#Liam Hourican

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Secret of Kells (2009)

It’s unfortunate that The Secret of Kells came out the same year as Up. Any other year, it would've nabbed that Best Animated Film Oscar no contest. Oh well. It isn’t as if a statue - or lack of one - makes the film any different. This is a beautiful story just waiting to be discovered.

In the tightly-knit community at the Abbey of Kells, the monks toil night and day to create illuminated manuscripts while keeping an ear out for possible Viking attacks. Young Brendan (voiced by Evan McGuire) is fascinated with stories of Brother Aidan (Mick Lally), whose Book of Iona  is unparalleled in beauty. His dreams of learning the craft are constantly squelched by his stern Uncle, Abbott Cellach (Brendan Gleeson), who cares only about building walls to repel invaders.

In a time where most animated films are rendered via computer, those created traditionally are a breath of fresh air. Even among those, The Secret of Kells stands out. It’ll sound silly to anyone who sees animated films as children’s fare but a scene where Vikings walk with lit torches fascinated me. How did they get the curves of the fire so perfect? How did they manage to portray the heat and threat of the invaders using those simple lines, curves and so few colors? There’s extra appeal in the way it tackles illuminated manuscripts, which were painstakingly created works of highly-detailed art the likes of which you just don’t see anymore. The film is drawn in a style of its own so when you get glimpses at the illuminated manuscripts, they dazzle. You don’t even have to know about the real-life Book of Kells - considered by many to be one of Ireland’s finest national treasures - to appreciate what you see. What it reminded me of most was The Thief and the Cobbler. Like it, The Secret of Kells is a clear passion project with the confidence to throw realism out the window when it needs to; everything is fair game as long as it furthers its agenda.

Story-wise, the film covers topics we just don’t see in North American cinema. It draws upon Celtic mythology and Irish folklore but also has its feet planted firmly in the real-life drama of a community that is perpetually afraid. Plus, your main character is essentially a monk in training, when was the last time you saw that? It isn’t this grand adventure but it has high stakes because of what you see. You want the book to be completed, for Brendan to be taught the ways of illumination. You also understand his uncle’s decision to forego such frivolities and focus on the incoming dangers. It has sophisticated emotions, the kind only present in the best animated films.

The Secret of Kells is a visual marvel whose unique story is sure to be enjoyed by both the young and old. It’s the kind of film illustrators will want to own on DVD so they can pause it and examine the characters, objects and backgrounds one frame at a time and incorporate elements into their own works. (on DVD, February 8, 2019)

#The Secret of Kells #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Tomm Moore #Nora Twomey #Evan McGuire #Brendan Gleeson #Christen Mooney #Mick Lally #Michael McGrath #Liam Hourican #Paul Tylak #Paul Young #animated movies #animated films

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Title: The Secret of Kells

Rating: NR

Director: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey

Cast: Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak, Michael McGrath, Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Alli McCann, Clair Funchion, Conor O'Halloran, Gaelle Hersent, Marie Thorhauge, Sean Lennon, Jonas Hoffmann

Release year: 2009

Genres: fantasy, adventure

Blurb: 12-year-old Brendan must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest, where dangerous mythical creatures hide.

#the secret of kells #nr #tomm moore #nora twomey #evan mcguire #christen mooney #brendan gleeson #mick lally #liam hourican #2009 #fantasy #adventure

[celestialmazer]

I am a good number of these views on YouTube over the last year, it makes me laugh so much and I'm not sure why it still has so few views. Just a daft minute of a maniac 🤣

First came across Liam Hourican primarily playing Chief of police Gordon Ramsey in the original UK version of Murder In Successville 😘🤌

#liam hourican #YouTube #murder in successville #comedy #Ireland #swearing #tw swearing #video #water #swimming #i just saved a fellas life #internet #funny

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#song of the sea #david rawle #brendan gleeson #fionnula flanagan #lisa hannigan #lucy o'connell #jon kenny #pat shortt #colm Ó snodaigh #liam hourican #kevin swierszcz #tomm moore #2014

[whatamigonnawatchtoday]

Song of the Sea

2014. Fantasy Drama

By Tomm Moore

Starring (voices): David Rawle, Lucy O'Connell, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Liam Hourican...

