- Ardmore Studios
Ardmore Studios is a film studio in
Bray ,County Wicklow ,Ireland which was opened by the Minister for Industry and CommerceSeán Lemass onMay 12 1958 .In July 2008, Kevin Moriarty, Ardmore Studios boss, criticised Irish movies saying that: "there is an absence of a core structure, a surface (even superficial) storyline that allows the audience to navigate its way." [cite web | last = Moriarty| first = Kevin| title = Ardmore Studios boss says Irish films are flops| publisher =
The Sunday Times | date = 2008-07-13 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4323548.ece | accessdate = 2008-07-19 ]Films made, or based, at Ardmore Studios
* "Shake Hands with the Devil" (
1959 )
* "Sword of Sherwood Forest " (1960 )
* "The Mark " (1961 )
* "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965 )
* "The Blue Max " (1966 )
* "The Viking Queen " (1967 )
* "The Lion in Winter" (1968 )
* "Images" (1972 )
* "Zardoz " (1974 )
* "Excalibur" (1981 )
* "Angel" (1982 )
* "My Left Foot" (1989 )
* "The Commitments" (1991 )
* "In the Name of the Father" (1993 )
* "Braveheart " (1995 )
* "Space Truckers " (1996 )
* "The Tailor of Panama " (2001 )
* "Evelyn" (2002 )
* "Breakfast on Pluto" (2005 )
* "Becoming Jane (2007 )"Music albums recorded at Ardmore
*
The Corrs Unplugged (1999 )ee also
*
Cinema of Ireland References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Ardmore%20Studios%20-%20Herbert%20Road,%20Bray,%20County%20Wicklow,%20Ireland&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Ardmore%20Studios%20-%20Herbert%20Road,%20Bray,%20County%20Wicklow,%20Ireland Ardmore Studios at IMDb]
* [http://www.ardmore.ie/ Ardmore Studios] official website
* [http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0436/D.0436.199312080072.html Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debate, December 1993] Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill, 1993
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