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Post by marianne48 on Dec 19, 2020 14:00:15 GMT
Last night TCM kicked off its weeklong run of Christmas movies. Looking over the list, I found it a little disappointing, and also a little odd at times. Does anyone gather the family together with cups of hot cocoa and sit down to watch that traditional holiday classic, Kiss of Death, for instance? I know not every movie has to be sentimental and covered in tinsel, but if they're going for somber, why not something with stronger ties to Christmas, such as I'll Be Seeing You, or the noirish Christmas Holiday?
If you could suggest some holiday classics that would make good candidates for a holiday marathon, what would be your choices?
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Post by kijii on Dec 19, 2020 18:40:42 GMT
Did you happen to watch Star in the Night (1945) with J. Carrol Naish and Donald Woods last night?
It is a short allegory of the nativity.
For Christmas movies, I would recommend:
Remember the Night (1940) written by
Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray.
I also like It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) as heart-warning Christmas movie.
3 Godfathers (1948) / John Ford is also a good allegory about Christmas.
I plan to see The Holly and the Ivy (1952).
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Post by marianne48 on Dec 19, 2020 21:15:16 GMT
Yes! I love Star in the Night, and I own a copy of Christmas in Connecticut mainly because that short was a bonus extra included on the DVD.
Most of my Christmas favorites I own on DVD because they seldom/never get shown on any cable station:
Miracle on 34th Street
Scrooge (1951)
The TV movies The House Without a Christmas Tree and The Homecoming, a pilot, of sorts, for the TV serirs The Wsltons
The Ref-a little too vulgar for some tastes, but funny
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Dec 20, 2020 0:33:20 GMT
Did you happen to watch Star in the Night (1945) with J. Carrol Naish and Donald Woods last night? It is a short allegory of the nativity. For Christmas movies, I would recommend: Remember the Night (1940) written by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. I also like It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) as heart-warning Christmas movie. 3 Godfathers (1948) / John Ford is also a good allegory about Christmas. I plan to see The Holly and the Ivy (1952). Love 3 Godfathers? Wonderful movie.
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