Whadd’ya Say? I say the short is on Vimeo!

A Short Film by writer/director Karl Harpur: When Michael and Sarah meet up to celebrate her birthday, Michael asks her a question that will change their friendship forever.

Filmed in Los Angeles, California.
Starring: Caroline Morahan and Damian O’Hare.

“One question. 20 years in the making.”

Click the pic!

Sarah (Caroline Morahan) and Michael (Damian O’Hare)

By the way, in case you wondered where the Ambarussa website went – ye olde hoste was hacked and malicious codes spread all over the place. It took me days to fix everything. (The site for the animal shelter we support was completely razed and couldn’t be restored, so thanks for nothing, Unknown Idiots from Fuckwitia. Plague and pestilence on your houses.)

Filming of “Zoo” begins in Belfast!

And the Irish News shares many lovely pictures – amazing set and costumes!

Damian O’Hare in “Zoo”

For more pictures, please visit THE IRISH NEWS!

More in THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH.

 

 

Movie News: Damian O’Hare in “Zoo”

Damian O’Hare AND elephants (elephants! Yay elephants!) – could it possibly get any better?
(Hardly. Well – Damian O’Hare and baby sloths, maybe…)

ZOO (2017)

Directed by Colin McIvor

Art Parkinson, Toby Jones, Penelope Wilton, Ian McElhinney, Amy Huberman, Damian O’Hare, Luke Whoriskey, Emily Flain a.o.

In 1941 marksmen from the Royal Ulster Constabulary, following a Directive from The Ministry of Public Security, shot dead 23 animals at Belfast Zoo. They destroyed one hyena, six wolves, one puma, one tiger, one black bear, one Barbary lion, two polar bears, one lynx and giant rat named Hugo. During these turbulent times, a woman secretly walked a young elephant from the zoo each evening to the backyard of her terraced home. There, she cared for and comforted it as the Luftwaffe bombs rained down over Belfast. This is a true story… and our setting for Zoo.

Seen through the eyes of 10 year old Tom, aided and abetted by his misfit friends, this moving adventure unfolds as Tom takes on the fight to save Buster the elephant.

Watch a short movie on their indiegogo site (can I just say that I LOVE the fact that this was crowdfunded!)

Damian O’Hare: New Short and Public Appearance

Earlier this month, Damian was shooting an new short called “WHADD’YA SAY” by director Karl Harpur:

PreProduction done &we’re all set for our Shoot with @MissMorahan & Damian O’Hare! #Directing #Writing @Studio4LA pic.twitter.com/vnXVHOrzv2

— Karl Harpur (@KarlosTweets) March 3, 2016

Gr8 afternoon shooting with these beautiful bastards! #ShortFilm @MissMorahan @RikerBrothers #DamianOHare @Studio4LA pic.twitter.com/deBN0EinfQ

— Karl Harpur (@KarlosTweets) March 4, 2016

Editing would be a lot easier if I was an editor.Editorially speaking,of course. #ShortFilm @Studio4LA @MissMorahan pic.twitter.com/UWmk57BNWO

— Karl Harpur (@KarlosTweets) March 7, 2016

More about this project soon (means: if and when I hear more about it).

Then Damian has made an appearance on the red carpet, at Cinemagic’s Los Angeles Showcase And Sneak Preview of ‘Delicate Things’.

You can see a video of Damian’s arrival here on gettyimages.

You can find pictures of him by clicking the following links:

Zimbio

gettyimages (nice picture!)

PRPhotos

 

In completely unrelated news…

… it’s great to know Mr. Gillette used his spare time for studies.

Greg Ellis


Actor, Producer

more from Greg Ellis »

PotC then and now, plus a Damian O’Hare lookalike

Screencrush wants you to see the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” cast then and now, which is totally not the same as “where are they now”. I’m very pleased to see that Lt. Gillette is listed as well (after Ragetti and before Mr. Gibbs!)

In completely unrelated news, Renee from Kentucky mailed:

“Damian is on awkwardfamilyphotos and he sparkles!”

Phew. No, it’s not him.

Any other doppelgängers you know of? Keep me posted.

Happy Birthday to us! Party with us and help School Kids getting a decent Breakfast!

