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The Man Who Invented Christmas

November 19, 2024 John

This movie, released in theaters in 2017, is the newest movie on our Christmas watch list and the only new…

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Crooks Anonymous (1962)

November 26, 2023 John

We “auditioned” this British comedy for our regular Christmas classic movie list, since we had never seen it and had…

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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

November 21, 2023 John

The third of the classic animated Christmas TV specials (after Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol in 1962 and Rudolph the Red-Nosed…

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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After Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol in 1962 showed the possibilities of prime-time holiday cartoons, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer became an…

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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)

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This riotous, irreverent comedy by Preston Sturges has always been one of my favorites from his extensive oeuvre. Like all…

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Good Sam (1948)

December 24, 2022 John

Even though this film starring Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan does not have a New York setting, it has become…

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

December 23, 2022 John

This movie is one of our Christmas watchlist essentials, so even though it isn’t set in New York, we have…

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Happy New Year at the Movies!

December 31, 2021 John

Click the image above to see my compilation of “Happy New Year” greetings from nine different classic films on YouTube.…

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