Language: English

Country: Ireland

#Song of the Sea #Tomm Moore #Lucy O'Connell #David Rawle #Brendan Gleeson #Fionnula Flanagan #Lisa Hannigan #Jon Kenny #Pat Shortt #Colm Ó Snodaigh #Liam Hourican #English #Ireland #2014 #2010's #Fantasy #Drama

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#secret of kells #the secret of kells #evan mcguire #brendan gleeson #christen mooney #mick lally #michael mcgrath #liam hourican #paul tylak #paul young #capped by randomkiwibirds

[mass-effect-anonymous]

I recently learned that Morda was voiced by a dude (irish actor Liam Hourican), this bugs me, every other main female krogan in the four games was voiced by a woman, what's wrong with hiring another woman for Morda? Her gender identity was never mentioned in the game, but if she's supposed to be trans she should have been voiced by a transwoman

Hi there. I am presuming you got your info from IMDB? IMDB is widely known to be incorrect at times , especially when it comes to large voice casts. Its also been discussed on Tumblr and other sites that Jamie Clayton voiced Nakmor Morda as well as Jien Garson. Her voice was just altered the same way Allegra Clark's voice was for Kesh.

Also I would really appreciate it if anyone who possess more knowledge could add to this. Isn't Hainly Abrams the only known Trans character for Mass Effect along with Jien? I could not find any official documentation about Morda. Thanks for reading. -SMC

[ramblingcj]

Many of the female Krogan sound off in Andromeda. Artificial. Like the voice actors did their jobs and then their voices were pitched lower in editing. I think Morda is the most jarring since she's literally voiced by a dude (Liam Hourican) and seem to be pitched higher.

It's not a big deal unless you're nitpicky like me. And I only noticed it because I went into MEA right after playing the trilogy. It's a subtle thing, but if you compare Kesh to Bakara, you'll notice that there is a slight "artificial" tone to Kesh while Bakara sounds more natural.

Like I said, nitpicky. I don't doubt for a second that Allegra Clark and the other voice actors have the range. It's just amusing that Bioware seem to have taken it another step by pitching the voices lower or higher in Morda's case.

I will say though, the voice actor for Dr. Aridana would've been great as a Krogan!

#cj plays games #mea #mass effect andromeda #also it's weird how all the female krogan take on warrior roles when we're told in the trilogy that female Krogan are kept separate #due to their importance because of the genophage #again - nitpicky

[sing-for-theongreyjoy]

La Cha Cha trailer - La Cha Cha is a Kevin Allen movie that was filmed during a month in Wales amongst a closed corona bubble of people in Wales - mostly close friends and family members who worked together on creating this movie. 

Watch the La Cha Cha trailer now, starring Ruby Serkis, Liam Hourican Comedian, Sonny Serkis, Boyd Clack, Melanie Walters, Keith Allen, Alfie Allen, Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, and more lunatics from the original Twin Town cast. • 🍿In cinemas September 17th. (In Wales to begin with) • This counterculture romantic comedy follows the story of Solti Buttering, a mild-mannered ex-pilot, who heads to Wales to scatter his grandfather’s ashes. Seeking shelter in a caravan park called La Cha Cha, Solti is quickly embroiled in the dodgy dealings of the rabble raising pensioners who inhabit this hedonistic playground for old timers. Careful mind... All is not as it seems at La Cha Cha, the proof is in the pudding! • Director & Writer: Kevin Allen. Produced by: Kevin Allen, Adam Whittaker, Geraldine Geraghty. Cast: Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis, Liam Hourican, Sonny Ashbourne-Serkis, Boyd Clack, Melanie Walter, Keith Allen, Alfie Allen, Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, and more nutcases from the original Twin Town cast.

