Tag: christmas
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CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES (2026 ~ Horror)
STORYLINE: The Severson family move to a suburban neighborhood where their neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round and harbor sinister intentions to hypnotize and indoctrinate them. (IMDb) Once upon a Christmas, Krampus frightened filmgoers in the terrifying motion picture Krampus (2015). Santa had his reign of terror in Santa’s Slay (2005). In 1974, the…
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HOLIDAY RETROSPECTIVE 2026: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)
STORYLINE: Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. (IMDb) For the past few years now, I’ve done a series of retrospective blogs, on holiday features. This year, I am starting early, after all Disney gets to start advertising the theme parks…
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Retro Rewind: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
STORYLINE: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life. (IMDb) The 1940’s saw the release of some classic holiday features. The Bishop’s Wife (1947), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Holiday Inn (1942), and Miracle on 34th St (1947) to name a few. Of…
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Retro Rewind ~ THE GRINCH (2018)
STORYLINE: For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss’ beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming, and visually…
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Retro Rewind ~ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)
STORYLINE: Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville, wherein live the Whos, an almost-mutated sort of Munchkin-like people who all love Christmas. Just outside of their beloved town lives the Grinch (Jim Carrey), a nasty creature that hates Christmas and plans to steal it from the Whos, which he equally abhors. Little Cindy…
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Retro Rewind: SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS TGE MARTIANS (1964)
STORYLINE: Worried that their children have become obsessed with television shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, Martians begin an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa Claus. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa Claus.…
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Retro Rewind ~ MIRACLE ON 34th ST (1947)!
STORYLINE: At the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the actor playing Santa Claus is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades him to take his place. He proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to play Santa at the main store. While he…
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Retro Rewind: ELF (2003)
STORYLINE: Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa’s sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs. He, who is on Santa’s naughty list…
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Retro Rewind ~ HOME ALONE (1990)
🏠 STORYLINE: It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz (Devin Ratray) and was sent to his room, which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the…
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Retro Rewind CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
STORYLINE: Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country’s most famous food writers. In her columns, she describes herself as a hard working farm woman, taking care of her children and being an excellent cook. But this is all lies. In reality she is an unmarried New Yorker who can’t even boil an egg. The…
