Christmas Movies??
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-George Steiner
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Yep, A Christmas Story is the best, hands down.dlbpharmd wrote:The very best Christmas movie of all time for me will always be A Christmas Story.
"Ohhhhhhhhh FFFFFFF - uuuuuuuuuuddddddddgggggggeeeeeeeee."
Close second to the original Miracle on 34th Street.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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But this year, fans of the movie who have dreamed of a close tie to the film are getting a very special gift. They'll be able to step inside A Christmas Story by visiting the house Ralphie's family lived in.
Brian Jones, a 30-year-old former U.S. Navy lieutenant, bought the house near downtown Cleveland. And he has fixed it up just like it was in the film -- right down to the leg lamp in the front window.
cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/p/xmasstoryhouse.htm
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I'll add my voice to the chorus ...The very best Christmas movie of all time for me will always be A Christmas Story.
"Ohhhhhhhhh FFFFFFF - uuuuuuuuuuddddddddgggggggeeeeeeeee."
Yep, A Christmas Story is the best for me.
Took me totally by surprise when I was 'forced' to watch it in one class in Highschool (the last class of the day). Myself and about 5 others actually showed up (yah, I was one of those kids that never skipped a class), but laughed my @ss off during the whole thing. Part of it was expectation, I didn't have any, but it was/is hilarious and disarming....
MUST SEE!
"Die Hard" is also another great choice!
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I am a fan of the (cringeable) Silent Night, Deadly Night series. It's a "so bad its good" kinda thing.
Also, while technically set at Thanksgiving, this is definitely a winter holiday must-see : Home for the Holidays. My wife and I watch this in preparation for dealing with arms-length family every year.
The shiny-bright movies listed are good, too, but sometimes we need a little sarcasm to spice it up.
[Bad Santa rocks!]
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Also, while technically set at Thanksgiving, this is definitely a winter holiday must-see : Home for the Holidays. My wife and I watch this in preparation for dealing with arms-length family every year.
The shiny-bright movies listed are good, too, but sometimes we need a little sarcasm to spice it up.
[Bad Santa rocks!]
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I'm a CBCaholic...this was on the request show last week; it was the first time I'd ever heard it...I thought it was fabulous...it sure beat the hell out of listening to classic rock whilst stuck in traffic.Esmer wrote:since there's no thread for christmas radio, had to post this here.....
Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd", read by the late Alan Maitland.
Around Christmas time every year, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) Radio’s daily news-feature program “As It Happens” includes a re-broadcast of Frederick Forsyth’s classic novella “The Shepherd”, as read by the late Alan Maitland.
More than a mere nod to the sheer magic of radio, you should really try to catch this one not just this year, but every year.
I thought you were a ripe grape
a cabernet sauvignon
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a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
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Rudolph is a story of racism plain and simple. They all judged him different and made fun of him and ostracized him from society because he didn't look like they did. THEN Santa only used him when he had no other choice and it was only after he had proved that he could perform a function that was unique to himself that they even accepted him as an equal. It's a horrible story about racism and oppression.
Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
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Good Point!!! I was always told to NEVER take candy from strangers so isn't it a conflict of interest to tell me it is ok for some freak to break into the house yearly when we are sleeping? Especially one who's been watching me all year with some freaky magic, if he's watching me when I am bad and good and sleeping he's probably watching when I shower too....
Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
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Where...I understand you are VERRRY naughty indeed!Cameraman Jenn wrote:Good Point!!! I was always told to NEVER take candy from strangers so isn't it a conflict of interest to tell me it is ok for some freak to break into the house yearly when we are sleeping? Especially one who's been watching me all year with some freaky magic, if he's watching me when I am bad and good and sleeping he's probably watching when I shower too....
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Crap! Now I have to sweep for secret shower cams again....
Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
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I first heard it drivin blind in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve on the way to my sisters house, so it obviously immediately had a "magical" quality to it.....stories like that always get to me, and the radio has always been a favorite place of mine to "see" stories the way they were meant to be: in the theater of the mind! I hope I have the chance to catch it again this year, hopefully on Christmas Eve, kinda "sets the stage" better being right on the holiday....drew wrote:I'm a CBCaholic...this was on the request show last week; it was the first time I'd ever heard it...I thought it was fabulous...it sure beat the hell out of listening to classic rock whilst stuck in traffic.Esmer wrote:since there's no thread for christmas radio, had to post this here.....
Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd", read by the late Alan Maitland.
Around Christmas time every year, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) Radio’s daily news-feature program “As It Happens” includes a re-broadcast of Frederick Forsyth’s classic novella “The Shepherd”, as read by the late Alan Maitland.
More than a mere nod to the sheer magic of radio, you should really try to catch this one not just this year, but every year.
Hey! I too had a similar experience. I heard it one time when we were making the arduous drive through a snow storm and about 40 cm of snow to the cottage in near Picton. Maitland's voice is so smooth and compelling. I wish I could get a recording of it. I would love to have it on long Christmas drives...
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Thanks guys.
Great memory.
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The only specific Christmas movie I actually look forward to watching each December is A Muppet Christmas Carol. (I could get the DVD, but really, since I only watch it once every year, it's better just to wait for it to air on TV when I'm in the right frame of mind for it.) Through the wizardry of Jim Henson's Muppets, the story is emotionally affecting while relatively free of the maudlin excess found in conventional versions with live actors. (Well, all right, Michael Caine as Scrooge does as good a job as anyone else, I reckon. And he sings with Kermit and the gang. Uh, what more could you ask for?) As done by the Muppets, the three spirits that visit Scrooge are a real treat. The spirit of Christmas present has never been jollier, and the spirit of Christmas yet to come is a truly sinister apparition. And having the Great Gonzo as the movie's narrator, along with hapless companion Rizzo the Rat, is just way too funny. Bravo to the Muppets!
For TV shows, I agree with Lucimay: there is only A Charlie Brown Christmas. Nothing else will do.
For TV shows, I agree with Lucimay: there is only A Charlie Brown Christmas. Nothing else will do.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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i've had this with actors before, on the set,
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Dang, MM. You make me wish I hadn't changed my Statler login (Marley and Marley, heh).
It just dawned on me today that Gremlins is a Christmas movie. That deserves a nod, I think.
It just dawned on me today that Gremlins is a Christmas movie. That deserves a nod, I think.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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