La Cha Cha, by Kevin Allen, will get the red carpet treatment at Parc y Scarlets on September 10, with a star-studded guest list. • WalesOnline has an exclusive preview with the first showing of the film's trailer. • The film it reunites stars of Twin Town including brothers Rhys Ifans and Llyr Evans, Dougray Scott, Keith Allen, Will Thomas, Boyd Clack, Di Botcher, Sue Roderick, and Sion Tudor Owen, with Mark Thomas again providing the film score. • But it is a stand-alone film with the actors playing completely different characters to the '90s classic. • On working during the pandemic, Rhys Ifans said: “ For a moment we got to escape and forget the bleak monotony of a pandemic, to bring some warmth, joy, lunacy and liberty to the world. • Tickets for the premiere at Parc y Scarlets are available here 👉https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scarletsrugby/EDP/Event/Index/340 PREMIERE: September 10, 2021, 21:00, Parc y Scarlets. • The film will be in cinemas across Wales from September 17. 😉👌👏

#alfie allen #la cha cha #kevin allen #keith allen #ruby serkis #rhys ifans #melanie walters

[themovieworldaccordingtotps]

TPS’S 25 ADDITIONAL FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME (2021 Edition)

11.) Song of the Sea Director: Tomm Moore Voice Cast: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Liam Hourican, Kevin Swierszcz Best Moment: The encounter of the Færies

#favorite movies #song of the sea #cartoon saloon #tomm moore #david rawle #brendan gleeson #fionnula flanagan #lisa hannigan #lucy o'connell #jon kenny #tps's favorite movies of all time

[grigori77]

Hidden Gem #28

THE SECRET OF KELLS

Dir. TOMM MOORE (& NORA TWOMEY); Wri. FABRICE ZIOLKOWSKI; Music. BRUNO COULAIS & KILA; Starring. EVAN McQUIRE, BRENDAN GLEESON, CHRISTEN MOONY, MICK LALLY, MICHAEL McGRATH, LIAM HOURICAN, PAUL TYLAK, PAUL YOUNG; R.T. 75 mins; 2009, France/Belgium/Ireland

WHAT IT’S ABOUT:  The Dark Ages Irish Abbey of Kells is the only world that twelve year-old Brendan (McGuire) has ever known, having been brought up under the strict tutelage of his uncle, Abbot Cellach (Gleeson), who is obsessed with completing the massive sanctuary wall intended to protect Kells from attack by rumoured Viking hordes. This all changes with the arrival of Brother Aidan (Lally), a venerable master illuminator charged with the completion of the Book of Iona, a gospel manuscript with illustrations so rich they’re reputed to “turn darkness into light”.  Seeing great artistic potential in Brendan, Aidan enlists his help in the work, inspiring Brendan to go out into the larger world outside the Abbey, where he meets and befriends a spirited forest elf, Aisling (Moony). But there are dangers waiting for him out there too, and the Vikings draw nearer every day …

WHY IT’S AWESOME: I’ll admit, I’d never actually heard of this Oscar-nominated film when I first discovered the work of multi-award-winning animation director Tomm Moore, instead introduced when I encountered 2014’s mesmerising sleeper hit Song of the Sea.  It was only later, as I began to learn more about that film and its masterful creator, that I stumbled across this, his absolute masterpiece, a film of such singular style and immense beauty and power that I was left entirely awestruck. Like many of the best animated features, it’s a feast for all ages, a perfect means to engross children for an hour-and-change but just as fascinating and rewarding for grown-ups, deceptively simple and fun but ultimately proving surprisingly sophisticated once you start digging down through its MANY layers.  It’s a triumph of visual storytelling, Moore and co-director Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner, which Moore also co-directed) eschewing traditional exposition for a near-textbook example of the inherent strengths of Show-Don’t-Tell, and we’re pulled in hook, line and sinker by its well-written, perfectly-pitched characters and exquisitely esoteric, stylised visuals, the animation intentionally invoking the Celtic art and religious iconography resplendent in the film’s subject matter, lending it a rich, delicious, haunting and occasionally unsettling beauty that effortlessly holds the eye.  The voice-cast are uniformly excellent, too – Brendan may have been the only role of note for Evan McGuire, but he made him a compellingly precocious young hero, especially in his interactions with fellow unknown Christen Moony, who brought sweet mischief to youthful fairy Aisling but tempered it with an edge of ancient sadness that yearningly evokes the lost wonder of the legendary Tuatha De Danann she represents, and with acclaimed late Irish character actor Mick Lally (A Man of No Importance), who brought the gleeful twinkle of a favourite uncle to Brother Aidan, while living legend Brendan Gleeson instils cool, stony authority and unshaken integrity in the Abbot of Kells.  There are many moments of simple, wide-eyed wonder and plenty of honest, wholesome belly laughs too, but there’s also a compelling dark side to the film, particularly in the fantastic beast-like portrayal of the Vikings and Brendan’s skin-crawling encounters with ancient Celtic demon Crom Cruach, and a lot of dramatic power to add some epic FEELS to the viewing experience.  Equal parts visually arresting and emotionally enthralling, this truly is one of the most spell-binding animated features to have come along this century, a perfect evocation of an age long since passed, and still the crowning glory of one of the very best filmmakers working in this cinematic art-form today. I’m thoroughly intrigued to see what Tomm Moore will bring us when his latest project, Wolfwalkers, arrives later this year …

