Cal 1984  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Helen Mirren, John Lynch, Donal McCann, John Kavanagh, Ray McAnally, Stevan Rimkus, Catherine Gibson, Louis Rolston, Tom Hickey, Gerard Mannix Flynn, Edward Byrne, Audrey Johnson, Seamus Forde, J.J. Murphy, Brian Munn
Cal (John Lynch), a young Catholic in Northern Ireland, falls in love with the widowed Marcella (Helen Mirren) whose Protestant husband was killed by the IRA–a crime in which Cal reluctantly played a role. Now, as Cal becomes more interested in Marcella, she becomes attracted to him. But, Cal cannot bring himself to share with Marcella his role in her husband's murder. Can their love survive with the terrible secret being kept from Miranda? Mirren won the 1984 Cannes Best Actress award.
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High Spirits 1988  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Tilly, Ray McAnally, Donal McCann, Connie Booth, Mary Coughlan, Liz Smith, Tom Hickey, Hilary Reynolds, Tony Rohr
Needing money to maintain his family's Irish castle, Peter Plunkett (Peter O'Toole) rents rooms and advertises that the castle is haunted. He even goes so far as to provide "ghosts." Of course, it turns out that the castle really is haunted, and American tourists, including Jack and Sharon (Steve Guttenberg and Beverly D'Angelo), arrive for a visit. The fun really begins when Jack and Sharon become romantically interested in the real ghosts Mary and Martin (Daryl Hannah and Liam Neeson).
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The Looking Glass War 1969  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Rogers, Susan George, Ray McAnally, Robert Urquhart, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Vivian Pickles, Timothy West
Based on a novel by John Le Carre, this film is set during the Cold War. British intelligence agents recruit a Polish refugee, Leiser (Christopher Jones), to verify missile sites in East Germany. Leiser's adventures start as soon as he crosses the border and continue, with the help of a young German woman (Pia Degermark), as he evades the police and tries to successfully complete his mission.
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 The Mission 1986  PG, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Cherie Lunghi, Bercelio Moya, Sigifredo Ismare
A Spanish Jesuit (Jeremy Irons) is in South America converting the Indians when he is joined by a slave hunter (Robert De Niro) who he manages to convert. Later, they join forces to protect the mission from the Portuguese who now own the colony. The film won an Academy Award for Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture and Director.
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: My Left Foot
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Eanna MacLiam, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Marie Conmee, Phelim Drew, Pat Laffan
Cerebral Palsy did not stop Irish painter and author Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) from succeeding in life. This is his story of overcoming adversity to find love and professional acclaim. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award, and Brenda Fricker won for Best Supporting Actress. Three other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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The Naked Edge 1961 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gingold, Peter Cushing, Michael Wilding, Ronald Howard, Ray McAnally, Sandor Eles
Martha Ratcliffe (Deborah Kerr) suspects that she may be the next victim on the list of murders AND she has reason to believe that her husband is the killer.
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The Outsider 1980 R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Luraschi
Cast: Craig Wasson, Patricia Quinn, Sterling Hayden, Niall Toibin, Elizabeth Begley, T.P. McKenna, Allan Cuthbertson, J.G. Devlin, Ray McAnally, Niall O'Brien, Frank Grimes, Bosco Hogan, Joe Dowling, Aiden Grennell, Joe McPartland
A young American, Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), encouraged by the stories told by his grandfather Seamus (Sterling Hayden), returns home from Vietnam and travels to Ireland where he helps the IRA. But Michael becomes the target of an IRA plot to kill him and blame the British forces as a means to get financial support from wealthy Irish-Americans.
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The Sicilian 1987  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Barbara Sukowa, Giulia Boschi, Joss Ackland, John Turturro, Joe Regalbuto, Aldo Ray, Ray McAnally, Barry Miller, Richard Bauer, Andreas Katsulas
This story by Mario Puzo deserved a far better fate than what happened to it when filmmakers got their hands on the property. It did attempt to tell the story of Salvatore Giuliano, an outlaw leader using Mafia ties to achieve his dreams.
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Taffin 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Francis Megahy
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Alison Doody, Ray McAnally, Jeremy Child, Dearbhla Malloy, Patrick Bergin, Jim Bartley, Alan Sanford, Gerard McSorley, Britta Smith
A chemical plant is tearing down the Irish countryside. Pierce Brosnan is called in to ward off the evil perpetrators.
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We're No Angels 1989 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, James Russo, Ray McAnally, Hoyt Axton, Wallace Shawn, Bruno Kirby, John C. Reilly, Jay Brazeau, Ken Buhay, Elizabeth Lawrence, Bill Murdoch, Jessica Jickels, Frank C. Turner
During the Depression, escaped convicts Ned and Jim (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) find refuge in a monastery along the Canadian border where they successfully masquerade as priests. Complications arise when Ned falls in love with hooker Molly (Demi Moore) whose deaf daughter Rosie (Jessica Jickels) becomes a major part of their purpose in life.
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| 1. Cal (1984)
2. High Spirits (1988)
3. The Looking Glass War (1969)
4. The Mission (1986)
5. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
aka: My Left Foot
6. The Naked Edge (1961)
7. The Outsider (1980)
8. The Sicilian (1987)
9. Taffin (1988)
10. We're No Angels (1989)
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