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A Christmas Carol (1938)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This is, by far, my most favorite of the adaptions to A Christmas Carol. I loved it. Reginald Owen is the best Scrooge ever! To find out later that he wasn’t even suppose to have the role makes … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Films 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by laurarachel4

  The Apartment (1960) Rated NR C.C. Baxter has his future mapped out — all he needs to do is cozy up to the top feeders in the corporate food chain. But his fast track to the executive suite gets … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Box (1995)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated G The Christmas Box is a prequel to the Timepiece. I have to say I relished the Timepiece more the Christmas Box. I felt that they pushed the story along instead of just letting the story unfold. Maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Silent Night (2002)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This was an incredible true story of Christmas in 1944 within the woods of Germany. It’s a story of a mother and son and a christmas truce between the American and German Soldiers. The son,  Fritz Vicken, of this story … Continue reading →

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Christmas Movies 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010 by laurarachel4

Movies I won’t miss for Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) Rated NR It’s a wonderful film. Frank Capra’s inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who’s spent a lifetime giving up … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004)

Posted on December 10, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR Yes, A Christmas Carol was made into a musical and yes, it was done well. Not perfect but the music was from Alan Menken which I love. Alan has written music for a lot of Disney films including the … Continue reading →

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Timepiece (1996)

Posted on December 8, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR The Timepiece is a wonderful story about racism set in the 1940’s. The story runs smoothly and very entertaining. One of my favorite actors, James Earl Jones, does another stellar performance. Timepiece was a made for TV movie based on the book … Continue reading →

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Ebbie (1995)

Posted on December 7, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This was an interesting movie. It’s an updated version of A Christmas Carol, I know another version and this version has a female Scrooge that’s very modern. She owns a store and not a bank. Ms. Scrooge seemed to give … Continue reading →

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Tangled (2010)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated PG I’ve wanted to see this film for a year and it was well worth the wait. I love that Disney has gone back to the faerie tales and this film certainly lived up to the buzz. I happened to … Continue reading →

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Ron Livingston

Posted on December 4, 2010 by laurarachel4

 Band of Brothers (2001) Rated NR Based on Stephen Ambrose’s best-seller, this Emmy-nominated miniseries profiles the men of Easy Company, the airborne infantry regiment that parachuted into France on D-Day, fought the Battle of the Bulge and captured Hitler’s Eagle’s … Continue reading →

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