More "Kings" news

Apologies for the absence -- who knew school could be taxing?

Irish film selected for Oscars (Sept 12, 2007)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6991612.stm
"A film in the Irish language about the heartache of migrant workers has been selected as Ireland's entry for an Oscar."

Irish language film put forward for Oscar (Sept 12, 2007)
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=231229120&p=z3yzz98z6
"An Irish language film has been submitted for an Oscar for the first time ever, it emerged today."

Film as Gaeilge bids for Oscar (Sept 13, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/film-as-gaeilge-bids-for-oscar-1078728.html
"A film in Irish has been submitted for an Oscar -- possibly for the first time ever."

Oscar hopes for Derry-born director (Sept 14, 2007)
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Oscar-hopes-for-Derryborn-director.3201637.jp
"Oscar success could soon shine on Derry as Irish language film 'Kings', directed by local man Tom Collins, has been officially selected for consideration for the 80th Academy Awards."

Back to his roots (Sept 20, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/back-to-his-roots-1084537.html
"'The idea of doing a film as Gaeilge was intriguing from the get-go,' says Meaney. 'I was very surprised, actually, when they called me.'"

A review, of a sort:
Irish movie Kings is oscar bound (Sept 21, 2007)
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=232199164&p=z3zy9987x
"Based on a stage play this Irish film – in Irish and English and being talked up as a possible entry for the Oscars Best Foreign Language category – is a fine example of solid ensemble playing but an example of the difficulty of translating stage to screen in that it often gets bogged down with chat."

Press Release:
Newgrange Pictures Ltd And Digital Cinema Ltd Release Kings Digitally In Ireland (Sept 21, 2007)
http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=33903&hilite=
"Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Digital Cinema Limited (DCL) are delighted to announce the digital release of the Irish language film KINGS in Ireland."