The first feature-length, talkie, version of Dickens’ story in which Ebenezer Scrooge (Sir Seymour Hicks) learns the meaning of Christmas from three spirits. Quick Review: Yes, 1935 was a long time ago and many film techniques were not yet invented, but that is no excuse for dull acting and non-existent camera work. Nor does saying
In this comedy take on A Christmas Carol, the three spirits of Christmas (David Johansen, Carol Kane, Chaz Conner) visit TV network president Francis Cross (Bill Murray) who is producing a live version of the Dickens’s tale. I can imagine Murray and director Richard Donner talking about how wild, how edgy their new film was
Five strangers, lost in a tomb, sit before The Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson) as their stories are told. The stories: All Through The House — A woman (Joan Collins) murders her husband on Christmas Eve, with a Santa killer outside the house. Reflection of Death — A man (Ian Hendry), runs off with his mistress
Wealthy, elderly brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) switch the lives of snobbish Louis (Dan Aykroyd) and lower-class conman, Billy Ray (Eddie Murphy), and bet on the outcome. As Billy Ray succeeds in corporate life, Louis is left with nothing, but finds help in a beautiful and clever prostitute (Jamie Lee Curtis). Quick Review: I
Trooper Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) from the 23rd century is sent back in time into the body of an ancestor to stop Whistler, a time-traveling criminal who can turn people into zombies. Teaming up with punk girl Lena (Helen Hunt), Jack must find the ancestors of the leaders of the future before Whistler kills them.
Carol and Mike Brady (Florence Henderson, Robert Reed) decide to skip their planned Christmas trip and bring their six children, Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight), Bobby (Mike Lookinland), Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb), and Cindy (Jennifer Runyon) along with their spouses and children, home for a big family Christmas. However each of the
Three escapees from Devil’s Island (Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov) intend to rob a store, but end up acting as angels for the store-keeper and his family over Christmas. However, these angels are more Old Testament than New. Why is this movie forgotten? Directed by Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca), my
After saving Peter Callaghan’s (Peter Gallagher) life—though he still falls into a coma—Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is mistaken for his fiancée. Soon she is an accepted part of his family, but she knows the truth will come out when Peter awakens. Complicating matters, Peter’s brother, Jack (Bill Pullman), is suspicious of Lucy, as well as attracted
After The War (that’s WWII for anyone in doubt), two military buddies, Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) team up, becoming highly successful song and dance men. When Betty and Judy Haynes (Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen), a sister act, enter their lives, Phil decides to do a bit of matchmaking. This leads