One of the best-loved Christmas TV specials ever marks its 50th anniversary this year. MovieFanFare offers a holly jolly salute to Rankin-Bass’s 1964 animated favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, featuring the voice of Burl Ives.
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Remember the Night (1940): A Movie Too Good to Show Only at Christmas
New York City D.A. Fred MacMurray heads home to Indiana for the holidays–with shoplifter Barbara Stanwyck in tow–in the charming Yuletide tale Remember the Night. As this classic review explains, the 1940 comedy is truly a year-round treat.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Christmas Film of the Past 20 Years?
The holidays will soon be upon us, and MovieFanFare wants to know which Yuletide film made since 1993 puts you in the Christmas spirit. From Tim Allen as St. Nick to Will Ferrell as a would-be elf, vote for your favorite in this week’s poll.
Read more →The Years Margaret O’Brien Ruined Christmas
Can Margaret O’Brien ruin Christmas? A look at the spectacular brattiness of O’Brien in the Christmas films Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) & Tenth Avenue Angel (1948). Guest Blogger Jessica Pickens gives us a play by play.
Read more →Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday from Beginning to End
Is Meet Me in St. Louis, the 1944 musical starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien one of the greatest portrayals of Americana to ever grace the screen? Guest Blogger The Lady Eve thinks so. See if you agree.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Chuck Jones and based on the children’s book by Dr. Seuss. Send us your caption for this still from the timeless Yuletide cartoon children of all ages revisit every year since 1966.
Read more →A Holiday Message from Les Misérables
Starting Christmas Day, Les Misérables will no doubt grip the imaginations and pluck the hearts of moviegoers throughout the nation…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite ’60s/’70s Animated TV Christmas Special?
Remember watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman every December on TV? This week’s poll wants to know: What’s Your Favorite 1960s/ 1970s Animated TV Christmas Special?
Read more →Movie Classics Make Great Stocking Stuffers
Movie Classics Make Great Shocking Stuffers: Seven great movie classics to stuff into any movie lovers stocking. The Sea Gull (1968), Black Gold (1962), Killer by Night (1972)
Read more →Santa Claus: Mean King of Jing-a-ling
St. Nick a meanie? Guest blogger Jessica Pickens explores Santa Claus as he’s seen in the movie Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and in TV’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964).
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