Biography
Born in 1994, young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan vaulted from a few Irish television appearances to international fame with her acclaimed performance in Atonement. 13 years old at the time, she was nominated for dozens of awards for the role and was thrust into the Hollywood spotlight.
She has since continued making films, including The City of Ember and Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, for which co-star Stanley Tucci was widely acclaimed. She stars in the much anticipated 2010 drama The Way Back with Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell and Ed Harris as well as the 2011 spring release Hanna with Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett.
Saoirse is an Irish name, meaning freedom, which according to Wikipedia is pronounced something like seer-shə. Ronan, though born in New York City, moved back to Ireland with her parents at the age of 3. She currently resides in Ireland with her parents – her father is an actor and she is home schooled by her mother. At 16, she’s a rising star and one to watch.
photo by Romina Espinosa
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I’m Thankful I’m Not These Guys
The Way Back will make any family holiday look perfect Just in time for Thanksgiving, how about a movie about people suffering unimaginable hardship? While contemplating your Uncle Fred snoring and farting off his Thanksgiving dinner or your teenager’s denouncement of eating turkey as inhuman it’s nice to be able to relax and watch some [...]
New on Netflix – April 19th and April 26th
It’s a Spring Bonanza! Oh, my. It’s a good two weeks in Netflix land! We’ve got Oscar nominees and winners bursting out all over the place. A little Colin Firth here, a little Natalie Portman there and a dash of Nicole Kidman to add some icy chilliness. Of course we also have our required dose [...]
New “Hanna” Featurette
Like DVD extras, before the movie comes out! Focus Films has released a new featurette for the film Hanna, set to hit theaters on April 8th. When I first wrote about Hanna we got a look at the trailer and a glimpse of the basic story. Now we get to see a little more [...]
Eli Rings Up Sales, Bullock’s Hits – HSX Today
Playing Hollywood Stock Exchange is a movie geek delight. Those playing know what I mean. Those not playing are in danger of not being considered true movie geeks. It’s someone else’s money, you’re patched in to films in development and playing only takes a few minutes every day. Playing takes slightly longer for me because [...]
Reviews
Hanna – Watch Saoirse kick some butt
