Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Gentleman Jim’s blockbuster blast


Jennifer O'Brien meets film director Jim Sheridan

HE may have been at the launch of an event on digital film-making techniques — but director Jim Sheridan reckons big-budget films these days are “rubbish”.

Oscar winner Sheridan feels the simple art of story telling is getting swallowed up in special effects.
The charismatic director is hoping to start work on a new film, detailing his life growing up on Dublin’s tough Sheriff Street later this year.
And although he’d like Daniel Day Lewis to star, playing a 17-year-old Jim “might be a stretch, even for him,” he laughed.
He even gave yours truly a screen test — I’m still waiting for the call, Jim! The veteran director is headed for the IFTAS this year, and praying organisers make it a shorter night out all around.
He grimaced: “They are doing great work, but it’s far too long.”
And as someone who spends hours on the red carpet each year, I wholeheartedly agree. Less is more, IFTA!

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