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Read more →Monthly Archives: December 2010
A Charlie Brown Christmas
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “Hanukkah, Las Posadas, Kwanzaa, Ashura, Yule, Zartusht-No-Diso, Litha… is it wrong to say I miss plain ‘ol…
Read more →Miracle on 34th Street (1947): A True Christmas Holiday Classic
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) On Thanksgiving, my family usually keeps the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on, with my dad yelling for all of us to see a float or something now and then. My mom has always enjoys watching the Rockettes…
Read more →A Christmas Carol Out of Tune
The massive success of Avatar only cements that 3D films are here to stay. So the question now becomes, what requirements does a movie need to warrant this technology? Would Inglourious Basterds or Up in the Air be better or…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 12.19.10
December 19, 1909: The first use of freeze frame for dramatic effect is employed by D.W. Griffith for the film A Corner in Wheat. December 24, 1906: Considered to be the first feature-length (70 minutes) motion picture, the Australian drama…
Read more →The Weird Worlds of Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The state of foreign cinema in the United States appears so dire, that unless a film imported over the last few years featured a girl with a dragon tattoo, it is unlikely American audiences saw it. Name directors from foreign…
Read more →All Good Things An Interview With Director Andrew Jarecki
It seems that wherever Andrew Jarecki goes, trouble follows. Take the director’s first film, 2004’s Capturing the Friedmans. Jarecki intended to make a documentary about entertainers at children’s parties. While focusing on popular kids’ clown David Freidman, he discovered that…
Read more →Top Ten Christmas Animated Features
It’s Christmas toons time, as guest writer Charles Wiebe counts down his 10 favorite animated Yuletide treats. A Charlie Brown Christmas, Mickey Christmas Carol, and The Polar Express make his “nice” list; see how it stacks up to yours.
Read more →Your Questions On David Niven Favorites And More Answered
Q: I’m still waiting for 55 Days at Peking (1963) starring Charlton Heston to be released. A: You and many others, sadly. The Weinstein Group owns the home video rights, and the library from that company is now being handled…
Read more →Christmas Shocking Stuffers for Horror Movie Fans
Fellow monster fans, there’s a disturbing fact we must face around the same time each year: Few gift buyers immediately associate the post-Halloween holidays with horror movies! The everyday shopper can therefore be forgiven for not realizing that you’d be…
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