On 12 August 2012, it will be five years that we provide the world with information on Irish actor Damian O’Hare’s work. Which just goes to show that ideas conceived at 3am after a pub crawl don’t necessarily have to be bad (though we’re glad we didn’t go for calling the site “D’Oh!”)

Running such a website is only fun if the fans to go with it don’t take things seriously, and luckily, that’s the case with ambarussa.net. Thanks a lot to all of you who contributed to the website, for mailing news, making screencaps and all the silly discussions.
(I still think “Dr. Burnett carrying kittens in a basket to safety from a burning house while single-handedly rescuing  30 girlscouts/nuns/vicars from a bus stuck in a ditch” would have made an awesome episode for “The Royal”!)

Thanks also to Damian O’Hare; we’d never made it to five years if he’d decided to drop acting and become a plumber. The people who “discovered” him in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies continued to follow his work all through the years, from The Royal to Taking the Flak to Hatfields & McCoys. If you manage to get and keep such a loyal fanbase, you know you’re good at what you’re doing.

So – party! We won’t share the cake, but we want to share the food: to celebrate five years of ambarussa.net, we’ve set up a fundraising site over at justgiving.com for “Magic Breakfast”, a charity which provides a decent breakfast for some of those 700,000 children who arrive at school too hungry to learn every day. All you have to do is click the button below, get more information and, if you feel like and can afford it, share a quid or two.  Your donation will make the wee ones happy, it will make the charity happy and it will make us happy. And happy Webgnomes are a very good thing!

 

 

Thanks so much for your generosity, and to the next five years!

Your friendly neighbourhood Webgnome xx

PS: As usual, the person responsible for this charity drive is the Webgnome; Damian O’Hare is not involved with this in any way, form or shape. Have complaints? Then mail us.

Watch Damian for free in “The Broken”

Missed “The Broken”? Here’s your chance to catch up:

THE BROKEN @ COMCAST ON DEMAND

Available as long as it lasts, so don’t wait too long.

Thanks to Binkie for the tip.

 

This and That

Catching up with a few loose ends here.

The Hatfields & McCoys

History Channel has not yet confirmed a date for this mini series. The documentary on the real Hatfields and McCoys which will come with the series has not been finished yet; the grape vine says that we can expect to see the two families feuding in the first half of 2012.

I’ve set up a page for Hatfields and McCoys on the website; not much content there yet, though.

Ultimate Force – “Killing of a one-eyed Bookie”

One of Damian’s earliest TV appearances is now available on HULU. It’s only available to people in the USA.

The Broken

Sky Movies Sci-fi & Horror HD is currently showing The Broken almost daily.

 

2011 Ambarussa Yuletide Contest

It’s that time of the year again.

The traditional Yuletide Contest! And this time you can win

THE FORMIDABLE “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” STICKER BOOK!

Stick the stickers in the book. Or stick Jack Sparrow to your windscreen! And Lieutenant Gillette to the wing mirror! Sky is the limit. And because it’s a much-loved tradition, you’ll also get

A SELECTION OF CHOCOLATE

Real chocolate. Not the tasteless factory stuff – chocolate-chocolate. Milk, dark, white, nuts, orange – your choice.

And what do you have to do to win sticker book and chocolate?

Just send an email to

webgnome at ambarussa. net

and answer the following question:

“What mistake has happened regarding Lieutenant Gillette in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sticker book?”

A) They confused him with Lieutenant Groves

B) They misspelled his name

C) They called him a pirate

It’s never been easier than this year – and in case you’re still in doubt: check here.

IMPORTANT: Please put “Contest” or “Damian O’Hare” in the subject line.

Deadline: 12th December, 2011, noon GMT.

Please read the following rules before you send off your mail.

RULES:

1. By participating in this contest, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted the rules.

2. You have to be at least 16 years old to participate.

3. Please be fair: only send in one mail per person.

4. No cash pay-out of your prize.

5. No correspondence will be held over the outcome of the contest.

6. If you are the winner, you’ll have to provide us with your name and address.

7. We’ll send your prize out asap, but have no influence on postal services.

8. Should, for any reason beyond our control, one of the prizes not be available, we’ll replace it with a different prize of the same value.

9. We accept entries from all over the world. If, however, your country does not allow the import of chocolate, you’ll “only” get the sticker book (sorry about that).

Good luck!