Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Deluxe Edition)
July 11, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Christmas Family Movies
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.
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.
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)
A Christmas Story (Full-Screen Edition)
July 7, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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This delightfully funny holiday gem tells the story of Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsly) a 1940\’s nine-year-old who pulls out all the stops to obtain the ultimate Christmas present.
The Polar Express (Full Screen Edition)
July 5, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
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Destined to become a holiday perennial, The Polar Express also heralded a brave new world of all-digital filmmaking. Critics and audiences were divided between those who hailed it as an instant classi