It is then a good opportunity to mention his name in terms of his previous work, such as the so-called "Leenane Trilogy:" "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," "A Skull in Connemara" and "The Lonesome West," and "the Aran Islands Trilogy," including "The Cripple of Inishmaan," "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and "The Banshees of Inisheer," not published yet.
"The Cripple of Inishmaan" is now in the process of production for theatre in London (premiere June 2013), starring Daniel Radcliffe, more here.
When McDonagh is not writing plays, he sucessfully directs. His short "Six Shooter" won him an Oscar in 2005. "In Bruges" from 2008 starring Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson was nominated for best script, but most importantly, made Bruges "the must-see" city for years.
2012 brought us his latest piece, "Seven Psychopaths," about a screenwriter, who is not able to produce anything new. Again, Colin Farrell is in there, but also Sam Rockwell (my favourite president of the Galaxy - Beeblebrox from "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"), Christopher Walken and Tom Waits.
The movie itself is a good one. Perhaps not as witty and brilliant as "In Bruges" was, but nevertheless an intriguing one. I enjoyed it to the last minute. It is well played, well written and just very McDonaghan, if you know what I mean.
My review from filmnews in Polish here or just scroll down for the full text.
