Once again on Christmas, John McClane (Bruce Willis), finds himself battling terrorists in order to protect his wife. This time, he stumbles into them at the airport where they are trying to free a South American Fascist leader. Quick Review: It is unfair to compare the sequel to the original Die Hard, but I just
With The Doctor (David Tennant) in a coma after a difficult regeneration, Rose (Billie Piper) returns to Earth in the TARDIS at Christmastime. Unfortunately, the alien Sycorax have also arrived, with plans to conquer the planet. With The Doctor sidelined, and lesser aliens after his body, Rose is helpless and afraid, and the new Prime
Sledding in the snow, Donald Duck (Clarence Nash, who does all voices) purposely destroys Huey, Dewey, and Louie’s snowman. The boys decide to fight back and it escalates to a wild snowball fight. 7 min. This isn’t really a Christmas film, but it is a winter one, and is generally shown at Christmastime. Disney packages
Head butler, Fitzwilliam (Dick Van Dyke), and his loyal staff rob and con in order to raise enough money to keep Miss Vicky (Dame Edith Evans) convinced she’s still rich. But their perfect world is upset when a new secretary, Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), enters the household. Quick Review: A skillfully written piece of Christmas
On Christmas Eve, The Tasmanian Devil (voice: Mel Blanc) is accidentally dropped from an airplane and falls into Santa Claus’s suit, which is on a line to dry. Bounced into Santa’s sleigh, “Taz” shows up at Bugs Bunny’s (voice: Mel Blanc) house, but, as always, the ferocious devil can’t get the best of Bugs. 7
Jimmy Durante narrators the story of Frosty, a snowman who is brought to life when a hat, thrown away by Professor Hinkle (voice: Billy De Wolfe), a bad magician, is placed on his head. Frosty (voice: Jackie Vernon) realizes that he’ll melt unless he reaches the North Pole, so he sets off with little Karen
Philip J. Fry (voice: Billy West) is depressed because he’s away from his family at Christmas and because the holiday (now pronounced “ex mass”) has changed so much in a thousand years. Now, Santa Claus is a highly armed robot that punishes the naughty, and he considers almost everyone naughty. When Fry learns how sad
Sylvester is far less impressed with his Christmas present (a rubber mouse) than with Granny’s (Tweety). Cat wants bird. Bird wants to live. Granny wants peace. It’s the eternal triangle…right? 7.5 min. If you’ve seen one Tweety cartoon, you’ve… Well, you get the idea. Unless you haven’t seen a Tweety cartoon, in which case: What’s
Goth teens Brigitte (Emily Perkins) and Ginger (Katherine Isabelle) have sworn an oath to always be together. They also will do anything to be different. On the night that Ginger begins to menstruate, she is bitten by an oversized wolf. As Ginger becomes sexual, violent, and irrational, Bridget works with the local drug dealer (Kris
Short Film: Grandma (voice: Susan Blu), gets run over by Santa’s sleigh and then disappears. With her out of the way, Cousin Mel (voice: Michele Lee) attempts to sell the family store and destroy Christmas. It is up to grandson Jake (voice: Alex Doduk) to find Grandma. The song Grandma Got Run Over By A
Years after he killed his sister, the now grown Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and stalks babysitters. I didn’t see Halloween in ’78. Then it was a phenomenon. It was the beginning of a new kind of film (Not really; Bay of Blood was the beginning, but everyone didn’t start copying it till Halloween). By
Starting where Halloween finished, Michael Myers continues his killing spree; his main target, Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), is now a patient at the local hospital. Attempting to save her and stop Michael is Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence). By the time 1981 strolled along, any originally in the Slasher sub-genre had been drained away. Dozens of look-a-like, feel-a-like