Posts Tagged ‘christmas’



It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Stewart, James | Reed, Donna | Barrymore, Lionel | Mitchell, Thomas | Travers, Henry | Bondi, Beulah | Faylen, Frank | Bond, Ward | Grahame, Gloria | Warner, H.B. | Albertson, Frank | Karns, Todd | Hinds, Samuel S. | Treen, Mary | Patton, Virginia
Directors: Capra, Frank
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On Christmas eve, all of the citizens of the small town of Bedford Falls pray to the heavens to help George Bailey. It’s then decided that Clarence, an angel who hasn’t earned his wings, is to help George. Before he does, he should know who George Bailey was. George Bailey grew up in Bedford Falls, a small town where he dreams of leaving it and making his mark on the world. His family’s business is the only thing stands between the good citizens and Mr. Potter, a rich miser who takes sick pleasure in taking from everybody, without even caring how it affects them. George was all set to leave when his father died and had to take care of the business. George would forever be hindered by his plans to leave and thinks that he is nothing but a failure, he decides to kill himself. That’s when Clarence comes in and tries to convince him that he has made something with his life, and that he had a “Wonderful Life”.

Santa Clause, The (1994)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Allen, Tim | Crewson, Wendy | Reinhold, Judge | Lloyd, Eric | Krumholtz, David | Brandenburg, Larry | Gross, Mary | Tamada, Paige | Boyle, Peter | Scott, Judith | Eastwood, Jayne | King, Melissa | Wentworth, Bradley | Bates, Azura
Directors: Pasquin, John
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Divorcee Scott Calvin is disgusted to learn that his ex and her husband have tried - and failed - to break it easy to their 6-year-old son Charlie that Santa isn’t real. On Christmas Eve, Scott reads The Night Before Christmas… then receives an unexpected visitor on his roof. When he’s startled by Scott’s calling out and falls, the Santa impersonator disappears, leaving only an 8-reindeer sleigh and a suit with instructions to put it on if he’s involved in an accident. Scott does, and is transported around the town dropping gifts through chimneys until he’s taken to the North Pole and informed by a group who claim they’re elves that he is now Santa. Charlie is proud of his dad’s new job, though Scott’s convinced it’s a dream. Until his hair turns white, his beard refuses to stay shaved, he gains weight inexplicably, even for his sudden love of junk food… Now he’s accepted it, there’s just one problem: how to keep it secret from his disbelieving family?

They Live by Night (1948)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Film-Noir | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: O'Donnell, Cathy | Granger, Farley | Da Silva, Howard | Flippen, Jay C. | Craig, Helen | Wright, Will | Bryant, Marie | Wolfe, Ian | Phipps, William | Harvey, Harry | Lee, Will | Nolan, Jim | Infuhr, Teddy | Foulger, Byron | Beach, Guy
Directors: Ray, Nicholas
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In the ’30s, three prisoners flee from a state prison farm in Mississippi. Among them is 23-years-young Bowie, who spent the last seven years in prison and now hopes to be able to prove his innocence or retire to a home in the mountains and live in peace together with his new love, Kitty. But his criminal companions persuade him to participate in several heists, and soon the police believe him to be their leader and go after “Bowie the Kid” harder than ever.

Black Narcissus (1947)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Kerr, Deborah | Robson, Flora | Simmons, Jean | Farrar, David | Sabu | Knight, Esmond | Byron, Kathleen | Laird, Jenny | Furse, Judith | Hallatt, May | Noble, Shaun | Whaley Jr., Eddie | Roberts, Nancy | On, Ley | Foster, Maxwell
Directors: Powell, Michael
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Five young British nuns are invited to move to a windy “palace”, former house of the concubines of an old general, in the top of a mountain in Mopu, Himalaya, to raise the convent of Saint Faith Order, a school for children and girls, and an infirmary for the local dwellers. Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) is assigned as the superior sister, and her liaison with civilization is the rude government agent Mr. Dean (David Farrar). The lonely and exotic place and the presence of Mr. ‘Dean awake the innermost desires in the flesh of the sisters, and Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron) becomes mad with the temptation.

