10/17/96 Liam Neeson In The New Movie “Michael Collins”
We may all be living through the Golden Age of Irish Cinema. While Ireland has long been used as a filming location, Ireland established Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board in the early 1980s. Irish cinematic output began to grow in the 1990s, and The Irish Film and Television Awards was established in 1999. Since then, the Irish film industry has grown. The best Irish movies aren’t just “movies about Ireland”; they are peaks into the culture and artistry of the Emerald Isle. While Ireland doesn’t historically produce as many films as other cinema industry powerhouses, the greatest Irish movies…