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When I think of the St. Patrick’s Day influence on pop culture I think of a cereal, a bar of soap, and a film starring Jennifer Aniston.

Who can forget the movie Leprechaun from 1993? What a difference 16 years makes, especially when it comes to Jennifer Aniston’s career.

Click here to watch the movie trailer.

Then there is that bar of soap that leaves you feeling “Clean as a whistle”. Irish Spring has changed a lot since their retro TV commercials. Visit GetIrishNow.com  and they’ll teach you how to meet a lass, defend her honor and even show you how to get a raise.

Blue diamonds, green clovers… that yummy high fructose corn syrup mixed with Red Dye #40. According to Wikipedia Lucky Charms Cereal has been referenced in pop culture media many times. From the films Leprechaun Back 2 tha Hood, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, to TV Shows like Family Guy, and the Simpsons. There’s even a song entitled Lucky Charms by The Moldy Peaches.

There are so many great movies out there with an Irish theme, some subtle and some blatant as the Blarney Stone.

For the John Wayne enthusiast there’s The Quiet Man with one of my favorite actresses Maureen O’Hara.

Who could forget Far & Away  starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Remember when they were the paparazzi’s favorite couple? Wow that does seem far and away now doesn’t it?

If you’re a Boondock Saints fan I’m sure you’ll be popping in your DVD to watch Sean Patrick Flanery  and Norman Reedus. Don’t forget to show off your favorite Boondock Saints T from Hot Topic.

Let’s listen to Van Morrison, who is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, sing the title song from his album in 1972, Saint Dominic’s Preview.

We could have an entire site devoted to the Irish in pop culture. I end this post with a song by The Pogues. Play it this Tuesday Morning. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

You know Chanel, as in Coco Chanel or Chanel No. 5? Okay so there isn’t a movie but there is a 3-minute film, or advertisement if you want to be realistic about it. This film, I mean ad, portrays an overburdened actress running from the paparazzi in heels and a dress that would trip up even the most talented Dancing with the Stars contestant. A love story between one hot Brazillian actor on a skyscraper, and an over 40 wrinkle-free Australian actress destined to her fate of celebrity fame and fortune.

Nicole Kidman had a baby this week, so I decided to look up scenes from the movie The Others. I think she was great in that film which is the second on my nightmare movie list just after Linda Blair’s infamous, The Exorcist. The first clip to pop up was this Chanel “film” being deemed as beautiful so I thought I’d take a look. I never saw this one on the small screen because I tape most shows and fast forward through commercials. This is one of those ads that can be seen as an elaborately executed spoof or an amazing over the top production. Remember this is a commercial for Chanel, Chanel No. 5. Here it is in all it’s splendor. Really it is remarkable, remarkably bizarre…oh and deemed beautiful by more than one Youtube subscriber.

I can’t feel empathy for someone all decked out in their limo or walking the red carpet to an exclusive event no matter how tormented Kidman tries to play it. I do feel sorry for the handsome 300 movie actor, Rodrigo Santoro. He looks so alone up on that rooftop.

I prefer the 1992 ad for Coco Chanel, starring Vanessa Paradis. Yes I know, another Johnny Depp connection. I wasn’t joking about my JDOCD (Johnny Depp Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). This perfume commercial was created years before he met “his girl”, in fact he graced the screen as Edward Scissorhands in 1990.