Movie:brooklyn
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10 Best Movies to Stream for St. Patrick's Day, and Where to Find Them
John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara make an enchanting pair in this 1952 classic about an Irish-born American who returns to the Emerald Isle to take control of his family farm — only to fall in love with fiery redhead O’Hara. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova — who, at the time of filming, were a real-life couple and musical collaborators — are the romantic center of John Carney’s 2007 indie musical, about a street performer and budding musician who form a duo, and fall in love, in present-day Dublin
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'Brooklyn' Exclusive Deleted Scene: See a Surprising Moment That Didn't Make the Theatrical Version
In Brooklyn, the heartrending immigrant love story that scored three Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Best Actress), Saoirse Ronan’s Eilis Lacey is considered the responsible one among a houseful of young Irishwomen taking up residence in a New York brownstone. It’s why the boarding house’s landlady, Mrs. Keough, gives her dibs on the digs’ prime space: the basement.
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'Mockingjay' and 'Good Dino' Soar at Box Office, While 'Creed' Gets Mad Glove From Moviegoers
Katniss Everdeen, a lovable dinosaur, and an aging Rocky Balboa made for an appetizing feast at the Thanksgiving box office, where revenue was up sharply from last year.
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Emory Cohen Reps New York and His Family in a Breakout Performance in ‘Brooklyn’
Emory Cohen and Saoirse Ronan in ‘Brooklyn’ (Fox Searchlight) Brooklyn costar Emory Cohen spoke on a patchy phone line from halfway around the world, but his thick, clipped New York accent came through loud and clear. “The old joke in my family is that the last person who isn’t from New York was coming from Russia,” the 25-year-old actor — and fourth generation New Yorker — said, laughing during a recent phone conversation with Yahoo Movies.
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'Brooklyn' Director On Saoirse Ronan Oscar Buzz: 'She Deserves Every Award She Can Get'
According to prognosticators, including no less an authority than The New York Times, Saoirse Ronan, at the age of just 22, could be in line to earn her second Academy Award nomination for the indie drama Brooklyn. The actress, whose credits include Atonement, Hanna, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, has been receiving accolades her new role as a 1950s Irish immigrant struggling to adjust to life in New York. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, the script was adapted by novelist Nick Ho
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15 Early Oscar Contenders Coming Out of Toronto, Telluride, and Venice
Three film festivals in three countries over the course of three weeks kick Hollywood’s awards season into gear: Italy’s Venice Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, and the Toronto International Film Festival, which wraps up this weekend in Canada. The Buzz: After mostly positive early reviews from Venice and Telluride, the film got a huge reaction at TIFF.
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TIFF 2015: Exhilarating Drama 'Brooklyn' Is the Quintessential Immigrant Tale
Anyone whose grandparents or great-grandparents (or great-great-grandparents, etc) immigrated from Europe in the early or mid-20th century will feel a special connection to Brooklyn, a swoon-inducing romantic drama that debuted with limited screenings yet major acclaim at Sundance and is racking up more fans this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. The always magnetic Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) finally gets to flex her natural Irish brogue as Eilis Lacey, a mild-mannered shop
