People don’t just recommend that you watch an Ed Burns film; they seize you by the arm and just insist. It’s because they feel a deep personal connection to the kind of stories he writes. They get him and he gets them.

In his most recent film, ‘The Fitzgerald Family Christmas’ director, screenwriter, and actor Ed Burns returns to Long Island and reconnects with his Irish American roots.

In his new film “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas” writer and director Ed Burns revisits his Irish  roots made famous with “The Brothers McMullen,” about an Irish family on Long Island, which launched his career 17 years ago. The film will be released in November.

Irish American actor Ed Burns is reportedly working on a new project, this one being a holiday themed film about an Irish-Catholic family on Long Island. The film will follow in the footsteps of Burns’ typically Irish themed films such as, most specifically, his 1995 debut in ‘The Brothers McMullen.’

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