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Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
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Stoney says he has dumb luck. His grandfather was the doctor on the island in Ireland where the legendary maker of documentary film, Robert Flaherty, shot his film Man of Aran. So Stoney's film, exploring the effects Flaherty's film had on the island and its people, is digging into his own roots as an individual while simultaneously studying the work of his intellectual mentor as a producer of nonfiction films.Robert Flaherty's 1934 classic Man of...
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This video presents a brief look at the life of Terrence James O'Rourke, or "T.J.", as he is more commonly called. A mover and shaker in the the deaf community in the mid to late twentieth century, his credits include co-authoring the acclaimed book, A Basic Course in American Sign Language, founding of the TJ Publishing Company, and founding the NCI Captioning Club.
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America's favorite back-stabbing bar owners are at it again in the outrageously over-the-top Season Eight of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia! Join the gang at Paddy's Pub for more disagreements, divisiveness, debauchery and depravity as Charlie and Dee find love among Philadelphia's high society, and Dennis crashes his ex-wife's wedding. Frank loses his memory - and his mind - in a hopeless search for lost treasure, and insanity ensues when the...
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On October 15, 1988, Notre Dame hosted the University of Miami in what would become one of the greatest games in college football history. It was tradition vs. swagger, the No. four-ranked Fighting Irish versus the No. one-ranked Hurricanes, one coaching star, Lou Holtz, versus another, Jimmy Johnson. However, the name still attached to the contest came from a t-shirt manufactured by a few Notre Dame Students: "Catholics vs. Convicts."
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Emmy Award-winner Guy Pearce reprises his iconic role as Jack Irish, former criminal lawyer, and part-time debt collector, with a penchant for getting wrapped up in things he shouldn't. The long-suppressed trauma of Isabel Irish's brutal and random murder by Jack's former client Wayne Milovich which launched the first Jack Irish installment, Bad Debts rears its ugly head when Jack discovers there was more to those fateful events all those years ago....
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When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
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Join food and wine personality Lyndey Milan as she tastes her way across the Emerald Isle, enjoying fabulous food, majestic landscapes, and intriguing culture. It's the locals who illuminate the series, sweeping Lyndey through the cobbled streets and rolling pastures to discover Ireland's best-kept secrets. Over eight episodes, Lyndey explores an Ireland unknown to many, rich in exciting produce and delicious food.
13) The nightingale
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Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare, a 21-year-old native Irish wife and mother held captive beyond her 7-year sentence, desperate to be free of her obsessed master, British lieutenant Hawkins. Clare's husband Aidan intervenes with devastating consequences for all. When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare pursues Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north. Unfamiliar with...
15) Hunger
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In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard.
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Mac learns a new language, Charlie does a period piece, Dennis attempts a one-act play, Dee cuts her hair, and Frank performs a death scene. During that epic awards push, Mac announced his true sexual identity to his father in dramatic fashion, Dee orchestrated an all-female reboot, Dennis reunited with his Range Rover, and the Gang epitomized underdogs as they overcame the odds to win the Super Bowl.
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When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
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Everyone’s favorite bar owners are back for a hilarious 12th season with Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Frank (Danny DeVito) returning to Paddy's Pub. This season, the gang goes to a waterpark, deals with a Wolf Cola PR nightmare, and actually spends a whole day tending bar!
19) Barry Lyndon
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Rise and fall of a young 18th century Irishman bent on achieving fame and fortune, mainly by marriage.
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Mac, Charlie, Dee and Frank return to their duplicitous, scheming ways at Paddys Pub, while Dennis takes on the new role of a father in North Dakota. Last season, the Gang experienced new highs and the lowest of lows. Even without Dennis, the gang still has its hands full this season, once again.
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