The trials and tribulations of a pleasant, silly “every-woman” (Renée Zellweger) as she attempts to lose weight, smoke less, and find a man who isn’t her boss (Hugh Grant). It couldn’t possibly be that rude Darcy (Colin Firth), could it? Quick Review: Not a romantic comedy, but a comedy about romance, Bridget Jones’s Diary is
Two hundred years ago, a miracle took the village of Brigadoon out of time, making it appear for only one day every hundred year. On the second day after the “miracle,” American Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and his grumpy sidekick Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) stumble upon the town. Tommy falls for Fiona (Cyd Charisse) but
Scrooge (a.k.a. Yosemite Sam) is up to his normal skin flint ways. His treatment of Bob Cratchit (Porky Pig) is this the last straw for Bugs Bunny, who declares, “This means war!” Grabbing a sheet, Bugs pretends to be a ghost to scare Scrooge into some Christmas spirit. 8 min. The Looney Tunes, do Dickens,
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen), known for his cruelty, particularly to his employee, Bob Cratchit (Gene Lockhart), is visited by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and learns the meaning of Christmas. This MGM, high-gloss version of the Dickens classic is a long way from its weak, 1935 predecessor. What a difference three
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim), is visited by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and learns the meaning of Christmas. This British, B&W version of the well-known story is generally considered to be the finest version by critics and viewers alike, and I agree. If you’re reading this, chances are you are well
Another version of the Dickens’ story in which cruel Ebenezer Scrooge (Patrick Stewart) learns the meaning of Christmas from three spirits. Quick Review: A garden-variety re-telling of A Christmas Carol, there are no huge mistakes, but also nothing to make it more than average. The sets look a bit too much like a sound stage,
A musical version of the traditional Christmas story where old humbug Ebenezer Scrooge (Kelsey Grammer) learns the true meaning of Christmas from three spirits. Quick Review: With so many version of A Christmas Carol to choose from, I can be discriminating. There’s always another to switch to, and I suggest doing so when this is on.
Magazine publisher Alexander Yardley (Sydney Greenstreet) arranges for a war hero to stay at his food columnist’s farm in Connecticut during Christmas. The problem is that the columnist, Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck), doesn’t have a farm, or know how to cook. Quick Review: A combination farce and romance with a little wartime patriotism, Christmas in Connecticut
With their daughter, Blair, planning to be gone for the Holidays, Luther and Nora Krank (Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis) decide to skip Christmas and go on a cruise. However, the neighbors, led by the dictatorial Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) are upset by this lack of tradition and start protests. When Blair calls on Christmas
Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) plans an extravagant family Christmas for his wife (Beverly D’Angelo), kids (Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki), parents (John Randolph, Diane Ladd), and in-laws (E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts). But Griswold vacations never go as planned, and one disaster after another occurs, including the arrival of redneck Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid). The word that
Four children, Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan (Anna Popplewell), sent to the country to avoid the blitz, travel through a magical wardrobe to the land of Narnia, where an evil witch (Tilda Swinton) keeps the land in perpetual winter. A prophecy declares that four humans will start the overthrow
Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is a workaholic who ignores his far-hotter-than-he-could-possibly-get wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and his two kids, in order to please his egotistical boss (David Hasselhoff ). After a tense evening, he is given a universal remote from Morty (Christopher Walken), that allows him to pause and fast-forward through life. I had thought,