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Encyclopedia: Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan (born February 6, 1949) is a film director who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. Sheridan admits neither actress was his first choice for the role, since their ages were wrong and Emma had never acted professionally before. Sheridan says he was able to solicit such natural performances from them by keeping the mood on set fun and casual - though he admits that he was sometimes a little too casual for the tastes of Sarah. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jim-Sheridan   (945 words)

In America, the Beautiful - Jim Sheridan composes a polyphonic rhapsody to family. By David Edelstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Sheridan came with his clan to New York in the early '80s, when he was trying to make a living as an actor and playwright. That's a stretch, to say the least, and Sheridan courts ridiculousness with the fierce, glowering fl man, who softens when the children pound on his door in Halloween costumes—and who senses, when they enter his lair, the presence of their dead brother. Sheridan has said that on every shot he let one of the sisters call "Action!" and the other "Cut!" and that the two little girls moved around the backstage world of the production as if they ran the show. slate.msn.com /id/2091594   (1047 words)

CTV.ca - Jim Sheridan gets personal 'In America'- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television From award-winning writer and director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father), comes this semi-autobiographical story about an Irish family who immigrates to America to escape the pain of a life left behind. Sheridan says the story is very similar to his own. Sheridan says that the death of his brother has overshadowed everything he's ever done, and writing about it was somehow cathartic. www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1069784037063_65193237/?hub=Entertainment&subhub=PrintStory   (697 words)

Jim Sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Sheridan, however, chose to remain in Ireland, where he wrote and directed THE FIELD (1990). Sheridan has continued to work in Ireland, writing the screenplay for Mike Newell's INTO THE WEST (1993), a delicate yet rousing fairytale about two gypsy children who go on the lam with a possibly mystical white horse. Conlon was thought to be the leader of the "Guilford Four," a group wrongly prosecuted and imprisoned for 15 years for an IRA bombing. theoscarsite.com /whoswho7/sheridan_j.htm   (365 words)

Jim Sheridan Gets Personal With "In America," Inspired By His Own Family Jim Sheridan on the set of "In America" with young actress Emma Bolger. Sheridan and his own family lived in the Big Apple for eight years in the '80s, and many of the stories in the movie actually happened to him (spending too much money trying to win a doll for his daughters, hauling a huge air conditioner through traffic to cool the family's tenement apartment). Sheridan: She loves it, but she's a little bit jealous of me and the kids in the film. www.indiewire.com /people/people_031223sheridan.html   (1571 words)

Zap2it: This Time It's Personal: Jim Sheridan's 'In America'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Sheridan wrote his version of the story and then asked both Naomi and Kirsten to write their own, separate drafts. Sheridan auditioned numerous children for the roles of the two sisters but when he saw Emma Bolger read, he knew she was right for the role because "She had such authority, like she knew the part was already hers." Sheridan reveals that of all the films he's made, "My Left Foot" and "In America" are his two favorites because he considers them his most personal works. www.zap2it.com /movies/news/pstory/0,3382,15254,00.html   (415 words)

Jim Sheridan of Baker Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Jim Sheridan has had a full range of experience in the sale and marketing of oilfield equipment and technology through his employment with Occidental Petroleum, Sperry-Sun, and Halliburton. Jim was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Sperry-Sun when it made the dramatic move from being a $40 million/year oil well surveying company to becoming a major force in the directional drilling/ measurement-while-drilling (MWD) industry with current revenue of $1 billion/year. Recently, Jim was the Worldwide Business Manager with full PandL responsibility for Halliburton’s $40 million/year Surface Safety Valve business, engineering a turnaround in revenue from a 30% decline to a 10% growth within one year. www.bakercommunications.com /staff/jsheridan.htm   (300 words)

Combustible Celluloid - An Interview with Jim Sheridan When Oscar-nominated writer/director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father) ran into trouble turning his life story into a film, he called on two of the best experts he could think of to help: his daughters. Sheridan tells about the day in which actor Paddy Considine, who plays the Jim Sheridan role in the film, could not manage to get a scene quite right. Sheridan eventually decided to tell the film using "magic realism" and go with the young girls' point of view, making everything seem a little more unreal and dreamlike. www.combustiblecelluloid.com /interviews/jimsheridan.shtml   (788 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition | ENTERTAINMENT > Director Jim Sheridan is back with ‘In America’   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Now Sheridan is back with the semi-autobiographical film, In America, which tells the tale of a young Irish couple trying to find their way in modern day Manhattan. Based in part on Sheridan’s own autobiographical experiences coming to the United States in the seventies, the script was written by Sheridan and his two daughters, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan. Sheridan cast British actor Considine, “because I felt he had a real Jimmy Stewart quality,” he notes. www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/feb/18/yehey/enter/20040218ent2.html   (1334 words)

