Cinemagic World Premiere of A Christmas Star: A Review
Last night, we had the great honour and privilege to attend the world premiere of the locally produced movie A Christmas star and boy, what a treat we were in for! Belfast-based youth film festival charity, Cinemagic (which also celebrates 25 years of existence and continuous service to the local community this year) welcomed in the Odyssey Cinemas, Titanic Quarter Belfast over 2400 film fans, film industry supporters, cast and crew, in a spectacular fashion, bringing the magic of Christmas to the city early: Quoting from the film’s press release last night: “A host of actors and supporters of Cinemagic including Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey, Doctor Foster), Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey, Coronation Street), Bronagh Waugh (Hollyoaks, The Fall), and Richard Clements (Good Vibrations, The Fall) feature in the movie made by young people, directed by Richard Elson (M.I. High, Steffi), and written by Maire Campbell (Punch); and the festive story, set in Northern Ireland, is narrated by Liam Neeson (Taken, Schindler’s List ), features a cameo from Kylie Minogue and …