Sunshine On Leith
by Patrick O'Connor
IF you've ever been to Scotland then you will know that The Proclaimers, brothers Charlie and Craig Reid, are a massively popular band there, as well as worldwide.
Their best known songs include 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), 'Letter from America' and 'Sunshine On Leith'.
by Patrick O'Connor
IN the opening scene of this film, an unseen man in a confession box in a small Irish town tells Father James (the superb Brendan Gleeson) that he was badly abused by a priest when he was a young boy.
He goes on so say that priest was now dead but he has decided to get his revenge by killing a good priest, someone completely innocent like he was and that has has chosen Father James.
by Patrick O'Connor
THE Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was one of the youngest actresses ever to be nominated for an Oscar when she played a key role in the 2007 film Atonement.
Now the 19 year old is the focal point for this love story set against the backdrop of a nuclear attack on Britain.
THIS latest offering by director Ben Wheatley, who had a cult hit last year with the bizarre black comedy Sightseers, seems to have split viewers and critics right down the middle.
Recommended film - Shadow Dancer
by Patrick O'Connor
WATCHING this superb British thriller set in Belfast in the 1990s when the peace process was gathering pace, one could not help but feel sadness and despair at all the lives lost in the Northern Ireland conflict.
The story revolves around Colette (played to perfection by Andrea Riseborough), an IRA activist who we first encounter travelling on the London Underground carrying a bag which she later discards in suspicious circumstances.
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen + Film Review
by Patrick O'Connor
DON'T be fooled by the title, this delightful romcom is as British as they come.
It's a sweet, gentle tale with a lovely low-key feel. It's also that rarity, a romance that doesn't need rampant sex scenes – indeed the two main characters share only one chaste kiss throughout the entire film.