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Arthur Christmas Website Launches New Games and Features – Wed, 09 Nov 2011
There are two major release Christmas-themed movies of 2011: Arthur Christmas and the other one, which reviewers have already panned and pre-views reveal to be crass and crude. That makes Arthur Christmas the one to hope for when it opens November 23, 2011. Reviews so far show it to be an engaging Christmas tale full [...]
Nicholas of Myra Movie Back on Track – Thu, 03 Nov 2011
Nicholas of Myra is a movie that has been in the works for several years but stalled due to the Great Recession. We have talked about it in the Christmas community online for several years now. It appears this logjam of financing woes has finally been broken with this announcement on Facebook earlier today: Many [...]
First Peek at Arthur Christmas – Wed, 05 Oct 2011
A new trailer for Sony Pictures’ upcoming 3D, CG-animated holiday comedy Arthur Christmas has become available. The film creates a world in which the job of Santa is passed down through generations, and the current jolly bearded man (voiced by Jim Broadbent) reaches every child via the high tech organization of his eldest son, Steve [...]
Top Christmas Movies of the 2000s – Mon, 12 Sep 2011
The 2000’s are a rough place to start a Top 10 Christmas movies list. But that’s what we are going to do. Start now and travel back in time. The trip gets better the further back we go, so that’s how we’re going to do it. When you eat a steak dinner with a side [...]
Book Review: Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Sun, 11 Sep 2011
Movie critics have the best job in the world. They can say whatever they want and facts do not matter. Folks just want to read what they think. For that reason alone a recent volume of professional reviews by critic Alonso Duralde titled Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas makes for great Christmas reading. But [...]
Warner Achives Offer Christmas Flicks Found Nowhere Else – Sun, 11 Sep 2011
In these modern times there is a veritable smorgasbord of ways to get your fix of Christmas films. Yes — you can still pick up VHS tapes of movies (and cheap), but the format that replaced VHS in the hearts & minds of modern Americans is the DVD. (Of course Blu-ray discs are looking to [...]
SpongeBob Holidays on Tap – Fri, 09 Sep 2011
Celebrate Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s Day, Bikini Bottom-style with SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy and the rest of the crew in SpongeBob SquarePants: Holidays with SpongeBob. This 3-DVD collection includes Christmas, Halloween and To Love a Patty, released just in time for the gift-giving season. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, SpongeBob [...]
Christmas Television 2011 – Mon, 29 Aug 2011
By Mary Hansel It is getting close to that time of the year when the new crop of Christmas movies and specials are slated to be shown. A few of the movies that are going to be shown this coming season are listed below. Please note that all titles are tentative and there are no [...]
The Christmas Pageant – Tue, 23 Aug 2011
Edward Herrmann stars in the upcoming Holiday 2011 film, The Christmas Pageant, a made-for-tv movie which will premiere on the Hallmark Channel. The film stars Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse and Lennon Wynn alongside Edward Herrmann. Vera Parks (Gilbert), an overly intense and demanding Broadway director gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice [...]
Christmas 2011 Blu Ray New Releases – Tue, 16 Aug 2011
This Christmas may go down in history as one of the most boring ever for Christmas films. With just two major film releases (Harold & Kumar plus Arthur Christmas, neither looks promising) and just a smattering of Hallmark Christmas movies on TV folks will be turning more than ever to new releases on DVD and [...]
