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As part of their "Our Far-Flung Correspondents" project, Chicago Sun-Times and Roger Ebert recently posted an article "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" about Martin McDonagh's IN BRUGES. Writing from Cairo, Wael Khairy takes a smart look back at this hit-men-traveling-in-Europe comedy staring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson....

Over at Cinematical, they run a great little series of articles called "Scenes We Love," and the latest movie featured is writer-director Martin McDonagh's In Bruges, released by Focus Features in 2008. Here's Alison Nastasi on the movie: Martin

Via Variety comes news that Martin McDonagh, the acclaimed playwright, Academy Award winner and writer- director of Focus Features' 2008 film In Bruges, is to return to Broadway with a new play. It's a four-hander called, funnily enough, A Behanding in Spokane, and is the first of McDonagh's works to be set Stateside. According to Variety, the plot is about

  Today the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards was announced. The two front runners––Martin McDonagh’s .In Bruges and Steve McQueen’s Hunger––interestingly showcase two very different filmmaking styles. Focus Features’ shoot ‘em up comedy In Bruges is up for 7 awards: Best British Independent Film, The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director], Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supportin