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Re: "Home for the Holidays" A MUST See!!! (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray,  in Movies
"Broadcast News" made me a Holly Hunter fan, and I thought she was great in "Copy Cat," too.
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Nov 28 '09
11:52 am PST
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"Home for the Holidays" A MUST See!!! (Reply to this comment)
by caliokieboi
I have to agree with the inclusion of "Home for the Holidays," and consider it among My favorites... Holly Hunter leading an outstanding Ensemble Cast in this movie is one that I have watched more times than I can count; even when it airs at other times of the year, including the middle of the Summer... It ranks near the top of MY ALL TIME "UNDER-RATED" films and has never gotten the props and recognition it deserves... I wasn't even a fan of Holly Hunter before seeing this one, but She drives this film perfectly, and with a Star laden cast, that is no easy fete... Watching this one is more like being the OTHER member of the family holding the movie camera, as it feels like real life, rather than "REEL" life... The point being, that during the Holidays, everyone feels the need to be cheery and have that perfect holiday, when in reality, THAT PERFECTION only happens in the movies or perhaps a Norman Rockwell Christmas Card...
KUDOS for Your review and inclusion of this gem...
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Nov 27 '09
10:06 am PST
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hyperlink (Reply to this comment)
by shopaholic_man
You have a pretty long hyperlink after the Reykevik movie. I think in making an edit, the end link may have been moved.
Interesting list.
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Sep 09 '06
6:07 pm PDT
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While a New Year rather than.. (Reply to this comment)
by asafono
a Christmas movie, I suggest you (re)watch Irony of Fate - did you review or comment on it (with the number of reviews you have, I can claim laziness as a reason for not finding out.)
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Jan 05 '06
11:14 am PST
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Re: hey (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
Yup, yours is one of three 4-star epinions on "Home for the Holidays." There are also three 5-star ones.
I think "A Christmas Story" is very predictable, visually uninspired kitsch, though I like Melinda Dillon in it and the department-store Santa visit, and Ralphie's hiding place.
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Dec 22 '05
7:09 pm PST
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Re: Re: I forgot one ??? (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
It was probably the second one, although I thought I saw it before 1992, and I could have sworn that it was about the Christmas Truce in WW I. Oh well, another senior moment.
Margaret
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Dec 14 '05
7:39 am PST
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Re: I forgot one ??? (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
There's a 2005 movie "Midnight Clear" about a man and a woman both of whom are contemplating suicide (another part of the holidaze), a 1992 movie "A MIdnight Clear" set in WWII, and the 1984 TV movie "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" with Mickey Rooney playing a New York cop retired to LA and is going to show his grandson snow (then "Heaven Can Wait" kicks in).
I haven't seen any of them.
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Dec 13 '05
12:54 pm PST
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I forgot one - (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
How about "Midnight Clear"? It's about the Christmas Eve truce in the trenches during WWI. I saw it about 15 years ago and enjoyed it, although it came and went pretty fast.
Margaret
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Dec 13 '05
10:20 am PST
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Re: Christmas in July (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
I enjoyed it (long ago), though I don't think it is one of Sturges's half-dozen (or so) masterpieces.
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Dec 13 '05
8:55 am PST
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hey (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Glad to see we agree on Home for the Holidays and I do believe I reviewed it, but no mention of A Christmas Story?
Jan
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Dec 12 '05
10:22 pm PST
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Christmas in July (Reply to this comment)
by ChrisJarmick
Gets a mention at least !!!!
Gremlins serves as a Christmas movie antidote to some of the more schmaltzy entries on the Christmas parade.
My least favorite of the ones you seem to actually like is The Bishop's Wife -- I watched a couple of years ago for the first time in several years after suffering through the god-awful re-make and only found it slightly better....
And there's always the so bad they are good: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't and dip into the alcholoic egg not before viewing Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
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Dec 12 '05
7:23 pm PST
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Re: My fave (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
Yup. The Grant-Niven interplay is delightful (and prepared the way for "Touch of Pink."
Young is more amusing with knowledge of her pre-Code movies, her reputation as a starlet with special skills, and her having had a lovechild sired by Clark Gable from their offscreen tryst while making "Call of the Wild." (I forget who said that he had known Doris Day before she became a virgin, but I've seen Young movies from the early 1930s before she became so cloying.)
The Costner/Houston movie makes some lists? That's even more remarkable than the sanctification of Ms. Young!
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Dec 11 '05
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My fave (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
I've always loved the original The Bishop's Wife, as much for the male leads as anything. I agree that Loretta Young makes me itch - her cloying sweetness and passivity in every role she plays is just not to be believed, although she probably exemplified the ideal wife of her time - but the interplay between Niven and Grant makes it worth watching.
But I don't see it listed very often; usually they show the update with Whitney Houston.
Nice list - thanks.
Margaret
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Dec 11 '05
9:56 am PST
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definitely (Reply to this comment)
by ifif1938
one of the best lists I've read...I've been trying to come up with my own list but I'm having a hard time getting beyond It's a Wonderful Life Miracle on 42nd street and the Christmas Carol version you mentioned all of which I have seen in the last few weeks...Hmm, maybe I'll just give up on the idea after reading this..
Have a safe and happy holiday, whichever ones you celebrate
Barbara
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Dec 10 '05
9:07 am PST
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray, in Movies
More than ten!!! even skipping the three unavoidable ones.
"Night of the Hunter" is a great movie, from which I can remember some indelible images, but none with Christmas trees, etc. I have Agee's screenplay and could in theory reread it, but I'd rather watch the movie again one of these days (or years).
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Dec 09 '05
5:06 pm PST
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by WilliamJones
I don't know that you gave me ten here, but an entertaining read as usual.
What you do give me is one to seek out (Home for the Holiday), one to pretty much avoid (Miracle on 34th Street), and one to look at a little more skeptically in light of its leadership position (It's a Wonderful Life).
And I hadn't thought of Night of the Hunter as a Christmas movie (although one could certainly make that case), but simply an excellent one from the pen of James Agee (also a great film critic).
Regards,
William
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Dec 09 '05
3:52 pm PST
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