Irish Screen + American Cinematheque to present Jim Sheridan's IN AMERICA Irish director Jim Sheridan to present his new film IN AMERICA on Saturday, November 15, 2003 at the American Cinematheque. The Irish Screen and The American Cinematheque will be presenting a special advance screening of Jim Sheridan's new film, IN AMERICA, at 5:00pm on Saturday, November 15 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Sheridan will be attending the screening and conducting a Q+A afterwards. ca.prweb.com /releases/2003/11/prweb89173.htm   (351 words)

Showbiz Ireland - Jim Sheridan Hunts Matt Damon, Salma Hayak, Ashley Judd, & Ed Norton Oscar winner Matt Damon and Jim are to meet later this week in New York for the second time to discuss their first movie together called "I Know This Much Is True." Speaking to ShowbizIreland.com in an exclusive interview Jim confirmed the duo had already been in secret talks about the movie. Damon is set to play two roles in Sheridan's version of the critically acclaimed Wally Lamb novel about a house painter who cares for his schizophrenic and destructive twin brother. Jim Sheridan is best known for his work with fellow Oscar winner and Irish resident Daniel Day Lewis. www.showbizireland.com /news/may00/30-sheridan01.shtml   (269 words)

Being Jim Sheridan It is not however a documentary and although incidents are true to memory the film is clearly a drama. Initial drafts of its script were written by Jim's two daughters who were each the heroes of their own scripts. In order to make the story work as a film, Jim decided to use the early death of his brother as a key element in the film. www.filmireland.net /95/jim.htm   (329 words)

Player Bio: Jim Sheridan :: Baseball Sheridan looks to make an impact on the team this year, primarily as an outfielder. Sheridan boasts a dependable bat and a healthy arm, which will make him even more valuable. Whether it be as a spot starter or as a reserve, the coaching staff hopes Sheridan will be able to contribute whenever placed in the lineup. www.fansonly.com /schools/fair/sports/m-basebl/mtt/sheridan_jim00.html   (140 words)

Searchlab Lecture Series - Jim Sheridan Sheridan’s films have achieved popular and critical acclaim throughout the world and have garnered two Academy Awards, 13 Academy Award nominations and numerous prestigious international awards. In 1989, Sheridan wrote and directed his first feature, MY LEFT FOOT, which was released to critical acclaim. In 1993, Sheridan wrote, produced and directed IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, which also received numerous Academy Award nominations including those for Best writer and director as well as Best Picture. www.foxsearchlight.com /lab/lectures/index_sheridan.html   (157 words)

A Tearjerker That Earns Its Tears; Jim Sheridan's "In America" Some will dismiss Jim Sheridan's latest effort, which carries the working title "In America," as merely a tearjerker, but they will be wrong. Written by Sheridan and his two daughters, Kirsten and Naomi, the film's narrative thrust is cleverly modulated throughout, to the point that it occasionally (but only very occasionally) slackens. I saw this film at Sundance and it still haunts me. How fortunate we were to have a q & a with Jim Sheridan after the screening - what a humble man with such a heartwarming story. www.indiewire.com /movies/movies_030505america.html   (1071 words)

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Jim Sheridan's bittersweet West Side story Loosely based on Sheridan's own early experiences in the United States, the film follows well-meaning hipster family man Johnny (Paddy Considine) as he slips into the country... Loosely based on Sheridan's own early experiences in the United States, the film follows well-meaning hipster family man Johnny (Paddy Considine) as he slips into the country with his wife, Sarah (Samantha Morton), and their two daughters (sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger). Johnny is trying to live his dream of making it as an actor in New York, but for these have-nots, the dream begins in a tenement in Hell's Kitchen where they scratch out a precarious, fingers-crossed existence. www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/05/09/jim_sheridans_bittersweet_west_side_story   (700 words)

THE INNER VIEW -- JIM SHERIDAN While Sheridan’s last two films, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER and THE BOXER, dealt with more political elements to his life as an Irish man, his latest goes right to the heart of his life as a husband, a father, and an immigrant. IN AMERICA is an emotional tale of an Irish family trying to become whole again after the loss of a child, not to mention a move to the streets of New York City. Jim Sheridan: Yeah, 8th and Thomkins Square Park is where I did it. www.moviepoopshoot.com /interviews/43.html   (2135 words)

In America comments - Jim Sheridan Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger The movie was never melodramatic, it's heartwarming and deeply moving, besides the wonderful and perceptive script of the Sheridans, I think the use of the narration and the insights of the little girl was a key factor to that. Few films paint a more uplifting and poignant picture of what the American dream can be, should be, than Jim Sheridan's heartwrenching masterpiece, 'In America.' Nor are there many films out there that will open up the tear gates and yet leave you smiling like this one does. Jim Sheridan set out to make a tight, precise story that would resonate with many. www.mooviees.com /8566/comments   (2043 words)

