The Insider #25: John Carney, director of the Oscar-winning Once, Begin Again and Sing Street

On this week's Insider, we talk to John Carney, the director of the Oscar-winning Once, Begin Again and the upcoming Sing Street. As well as being a director, John Carney began his career as one of the original members of The Frames and has been active in both in the Irish music industry and film industry. We talked to John about making Sing Street, the period detail and his own career and working with a uniquely Irish story.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160316.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 32:41

The Insider #24: 2016 Academy Awards reviewed

On this week's Insider Podcast, we talk to Dave Hanratty of Drowned In Sound and State Magazine about this year's Oscars, dissecting the winners and the losers, the snubs and the upsets and whether or not the Academy Awards are still relevant in this day and age.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160303.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 52:45