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This year has been good to Colin Farrell. He started off with a critically-acclaimed role in In Bruges, starring with heavy-hitters Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. After Heath Ledger’s death, he was one of the four actors who stepped in to cover Ledger’s role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam. And even though his Woody Allen film Cassandra’s Dream was panned (and died a quick death at the box office), Farrell was one of several Irish actors to garner a Golden Globe nomination this year. In Bruges picked up three Golden Globe nominations overall.
Though “In Bruges” was released in February — an eternity away from the fall premieres of most awards-seeking films — the Colin Farrell film emerged as an unlikely contender at the Golden Globes.
“In Bruges” scored three nominations from the Globes, including best picture for a musical or comedy and dueling best actor in a musical or comedy nominations for Farrell and his co-star Brendan Gleeson — a first for each.
Written and directed by playwright Martin McDonagh, the film received good but mixed reviews, and grossed less than $8 million at the U.S. box office. In it, Farrell and Gleeson play hit men laid up in the picturesque and quaint town of Bruges, Belgium.
“It had been brought to my attention by people that it was a possibility, a dark-horse possibility, for getting some recognition, but I really, really didn’t expect it,” Farrell said. “It had been released in the early part of the year, it didn’t do huge money, it wasn’t seen by that many people. But it’s a testament to (McDonough’s) writing in his film debut that it obviously struck a chord with them.”
[From AP Hosted By Google]
After several years of being known as a public hell-raiser and all-around bad boy, Colin Farrell has kept a low-profile. He’s become (from all appearances) an extraordinarily good father to son James, who was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome. Farrell is also in a committed relationship with Emma Forrest, but they are rarely photographed together, despite some mutterings of “bump watches” and the like. So with all of these changes, it’s no surprise that Colin would choose to spend a quiet Christmas at home in Ireland with his family, rather than some gaudy paparazzi-extravaganza at one of the hotspots.
Colin Farrell is shown at LAX on 12/22/08 (credit: Fame) and at Heathrow Airport on 12/23/08. (credit: WENN). This isn’t the first time he’s been seen out with what looks like a wedding ring, and it may just be a ring he always wears on his left ring finger.
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10 Responses to “Colin Farrell’s Irish Christmas”
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Lots of whiskey, drunken caroling and wall to wall vomiting? Gotcha.
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Funny how people get away with casting aspersions on Europeans but if something along the above lines was said about Black people and fried chicken, or Jews counting money, the shit would hit the fan.
Besides Dante, Celtic folk go apeshit at New Year’s (Hogmanay in Scotland!)not Christmas, which is usually pretty understated -minor even- because years ago it was always considered an ‘English’ holiday.
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Baholicious: I don’t quite see what you are ranting about. I re-read the article, is there something in there that is derogatory towards Europeans?
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Sam, she was addressing my comment which was tongue in cheek. Humor is a difficult concept when you can eat charcoal and crap a diamond.
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Ah, okay. I read your message but somehow did not make the connection. I can be a little slow sometimes.
Irish people do love them some alcohol though. That’s really more of a fact than a jab at the Irish community.
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Dante, just to clarify, your stereotype of puking-drunk Irish wasn’t funny in the least so I don’t know why you’re insisting it’s humour. You do have some good ones now and then but this wasn’t one of them.
Your insult to me about eating charcoal and crapping out diamonds likewise wasn’t funny. It was rude and uncalled-for.
You’ve let fly with the thoughtless and offensive before. Maybe I have too, but never intentionally to insult or hurt another person’s feelings. You have though. It seems everything you post is intentionally nasty. I’ve seen you ’scream at,’ condescend and otherwise more obviously personally insult other posters who happen not to agree or think the same as you do. Read the part above the posting section again about bullying and excessive negativity.
And Samantha, THIS is a rant *smile*
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Of all the movies I’ve seen this year(seen most of them )including seven pound(I like it’s a beautiful movie) and Bengamin button(long and tiring movie, not a bad storyline but nothing special about their acting ) In Bruges was the only movie I really loved(storyline, actingwise, just beautiful not a dull moment in this movie I recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it yet) and colin farrell was magnificent, he deserves an oscar for it.
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hey… he spent christmas in my room…
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Yea,and it’s funny b/c it seems most cultures love them some alcohol,or plant based drink or smoke. Ya know?
I TOTALLY agree with the part about if it were another ‘ethnicity’,sh*t would hit the fan. And whilst I don’t take offense to the Irish comment [being Irish and all],it IS a rather tired,over-done and not-particularly-clever stereotype. And THAT is why it isnt’ funny. Boooooooring. I think the Irish are in the face with the drinking-i’d call that honest.(: We just have so much unexpressed and/or unrecognized artistry. Gotta channel it somehow.
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*swoon* In Bruges is my favorite movie of the year. It was fantastic.
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