http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/joan+jett IrishCentral joan jett en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/joan-jett-says-kristen-stewart-has-what-it-takes-in-the-runaways-102449699.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/joan-jett-says-kristen-stewart-has-what-it-takes-in-the-runaways-102449699.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:05 PDT Joan Jett who will be played by Kristen Stewart in the new movie 'The Runaways'has stated one of her aims is to find her Irish roots" My father was Irish, and I believe he came from County Mayo Want to explore that a little bit more when I have the time READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/culture-pop/ill-give-kristen-stewart-another-chance-in-the-runaways-88836752.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/culture-pop/ill-give-kristen-stewart-another-chance-in-the-runaways-88836752.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:15:17 PDT
IrishCentral readers got a little up in arms a couple of weeks ago when I commented on Kristen Stewart's seeming lack of Hollywood-worthy stage presence at the Academy Awards I think it's exactly this genuine, anti-starlet teenage energy that's going to serve her well in her critically lauded portrayal of Irish-American rock star Joan Jett in The Runaways, released April 9 and co-starring Dakota FanningJoan Jett was born Joan Marie Larkin (Anglicized from the Gaelic O'Lorcain) in a suburb of Philadelphia, and the upcoming film is a coming-of-age biopic chronicling Jett and her bandmates' rise to fame as a history-making all-girl underage rock bandI'm excited to see Stewart break out of her Twilight persona and stand on her own, rather than as part of the K-Stew/R-Patz phenomenon READ MORE ]]>