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Christmas Movies: The Godfather

by The Greek. At first glance, not a Christmas film by any means, The Godfather trilogy is what I consider a skeleton key of an…

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Christmas Movie Memories with our Family of Eight

There is nothing quite as magical to a child as Christmas time. The music, the food, the movies… As a child, I couldn’t imagine anything…

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The Darker Side of Christmas And The Things NOT Better Left Unsaid

There is comfort in sadness, trust me I know. It often becomes familiar, an old lover’s arms wrapping around you like a worn-out blanket smelling…

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Christmas Movies: Die Hard

By Daniel Smith-Rowsey Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, Public Policy Polling released a crucial, world-changing poll that indicated…

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Quick Film Diagnosis: Love, Actually

Quick Film Diagnosis: Love, Actually I know what I’m about to say may be traumatic for some to hear, but Love, Actually as a “romcom…

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Christmas Movies: Joyeux Noël

Christian Carion’s tri-lingual, six-character fictionalized re-creation of an actual 1914 event probably has more weight today than it did when it was initially released a…

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Christmas Movies: Scrooged

Scrooged is undoubtedly my favorite Christmas movie of all time – it’s a tale as old as time without the gimmicks or seriousness. It’s got one…

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Christmas Movies: End of Days

The holiday season. Christmas, the looming newborn year, a time to rejoice, indulge, appreciate the finer details, the things that matter. And reflect. Stop for…

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50 Films For Christmas – Part 4 Of 10

My dear wife has become vocal about our current Christmas marathon somehow squashing our festive spirit – and she is most definitely right. So please…

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50 Films For Christmas – Part 3 OF 10

With our film-watching mission now seeming more like an addiction, the wife and I could well be halfway through our challenge before December has barely…

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50 FILMS FOR CHRISTMAS – PART 2 OF 10

The wife and I are really getting through these Christmas-related films in a real hurry. A real mixed sack of film presents here, one best…

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50 Films for Christmas – Part 1 of 10

We’ve only gone and done it again. A brand new movie marathon don’t you know. And as the Christmas decorations went up so early in…

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5 Unopened Christmas Treats – Television

It is probably no secret to you, that I love writing, here on the blog, and my screenwriting. But I would also like to declare…

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