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Once

23 Aug 2007

This Belfast-set musical romance about a lovelorn busker and a Czech immigrant single mother who get together to make music is a sort of low-key The Commitments (and Glen Hansard of Irish rock band The Frames appears in both films). It’s got its…

Once

Once

18 Oct 2007

If you thought all musicals were kitsch, cheesy and dated, then think again. At this year’s Sundance festival, Once – a small Irish indie film about a Dublin busker who falls for an East European immigrant cleaner – turned everyone’s preconceptions on…

Hitlist - the best Festival film

Hitlist - the best Festival film

23 Aug 2007

Run Granny Run Enjoyably eccentric documentary about a 94-year-old lady’s attempt to become the Democrat’s New Hampshire candidate for the senate. Filmhouse, 623 8030, 23 Aug, 4.30pm, £7.95 (£5.50). Faro: Goddess of the Waters Captivating…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

18 Oct 2007

• The Witnesses André Téchiné’s masterful tale of life, love and friendship at the time of the first AIDS epidemic in Paris in 1984. GFT, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct. • Eastern Promises David Cronenberg returns to London for the first time since 2002’s…

Low budget Irish film is unexpected hit

20 Aug 2007

A low budget film by an unknown Irish director has taken the US box office by storm. Musical film Once was written and directed by John Carney, who was a bass player with the Irish band The Frames. The film tells the story of a shy Irish street musician…