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Poison Pen (2014 Film)
''Poison Pen'' is a 2014 Irish comedy feature film based on a screenplay by author Eoin Colfer, directed by Steven Benedict, Lorna Fitzsimons and Jennifer Shortall. Synopsis 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. Cast * 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 The film received mixed reviews, the ''Chicago Reader'' described it as "formulaic" whereas ''The Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl (series), ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth instalment of the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series, titled ''And Another Thing... (novel), And Another Thing ...'', which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released ''Iron Man#In other media, Iron Man: The Gauntlet''. He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between 2014 and 2016. Biography Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland. He attained worldwide recognition in 2001, when the first ''Artemis Fowl'' book was published and became a New York Times Best Seller, ''New York Times'' Best Seller, as did some sequels. Among his other popular works are ''Half Moon Investigations'', ''The Wish Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
