In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, filmmaker John Waters poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Baltimore. BALTIMORE - From kitschy ornaments to model train extravaganzas and a holiday song dedicated to bottom-feeding crustaceans, Baltimore's unique brand of quirky creativity really shines at Christmas.
" Tokyo Godfathers" From late Japanese master of animation Satoshi Kon, "Tokyo Godfathers" is a touching, hilarious and dramatic animated drama about the warm bond between those cast out by society. A transsexual, a runaway girl and an alcoholic bum come across a baby in the trash on Christmas Eve and find themselves caught up in a wild adventure across Tokyo as they try to get her back home, growing closer to each other along the way.
Every holiday season, we sit down with our favorite festive movies and return to the magic these films have to offer. Some turn to classics such as It ' s a Wonderful Life or the various renditions of A Christmas Carol.
The Sonoma Coast town of Bodega Bay is probably best known as the dark backdrop for Alfred Hitchcock's film, " The Birds ." But the town is also home to the folk trio, Rainbow Girls .
TV on DVD and Blu-ray remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Chapters - an enjoyable victory lap for one of the franchise's best animated installments to datea featuring four multi-part, stand-alone story arcs with different stakes, characters, tones, and locales, there's a lot to like here and Channel Zero: Candle Cove - the premiere season of Syfy's take on the horror anthology concept is hampered by overly exaggerated supernatural drama and thrills.
"A Christmas Carol" : It's the 1984 version of Charles Dickens' classic, featuring the great George C. Scott in the role of grouchy miser Ebenezer Scrooge. "It's a Wonderful Life" : Frank Capra's feel-good classic returns for another airing, and you know the drill: Every time you watch it, an angel gets his wings or a TV executive gets a raise Or something like that.
Scrooge deals with the first of a multitude of spirits as Marley comes a-calling in the 1938 adaptation of A Christmas Carol .
But Black Christmas is a pretty fair addition to this very specific sub-genre. Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey as sorority sisters.
"A Christmas Story," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" are my column readers' most beloved Christmas movies. And, as the vote tally shows, when it comes to another favorite, "A Christmas Carol," readers prefer the 1951 version, with Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge.