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My Favorite Non-Christmas Christmas Films
Most film columnists start writing their Christmas pieces around August, churning out their memories of It’s a Wonderful Life (which is a story in itself – this generation has no idea that the film was considered an oddity and a flop until Jimmy Stewart mentioned it on The Tonight Show and, as it was in the public domain and available for cheap airings, it has since been considered a “classic”) and other routine movies that just happen to tell a Christmas like story. Movies like Miracle on 34th Street and Christmas in Connecticut still hold up and there are others I’m sure that do as well, but few movies that are singularly about Christmas float my boat. I’ve seen them a million times and most are creaky. Here are my favorite Christmas movies, a list my successful and thoughtful brother calls Christmas Movies for People Who Aren’t Enamored with Christmas Movies. [Read on here…]
- DVD
- Bluray Disc
- View from the Cheap Seats
- Bud Elder
- Twilight Time
- Olive Films
- Warner Archive
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Pocketful of Miracles
- Lady for a Day
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- 3 Godfathers
- Comfort and Joy
- The Thin Man
- Gremlins
- The Digital Bits
- The Apartment
- The Show Around the Corner
- Popeye
- The Sting
- Robert Redford
- Mark Altman
- The Maltese Falcon
- The Black Bird
- Mary Hartman Mary Hartman
- Fernwood 2 Nite
- America 2 Nite
- The Way We Were
- Jayne Eyre
- Oliver!
- Royal Flash
- George Washington Slept Here
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
- The Horn Blows at Midnight
- Twilight's Last Gleaming
- A New Leaf
- The Bells of St Mary's
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- Riot
- Darla Z's Christmas 'Round the World
- Sooners
- Sugar Bowl!
Oliver! & Trek: TNG – S5 reviews, plus Lauzirika’s Crave & CBS’s Twin Peaks BDs coming soon!
All right, we promised you some reviews and we’ve got a couple for you this morning. Plus there’s some very exciting release news. More on that in a minute.
First, I’ve turned in my thoughts on Twilight Time’s Oliver!, a nice Blu-ray upgrade of the classic musical. It sports a fine transfer, nearly all of the previous DVD extras and new content as well. Just 3,000 copies are available – see the review for details.
Also, I’ve finished a review of CBS’ forthcoming Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Five on Blu-ray, which features 26 more episodes, all of the previous DVD extras (including the Best Buy bonus featurettes) and abundant new material too, including 4 audio commentaries, deleted scenes and a gag reel in HD and over 90 minutes of great new documentary content from our friends Roger Lay, Jr. and Robert Meyer Burnett. Don’t miss it. [Read on here…]
- Coal Miner's Daughter
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- Oliver!
- Twilight Time
- Screen Archives Entertainment
- David Lynch
- Twin Peaks: The Complete Series
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Five
- Ron Perlman
- Charles de Lauzirika
- Edward Furlong
- Emma Lung
- Josh Lawson
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Roger Lay Jr
Man of Steel reviewed, B&N's Criterion 50% sale is on, plus various odds & ends
All right, couple things today…
First, I’ve got that Blu-ray review I promised yesterday: My thoughts on Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, coming in HD from Warner on 11/12. I know this film divided movie geeks over the summer, but I have no uncertainty in my feelings for it. I think it’s a great take on the mythos and a rare superhero film that I’m actually excited about. And the Blu-ray’s not half bad either. Do check it out. [Read on here…]