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CAPSULE REVIEWS: The third annual Irish American Movie Hooley
CAPSULE REVIEWS: The third annual Irish American Movie Hooley

The third annual Irish American Movie Hooley is happening this weekend at the Gene Siskel Film Center from September 29-October 1st.  This very writer and website was both lucky and honored to cover this event last year and has again been granted coverage access this year.  The event is comprised of three feature films, two of which are directorial debuts, all of whom are making their Chicago premieres.  Here are my capsule reviews of the three films.  Get your Irish on at the Siskel Film Center this weekend!

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2017, CAPSULE REVIEW, Film Festival, Independent Film, Foreign Film, Social Media, SPECIALDon Shanahan2017, 2017 Irish American Movie Hooley, 3rd annual Irish American Movie Hooley, Irish, Irish films, Ireland, Ireland films, films set in Ireland, Irish American Movie Hooley, Irish-themed films, Irish American films, 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey, Gene Siskel Film Center, Barbara Scharres, Mike Houlihan, Hibernian Transmedia, The Dunning Man, Michael Clayton, James Carpinello, Emerald City, Colin Broderick, John Duddy, John McConnell, John Keating, Rachel Broderick, The Young Offenders, Alex Murphy, Chris Walley, Peter Foott, Cork, Kevin FortunaComment
EDITORIAL: The 10 best Irish-themed films
EDITORIAL: The 10 best Irish-themed films

I felt obligated to update an editorial list I made five years ago in 2012 of the best Irish-themed movies in time for celebrating St. Patrick's Day.  It was due for a dusting with two new additions.  For this list, I opened the field to either movies set in Ireland or those that feature notable Irish characters or stories outside of the Emerald Isle.  That possibilities spanned movies both foreign and domestic.  Pour the Guinness, heat the corned beef, and enjoy my list of the 10 best Irish-themed movies!

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2017, Column, Editorial, SPECIAL, LISTDon Shanahan2017, Irish films, Irish American films, Ireland, Northern Ireland, films set in Ireland, Irish, Irish-themed films, Ireland films, St. Patrick's Day, Gangs of New York, Good Will Hunting, Ryan's Daughter, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cork, Palme d'Or, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Commitments, Dublin, Best Irish Film of All-Time, Jameson Whiskey, British Academy Award, Unbroken, Jack O'Connell, '71, In the Name of the Father, Yann Demange, Jim Sheridan, Oscar nominee, Michael Collins, Liam Neeson, P.S., P.S. I Love You, Gerard Butler, The Departed, The Boondock Saints, Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Brooklyn, Saoirse Ronan, The Quiet Man, John Wayne, John Ford, Editorial, Column, UPDATE, film commentary, movie commentary, List, 10 Best, Top 10 list, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, The IrishmanComment