 The Commitments 1991  R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney
"The Commitments" is a band made up of working-class Dubliners that was formed by an ambitious young Dubliner to bring soul music to the area. The film is filled with great 1960s'-like music. This movie was adapted from a Roddy Doyle novel, which was the first of his "Barrytown" trilogy. The other two novels, which continue slices of life of working-class Dubliners, are "The Snapper" and "The Van," which were also made into movies.
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The General 1998 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Pat Laffan, Eanna MacLiam, Eamonn Owens, Paul Hickey, Tom Murphy, Tommy O'Neill, John O'Toole, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Ned Dennehy
This is the fictionalized biography of Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson), an Irish gang boss, who pulled off daring robberies, collected $6 million, and earned the reputation of Ireland's most notorious criminal.
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The MatchMaker 1997   R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Joffe
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Jay O. Sanders, Denis Leary, Milo O'Shea, Paul Hickey, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Saffron Burrows, Rosaleen Linehan, Olivia Caffrey, Joan Sheehy, Anne Gildea, James Ryland
Marcy (Janeane Garofalo) is an aide to Massachusetts Senator McGlory (Jay O. Sanders) when she is sent to Ireland to arrange for his future visit. Her trip proves more than a little enlightening when matchmaker Dermot (Milo O'Shea) determines that Marcy should be partnered with Sean (David O'Hara).
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Miss Julie 1999  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tam Dean Burn, Heathcote Williams, Eileen Walsh, Sue Maund, Joanna Page, Andrea Ollson, Sara Li Gustafsson, Bill Ellis, Duncan MacAskill
Based on Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1889 play, Mike Figgis' adaptation has Saffron Burrows in the role of Miss Julie who flirts and torments the servants. Peter Mullan takes on the role of Jean, the servant who plans to rise above his station using Miss Julie as part of his game plan. But, all is lost when Jean's lover, Christine (Maria Doyle Kennedy), catches on, and her jealousy leads to Miss Julie's ultimate destruction.
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| 1. The Commitments (1991)
2. The General (1998)
3. The MatchMaker (1997)
4. Miss Julie (1999)
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