indeed, from the moment walken�*s narrator tony riley says... know you're about to spend the next 90 minutes in the company of somebody doing the worst irish accent since a ginger—haired mickey rourke uttered the immortal words... i saw myself laying on the street, dying, not wanting to die. ..in the toe—curling �*80s thriller a prayerfor the dying. that man was mad as the full moon, drowned himself. although wild mountain thyme may have been largely shot in scenic county mayo, with the support of screen ireland, walken�*s accent takes us on a madcap tour that swings from the hollywood highlands of brigadoon, to the australian—american merriment of tom and nicole in far and away, via the horrors of sean connery�*s crimes against language in darby o'gill and the little people. is it putting a coward's name on me, you are? ah, no, no. as for the rest of the film, which is adapted by oscar, pulitzer and tony award winner john patrick shanley, it's a mix of rom—com cliches and "pinch me so i know i'm not dreaming" plot contrivances that seem to have

now, last week, movie fans endured the horrors of christopher walken�*s ear—scraping irish accent ind romcom wild mountain thyme. there are more americans at large in the emerald isle in end of sentence, an offbeat drama from icelandic director elfar adalsteins. so, what is this anyway? a little father—and—son fishing trip? kind of skipped over all of the things that started with father—son. his bail. sorry, can you repeat that? couldn't hear you ? oh, i said unless you count posting bail. . john hawkes and logan lerman play estranged father and son frank and sean fogle, the latter of whose mother dies while he's serving a stretch in prison. unhappily reunited with his dad upon release, sean reluctantly agrees to accompany frank to ireland, following a deathbed request from his mum, who was clearly a screenwriter in her spare time and knew how to spot an off—the—peg, last—wish road movie set—up. initially, things are touchy and hostile, but after meeting up with sarah bolger�*sjewel — yes, she really is called jewel — the frostiness seems to thaw and formulaic movie bonding ensues, a

. >> seth: hey, you guys -- in 2003, you did a show with christopher walken and you realized that waschristopher walken impersonation. and, of course, we were huge fans from everything from, you know, "the deer hunter" to "pulp fiction." we just kind of loved the guy. and he came up to us before introducing us and he said -- he said, "the accent, is it on foo or fighters?" and i knew if i said fighters, i knew what would happen and so, the house lights went down, and the camera hit him and he said, "ladies and gentlemen, foo fighters!" and so we -- [ laughter ] that's how we referred -- we refer to ourselves at foo fighters for -- you know, still to this day. >> seth: very, very impressive that you saw that opportunity and took it. >> always thinking always thinking. >> seth: hey, thanks so much so excited you're doing music. and you also, real quick, you have a documentary that you directed another thing that most musicians have in common not just parents who support their music early on but life in a van. and i'm certainly looking forward to seeing that because, do you miss -- do yo

now, last week, movie fans endured the horrors of christopher walken“s ear—scraping irish accent in theail. i john hawkes and logan lerman play estranged father and son frank and sean fogle, the latter of whose mother dies while he's serving a stretch in prison. unhappily reunited with his dad upon release, sean reluctantly agrees to accompany frank to ireland following a deathbed request from his mum, who was clearly a screenwriter in her spare time and knew how to spot an off—the—peg, last—wish road movie set—up. initially, things are tetchy and hostile, but after meeting up with sarah bolger“sjewel — yes, she really is called jewel — the frostiness seems to thaw and formulaic movie bonding ensues, albeit temporarily. you wanted clark kent for a father. had clark kent, wanted superman. there“s little in end of sentence, that played at the edinburgh film festival way back in 2019, that seasoned movie—goers won't have seen before, although hawkes does a fine job of quietly portraying the loss and pathos of frank, a man whose son despises him for what he perceives as his weakness and fra

now, last week movie fans endured the horrors of christopher walken's ear—scraping irish accent in thel of the things that started with father—son. his bail. sorry, can you repeat that? couldn't hear you? oh, i said unless you count posting bail. i john hawkes and logan lerman play estranged father and son frank and sean fogle. the latter of whose mother dies while he is serving a stretch in prison. unhappily reunited with his dad upon release, sean reluctantly agrees to accompany frank to ireland, following a deathbed request from his mum who was clearly a screenwriter in her spare time and knew how to spot an off—the—peg, last—wish road movie set up. initially, things are touchy and hostile, but after meeting up with sarah bolger�*sjewel — yes, she really is called jewel — the frost seems to thaw and formulaic movie bonding ensues, albeit temporarily. i you wanted clark kent for a father. i i had clark kent, i wanted superman. there's little in end of sentence that played the edinburgh film festival way back in 2019 that seasoned moviegoers will not have seen before. althouthohn hawk