Welcome guys and dolls for another saunter down the lane we call memory, but before we set off I must quote something. Mike from Shenley emailed me to say he is daft enough to enjoy these columns and said "they have an easy to follow style, almost conversational".
There are literally thousands upon thousands of Christmas movies and one just doesn't have the time or the inclination to view them all. Which of course leads to a dilemma since the Christmas season is so short.
The world into which "Schindler's List" was released was a lot different from the world we know today. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the Cold War was over, and the great nemesis of the Western democracies, the Soviet Union, had crumbled into the ash heap of history.
For the better part of the year we've heard about casting for the previous "Untitled James Gunn Horror Movie" from Sony Pictures and Screen Gems. Now, the studio has revealed the first trailer for the film which is officially titled BrightBurn .
"What if Superman were Michael Myers?" Sony Pictures has unveiled the first full-length trailer for a sci-fi superhero film titled Brightburn , a new film from director David Yarovesky. Produced by James Gunn, the film is being described as "a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror."
In the 175 years since Charles Dickens penned "A Christmas Carol," there have been countless productions, featuring everyone from Patrick Stewart to Mr. Magoo. The Contemporary Theater Company of Wakefield, RI has managed a holiday miracle: a highly theatrical version, enjoyable by the whole family, which manages to be both warm and seasonal as well as sharp and intelligent.
Unsurprisingly there's a decent amount of decadence - the late 1970s kind, topped by a geyser of glitter - circulating through Matt Tyrnauer's documentary about the infamous New York discotheque that for two years was the epicentre of nightclubbing. The guest list was stacked, with Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, and Calvin Klein among the regulars, while archival footage reveals a young Michael Jackson extolling to a news reporter the virtues of feeling the freedom to dance, but it turns out that two of the most fascinating participants were co-owners and close but contradictory friends Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.
Unsurprisingly there's a decent amount of decadence - the late 1970s kind, topped by a geyser of glitter - circulating through Matt Tyrnauer's documentary about the infamous New York discotheque that for two years was the epicentre of nightclubbing. The guest list was stacked, with Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, and Calvin Klein among the regulars, while archival footage reveals a young Michael Jackson extolling to a news reporter the virtues of feeling the freedom to dance, but it turns out that two of the most fascinating participants were co-owners and close but contradictory friends Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol is one of the most popular Christmas stories ever written. As such, in the 163 years since it was published, it has been adapted into film numerous times.