Fred Claus
July 18, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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This is a story you’ve never heard before, a hilarious and heartwarming comedy about Fred Claus, Santa?s brother ? and complete opposite. After growing up in saintly Nick?s shadow, Fred becomes a grouch who?s lost his belief in Christmas. Then, one magical December, Fred flies north (first via reindeer) to find brother Nick is in trouble: a scheming efficiency expert is out to shut down Christmas
[ Read this article → ]Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Deluxe Edition)
July 11, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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Accept no substitutes. The 1966 television adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ timeless book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!–about an anti-Santa who tries to heist the holiday only to learn a powerful lesson–is a classic in its own right, and looking better than ever in its 50th Birthday Deluxe Edition.
[ Read this article → ]It’s a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
July 11, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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George Bailey (played superbly by James Stewart) grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls, dreaming dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him enslaved to his home turf. Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born.
[ Read this article → ]Elf [Region 2]
July 10, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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Elf is genuinely good. Not just Saturday Night Live-movie good, when the movie has some funny bits but is basically an insult to humanity; Elf is a smartly written, skillfully directed, and deftly act
[ Read this article → ]Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)
July 10, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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Beyond Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Christmas Classics Box Set Horton Hears a Who! Stills from Miracle on 34th Street (Click for larger image)
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