This originally ran December 14th, 2011. Really my thoughts on this film haven’t changed. I still adore Vera-Ellen‘s dancing but I don’t love this movie. Yep, it’s official: I’m not … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film appears on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942)
Originally published December 4th, 2011 We move on to another diverse Christmas film, one that has a more tenuous connection to Christmas than even Rent could boast, but nonetheless takes … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Thin Man (1934)
Originally published December 24th, 2012 Coming into the home stretch of 25 Days of Christmas 2012, and the final three movies cannot come sooner. I don’t hate Christmas movies; it’s … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949)
Originally published December 1st, 2014 As one comment on the Facebook page read when I alluded to my less-than-positive review of this film, it may be time to get out … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Originally published December 17th, 2012 The Bishop’s Wife was my big discovery last Christmas after a viewing on TCM. I’m a Cary Grant fan, and thankfully one of the box … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Originally published December 2nd, 2011 This is an odd one to group with Marilyn movies as she’s literally in it for a minute (I’d say less but I didn’t time … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
When I talk about classic cinema there’s always a defense that comes with it, predominately when it comes for foreign classics. Unfortunately, the presumed pool of people who will buy … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
The last in my series of reviews on the three adaptations of Little Women is the 1933 George Cukor version. This one is widely considered the de facto interpretation of … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1933)
Originally published December 15th, 2012 Part two of my three-part series of Little Women reviews discusses the 1994 version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic. This is the Little Women I … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 I decided to watch all three film adaptations of Little Women as a subset of my 25 Days of Christmas. I’ve seen them all separately, … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1949)
Originally published May 6th, 2013 Meet Me in St. Louis came highly recommended due to its place as a musical classic, and because it’s got the downright angelic Margaret O’Brien … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Originally published December 27th, 2012 My final review for Christmas 2012 is the 1949 film Come to the Stable. It’s not a Christmas movie per se, but it does include … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Come to the Stable (1949)
Originally reviewed Remember the Night on December 16th, 2011 We journey back to 1940 for today’s 25 Days of Christmas film featuring two huge stars of day, Remember the Night. … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)
So far I’d avoided the two holiday classics that star Bing Crosby: 1944’s Going My Way and 1945’s The Bells of St. Mary’s. I’ve probably admitted this elsewhere, but Crosby’s … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
This review originally ran on December 20th, 2011. My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
