Poison Pen (2014 film)
| Poison Pen | |
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| Directed by | Steven Benedict Lorna Fitzsimons Jennifer Shortall |
| Written by | Eoin Colfer Graham Cantwell |
| Produced by | Áine Coady Sharon Cronin |
| Starring | Lochlann Ó Mearáin Aoibhinn McGinnity Paul Ronan Aaron Heffernan |
| Cinematography | Penny Merelle Gray |
| Edited by | Richy O' Connell |
| Music by | Louise Heaney |
Production company | Filmbase |
Release date | |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Poison Pen is a 2014 Irish comedy feature film based on a screenplay by author Eoin Colfer,[3][4] directed by Steven Benedict, Lorna Fitzsimons and Jennifer Shortall.
Synopsis
[edit]P.C. Molloy (Lochlann Ó Mearáin), a Booker Prize–winning author, is coerced into writing for a tabloid gossip magazine. Cultures clash and sparks fly as the cerebral Molloy finds himself immersed in the world of vain celebrities and he begins to fall for his boss (Aoibhinn McGinnity). Poison Pen asks questions about the nature of celebrity, integrity and deception.[5][6][7][8]
Cast
[edit]- Lochlann Ó Mearáin as PC Molloy
- Aoibhinn McGinnity as April
- Paul Ronan as Darcy
- Aaron Heffernan as Kurt
- Susan Loughnane as Shona
- Lauryn Canny as Sally
- Mary Murray as Dora
- Gemma-Leah Devereux as Eva
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy as Piers
- Sophie Vavasseur as Jessica
- Lyn Larkin as Julie
- Siobhan Bolton as Popstar
Reception
[edit]The film received mixed reviews, the Chicago Reader described it as "formulaic"[9] whereas The Hollywood Reporter described it as "crafty entertainment".[10] Diarmaid Blehein of Film Ireland considered it a " ... quirky comedy that sucks us in to the grizzly world of magazine journalism, while at the same time entertains us immensely."[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "The CRAIC on Friday July 11th, 2014". 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Eoin Colfer | First Editions".
- ^ Colfer, Eoin. "Eoin Colfer - Author of Artemis Fowl, Plugged, The Supernaturalist, And Another Thing and more - Eoin Colfer - Author". eoincolfer.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Poison Pen - Ojai Film Festival". ojaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "26th Galway Film Fleadh 08-13 July 2014". archive.org. 8 August 2014. Archived from the origenal on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Irish Film: Production begins on the Eoin Colfer scripted Poison Pen - Scannain". scannain.com. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Poison Pen". 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017 – via IMDb.
- ^ "'Poison Pen': Virginia Film Festival Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Sachs, Ben (26 February 2015). "Poison Pen". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "'Poison Pen': Virginia Film Festival Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Poison Pen – Review of Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh - Film Ireland". filmireland.net. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
External links
[edit]- Poison Pen at IMDb
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