Christmas Carol, A (1999)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Stewart, Patrick | Grant, Richard E. | Joel Grey | McNeice, Ian | Reeves, Saskia | Barrit, Desmond | Lloyd, Bernard | West, Dominic | Peacock, Trevor | Smith, Liz | Spriggs, Elizabeth | Kenny Doughty | Fraser, Laura | Imrie, Celia | Franklyn-Robbins, John
Directors: David Hugh Jones
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Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840’s London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas?

All That Heaven Allows (1955)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Wyman, Jane | Hudson, Rock | Moorehead, Agnes | Nagel, Conrad | Grey, Virginia | Talbott, Gloria | Reynolds, William | Drake, Charles | Rorke, Hayden | deWit, Jacqueline | Snowden, Leigh | Curtis, Donald | Gerry, Alex | Paiva, Nestor | Lewis, Forrest
Directors: Sirk, Douglas
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Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set, and her children are ashamed that she plans to remarry below her station. Ron is an independent man who can ignore the petty conventions of society, but can Cary also ignore them?

Citizen Kane (1941)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Cotten, Joseph | Comingore, Dorothy | Moorehead, Agnes | Warrick, Ruth | Collins, Ray | Sanford, Erskine | Sloane, Everett | Alland, William | Stewart, Paul | Coulouris, George | Bonanova, Fortunio | Schilling, Gus | Van Zandt, Philip | Backus, Georgia | Shannon, Harry
Directors: Welles, Orson
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Considered by many to be the best film ever made, this is the story of Charles Foster Kane. The film opens with a long shot of Xanadu - the private estate of one of the world’s richest men. In the middle of the estate is a castle. We see, inside the castle, a dying man examining a winter scene within a crystal ball. As he drops it, it smashes, and one word is heard - “Rosebud…” What follows are pieces of newsreel-like footage detailing how Kane amassed his fortune, and turning around full circle at the end.

Christmas Toy, The (1986)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Family
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Goelz, Dave | Whitmire, Steve | Mullen, Kathryn | Nelson, Jerry | Hunt, Richard | Bonora, Camille | Henson, Brian | Mills, Rob | Tilroe, Nikki | Moreau, Marsha | Bennett, Zachary | Henson, Jim
Directors: Till, Eric
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When no people are around, the toys still play in the playroom. But since a toy will be frozen forever if a person catches it out of position, they have to be very careful. It’s Christmas Eve, and Rugby the Tiger remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he’s going to be unwrapped again. And it’s up to Applethe Doll, whom Rugby supplanted as favorite toy, to tell him what’s in store. But Rugby won’t believe her, and tries to get into the Christmas package and lets Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids loose. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know she’s a toy, and thinks she’s landed among aliens. And it’s up to Apple, Mew (the Cat’s toy mouse), and the other toys to get Rugby out of the box and Meteora back in it before they’re found and frozen.

Bluetoes, the Christmas Elf (1988)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family
Countries: Canada
Actors: Broadfoot, Dave | Jones, Polly | Bradford, James | Finestone, Jennifer | Jones, Rick | MacCormack, Anna | Mulroney, Ben | O'Reilly, Michael
Directors: Casey, Mik
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Blutoes the Christmas elf is a wonderful story about an elf who does not fit in with the others; his only real friend is a penguin. On Christmas Eve, Blutoes sneaks onto Santa’s sleigh so that he can see his penguin friend home safely. Bluetoes goes into to a house to keep warm while waiting for Santa. In this house there is a little boy and a little girl who are too poor to even have stockings, so Bluetoes takes of his socks, hangs them up as stockings and fills them with toys. Bluetoes is waiting outside for Santa in his bare feet, his toes turn blue and that it is why they call him Bluetoes.

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Hoffman, Dustin | Streep, Meryl | Alexander, Jane | Henry, Justin | Duff, Howard | Coe, George | Williams, JoBeth | Moor, Bill | Chamberlain, Howland | Ramage, Jack | Osuna, Jess | Hormann, Nicholas | Parker, Ellen | Brammer, Shelby | Nadell, Carol
Directors: Benton, Robert
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Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted however refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son.