanded the crew verbally abuse him. He built his own character's house for "The Crucible," and during filming for "My Left Foot" he confined himself to a wheelchair for months. While making "Gangs of New York" he refused to...
In this article: Jim Carrey, Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Renee Zellweger, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Beyonce Knowles, Russell Crowe, George Clooney, and Raging Bull
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Baltimore Sun | October 02, 2009
'My Left Foot' at Towson film series
...National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and the Towson University fall film series marks the occasion with Jim Sheridan's "My Left Foot." It tells the tumultuous story of Irish author Christy Brown, who managed to write best-selling...
In this article: Christy Brown, Jim Sheridan, Towson University, Scrooge, Charles Dickens, Disney, Cerebral palsy, and Robert Zemeckis
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Independent.ie | September 26, 2009
Doors open on music industry
...on music in movies, placement of songs on soundtracks and how the parts of the jigsaw really fit together. JIM SHERIDAN (director, My Left Foot, In America); JOHN CARNEY (director, Once); NICK ANGEL (music supervisor, Atonement, About a...
In this article: Sunday Independent, RTE 2fm, Imelda May, Jim Sheridan, Horslips, U2, Recession, Trademark, and Tin
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | September 12, 2009
It’s getting crowded
...brother, who's drawn to his sister-in-law, and Tobey Maguire as - oops - the soldier, who's not actually all that missing. Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot'') directs. It's Complicated Not really: Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin play a divorced...
In this article: Oscar, George Clooney, Amelia Earhart, Hollywood, New York, Daniel Day-Lewis, Matt Damon, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Foster, and Meryl Streep
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Independent.ie | September 06, 2009
First Colin, then Cillian ... and now it's the cailini
...still hark back to the glory days of Alison Doody as the love interest in Indiana Jones, or Brenda Fricker's Oscar-winning turn in My Left Foot. Every time a household name in Ireland shows a flicker of interest in an acting career -- most...
In this article: HOT, Sarah Bolger, Academy Awards, Cillian Murphy, Hollywood, Colin Farrell, Ireland, and The Spiderwick Chronicles
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Daddy Types | August 13, 2009
My Left Foot [Powered Hop-along Hobby Horse]
filed under: toys | vintage | awesome | lead | ride-on toys For want of a www., a day was lost. It took me until now to realize I was missing the www. on the URL for my blog server. Stay tuned for pictures of the Audi grille that was...
In this article: Audi, John Stamos, and Pennsylvania
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IMDb News | November 03, 2008
My Left Foot Named Most Inspirational Movie Ever
Daniel Day-Lewis' My Left Foot movie has been voted the most inspirational film of all time in a new poll. Lewis won his first Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of cerebral palsy sufferer and artist/poet Christy Brown. The 1989 film...
In this article: Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar, Cerebral palsy, Christy Brown, and Denzel Washington
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Description from Wikipedia:
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only move his left foot. The film also stars Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee and Cyril Cusack. It was adapted by Shane Connaughton and 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 Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
It also won the NYFCC Best Picture Award for 1989.
- Name:
- My Left Foot
- Release Date:
- November 10, 1989
- Directed By:
- Jim Sheridan
- Produced by:
- Noel Pearson
- Written By:
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- Christy Brown (book)
- Jim Sheridan
- Shane Connaughton
- Music By:
- Elmer Bernstein
- Distributed By:
- Granada Films (UK)
- Length:
- 103 min.
- Language:
- English
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