#the secret of kells #tomm moore #nora twomey #fabrice ziolkowski #evan mcguire #brendan gleeson #christen moony #mick lally #Awesome Movies #must see movies #quality animated movies

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Song of the Sea

Rating: PG

Director: Tomm Moore

Cast: David Rawle, Lucy O’Connell, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Lisa Hannigan, Colm Ó’Snodaigh, Liam Hourican, Kevin Swierszcz, Will Collins, Paul Young

Release year: 2014

Genres: family, fantasy

Blurb: After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales...but this is no bedtime story. These fairyfolk have been in this world far too long, and it soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

#song of the sea #pg #tomm moore #david rawle #lucy o'connell #brendan gleeson #fionnula flanagan #pat shortt #2014 #family #fantasy

[tindogpodcast]

TDP 775: Torchwood 22 GOODBYE PICCADILLY from @BigFinish

@TinDogPodcast reviews #Torchwood 22 #

GOODBYEPICCADILLY

from @BigFinish #DoctorWho 

This could be my personal favourite  Torchwood of all time! The setting is superb and the interaction is magical. Almost worth a crash course in Polari. 

    Sgt Andy Davidson wakes up in the 1950s. He’s chained to a bed, his clothes are missing and the building’s on fire. Norton Folgate needs his help.

The streets of Soho are swarming with gangsters, rumours and betrayals. Somewhere out there is a mysterious alien artefact, and Andy and Norton have to get to it first. Because tonight they’re going to save Torchwood.

Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners

Written By: James Goss Directed By: Scott Handcock

Cast

Tom Price (Sgt Andy Davidson), Samuel Barnett (Norton Folgate), Lucy Sheen (Fat Kim), Liam Hourican (The Vicar), Wilf Scolding (Alejandro), Rachel Atkins (Margot). Other parts played by members of the cast.

Producer James Goss Script Editor David Llewellyn Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

A new Tin Dog Podcast

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#the secret of kells #evan mcguire #brendan gleeson #christen mooney #mick lally #michael mcgrath #liam hourican #paul tylak #paul young #tomm moore #nora twomey #2009

[granduniondiningden]

Last night's event at the Rose & Crown was an absolute triumph. The whole nights comedy performances were just brilliant, and I can't thank Short & Curly enough for the incredible effort they put in pulling it all together, along with the equally brilliant Jody Kamali and Liam Hourican. Thanks to team GUDD for the usual stirling effort in turning things around in a very short space of time. Thanks to the Rose & Crown and the staff there for hosting once again. And finally thanks to the sold out crowd that came along for our first event of that kind. You truly got in the spirit of the evening and what we were trying to do. If any of you have photos or videos that you wouldn't mind sharing with us of the evening then please send them to me. XX Our next events are on the 25th November, and on the 16th December, again at the lovely Rose & Crown. This will be a completely new show called the Ghost of Christmas Dinner (for both dates). #twitter #theguddguys @shozzashorty @paulyftaylor @shortandcurly #theguddguys @theguddstuff #comedy #londoncomedy #londonlaughs #middleeasternfood #londonlife #insidelondon #londonnightlife #londonsecrets #foodandcomedy #originalperformance #uniqueevents #events #eventslondon #ukcomedy #uk #london http://ift.tt/2zHiv38

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