It's a book about America a long long time ago.

The travesty is they don't allow Scientology to play, even though their vast funds supply a great roster

The 2004 election wasn't about voting for Kerry, but against Bush. That's the lame 2 party system at its best right there.

@avclub-0f2a88b3b0df4b2cca4df1e6c67af432:disqus That's why she killed herself, I guess?

I love how the scene of "Spartacus" they're shown watching is when Lawrence Olivier and Tony Curtis first eye-bang each other.

I guess I didn't run into any entries that had those sly digs in it, but I defer to your judgement, especially since what you're describing sounds way more interesting than what I thought that site was

The Way Back wasn't great either, but I guess if the entire rest of the cast had trouble with their Slaaavic Eeeengleeesh, it's not Ronan's fault that she sounded silly as well.

We don't call it "Gaelic", the Scottish call it that. Here it's just "Irish"

What always bugged me about "Stuff White People Like" is that it was actually just stuff upper-middle-class or young-upper-class people liked. But I guess the most apt title isn't as funny.

OK maybe dimwit was too strong, but he was certainly used as a way to demonstrate how lightweight Holly's work was, that Paine was the only guy to hold it to ANY sort of esteem.

Case in point for intentionally lame heroes being a film's great asset: Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) in "The Third Man".

Also, I really hate to be that guy (in this case, That Guy being a total nerd) but the backing music to the video posted above isn't from M.I.A., it's from the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood soundtrack composed by Jesper Kyd.

"I want my city back." -Treme

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Yeah I've been in a couple of bars in NYC where the bartender refused to make "Irish Bar Bombs" on principle. They always got a hefty tip from me afterwards.

No one here eats corn beef and cabbage, any more than chili con carne is authentic Mexican food. Only Americans eat it. Once that's understood, who cares (Chili con carne is delicious, after all) but as long as no one is deluded into thinking they're eating Irish food. If you want Irish food, have some beef stew. Or…

This article, even though it's a different writer perpetrating it this time, is another in an annoying recent trend for AV Club TV articles: Trying to invent something to be upset about over current television as a form.

I saw this a few months back in Ireland with a UK dub. Saoirse Ronan as Arietty, and Mark Strong as her dad was the only casting I can remember. A lot of the line readings were really stiff, and whoever voiced the sickly boy, combined with the slightly grinning serenity he was drawn with while discussing his impending…

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Indeed, they even put it in the trailer. Thank you, over-revealing trailer! Now I don't need to sit through the film!

Well, the Patriots were playing… Or perhaps he was referring to Chelsea vs Man Utd, as in the other football. As much as I dislike Man U overall, anyone playing against Chelsea is anyone's 2nd favorite team by default.