Jim Sheridan to enter the 'Emerald City' - The TOMB movie news - Time Out Film Jim Sheridan is to examine the Irish New York Mafia in a forthcoming picture entitled 'Emerald City'. Before the 'In America' director can get to work on the period piece however, Sheridan is in talks to remake the classic Akira Kurosawa drama 'Ikiru' for DreamWorks. And if those two projects weren't diverse enough, Sheridan is also currently working on 'Get Rich or Die Tryin', which stars Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as an inner-city drug dealer attempting to go straight and make it in the rap world. www.timeout.com /film/news/526.html   (220 words)

This is a viewing log I wrote about a movie “In America” written and directed by Jim Sheridan, analyzing the theme ... This is a viewing log I wrote about a movie “In America” written and directed by Jim Sheridan, analyzing the theme of the film. The film “In America” by Jim Sheridan was about a family of four who moved from When the family was saying goodbye to the son who had died and Mateo showed they were ready to move on with their lives and take on new challenges. eport2.cgc.maricopa.edu /published/r/vi/rvillaverde61/collection/1/4/upload.htm   (357 words)

Jim Sheridan Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's troubles. Writer-director Jim Sheridan gains insights from young stars of `In America'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Writer-director Jim Sheridan gains insights from young stars of `In America'. www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0882115.html   (352 words)

MTV.com - Movies - Jim Sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan emulated his stage-director father by working in Dublin-based children's theater, then with the "alternate theater" Project Art Centre, an organization Sheridan co-founded. With his movie directorial debut, the Oscar-nominated My Left Foot (1989), Sheridan inaugurated a harmonious working relationship with Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis, which has yielded such excellent projects as In the Name of the Father (1993). One of Sheridan's most ambitious film projects has been Into the West (1992), a child's-eye-view affair that juggles reality and fantasy with dizzying expertise. www.mtv.com /movies/person/98460/bio.jhtml   (181 words)

BBC - collective - In America [Jim Sheridan, 2003] With all of these, it could have been another cloying sentimental piece of Hollywood nonsense, but in the hands of Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father), it works brilliantly. And it’s not only the direction, that makes this film so wonderful, the performances from a particularly fine cast shape it into a strong contender for my film of the year. The story is a semi-autobiographical one from Sheridan, and tells the story of a young Irish couple — Johnny (played by Paddy Considine) and Sarah (Samantha Morton) who emigrate to America, still not over the death of their infant son, and settle in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A1910602   (475 words)

ShowBiz Ireland - Neil Jordan & Jim Sheridan Direct Once more Meanwhile, more news broke last night in Ireland about Jim Sheridan's plans for an Irish version of The Godfather. The Irish producer/director who made the movies My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father is said to have got £1m from Hollywood bosses for the script of the film Murphia. Sheridan is currently working on the script for his new movie which is based on the Wally Lamb hit novel, I know this much is true, in which Matt Damon will take the lead role. www.showbizireland.com /news/january01/30-jordan06.shtml   (250 words)

Compare Prices and Read Reviews on In America at Epinions.com "In America" the new film by Irish director Jim Sheridan is a movie that is so personal and heart wrenchingly sentimental that its detractors will call it manipulative. It is the type of small, well-told, well-acted movie that will likely be ignored by Oscar voters for flashier, epic films, but will resonate deeply with those who see it. Written by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan, “In America” tells the story of an immigrant Irish family with two young daughters who moves to New York City in the 1980's. www.epinions.com /content_126204350084   (942 words)

Jim Sheridan - Latest news, reviews and interviews JIM SHERIDAN hates his 50 CENT biopic GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' being referred to as a "fl movie" - because in his eyes there is no such thing. The director of 50 CENT biopic GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' has been keen to make a rap movie since he moved to New York City in the 1980s, because he h.... Movie maker JIM SHERIDAN feared life would imitate art on the set of gritty new rap movie GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' after one of his star 50 CENT's r.... excite.contactmusic.com /new/artist.nsf/artistnames/jim%20sheridan   (194 words)

In America (2003): Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Sheridan In America (2003): Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Sheridan "Sheridan's heart and soul are evident in scene after evocative scene." "Sheridan manages to maintain the delicate balance between the gritty realities of the story he’s telling and the almost fairy-tale-like mysticism" ofcs.rottentomatoes.com /movie-1125557   (760 words)

The Boxer [1998] Only , DVD, Daniel Day-Lewis,Emily Watson,Jim Sheridan,DVD - Categories - Drama - General, DVD - ... Director Jim Sheridan links up once more with Daniel Day-Lewis for 1997'sThe Boxer, a study of a violent Belfast's uneasy crossover into the peace process (they had previously worked onMy Left Footamong other films). Ironically, the well-executed boxing scenes provide a respite from the air of serious violence that pervades the rest of the film, symbolised by the ominous rotorblades of the ever-present helicopters, from which much of the action of this sad, yet gripping and ultimately uplifting movie, is shot. On the DVD:Generous extras include commentaries from producer Arthur Lappin, who offers a tourist's guide to various locations, as well as one from director Jim Sheridan, who offers technical info and remarks drily of a brief, tart exchange between Maggie and Flynn, "This is an Irish love scene". www.scifind.co.uk /details-B00005KFV7.html   (684 words)

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