Comments on: Classics, Contemporaries, Shorts and Full Length Features to get you through the Holidays http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:20:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jeff http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-7044 jeff Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:46:16 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-7044 Such a good movies for kids. Such a good movies for kids.

]]> By: moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6578 moirafinnie Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:24:13 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6578 Your picks are some of my favorites too, Mark. I too wish that MGMWBRKO was still posting regularly on the TCM message board, but the monthly schedule for TCM does still list short subjects, which enabled me to catch the wonderful <b>Star of the Night</b> earlier this month. My only quibble is that I wish that it were shown on Christmas Day as well. It is a very simple yet lovely film and a wonderful example of what <b>J. Carrol Naish</b> could do on screen. Thanks for listing this one and have a peaceful holiday. Your posts are always special. Your pal, Moira Your picks are some of my favorites too, Mark.

I too wish that MGMWBRKO was still posting regularly on the TCM message board, but the monthly schedule for TCM does still list short subjects, which enabled me to catch the wonderful Star of the Night earlier this month. My only quibble is that I wish that it were shown on Christmas Day as well. It is a very simple yet lovely film and a wonderful example of what J. Carrol Naish could do on screen. Thanks for listing this one and have a peaceful holiday. Your posts are always special.
Your pal,
Moira

]]> By: Dad http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6567 Dad Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:02:30 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6567 Son, This was a thoroughly enjoyable posting for me. It reminded me of all my favorites. What a neat way to present the subjects to all of us over busy people. Dad Son,
This was a thoroughly enjoyable posting for me. It reminded me of all my favorites. What a neat way to present the subjects to all of us over busy people.

Dad

]]> By: Mom http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6566 Mom Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:44:58 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6566 Thanks, Mark, for taking the time. The Christmas blog is a wonderful piece of writing. Love, Mom Thanks, Mark, for taking the time. The Christmas blog is a wonderful piece of writing.
Love, Mom

]]> By: MDR http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6565 MDR Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:33:04 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6565 That's certainly one of the great mysteries Richard;-) Dave, I also liked the 'old days' when you could find "It's a Wonderful Life" on one channel or another at almost anytime during December. As a rule I don't watch NBC, so I had to buy my own copy to enable me the same freedom as before. Mandy, I love Frosty too but, as the kids have gotten older, we've stopped watching it every year. Jenni, I grew up in St. Louis and really do enjoy MMISL (I was being facetious about it being shameful). Some excellent choices Tonya! Our original blogathon theme for this week was "10 Movies to Help You Get Through the Holidays", so I had to limit myself. That’s certainly one of the great mysteries Richard;-)

Dave, I also liked the ‘old days’ when you could find “It’s a Wonderful Life” on one channel or another at almost anytime during December. As a rule I don’t watch NBC, so I had to buy my own copy to enable me the same freedom as before.

Mandy, I love Frosty too but, as the kids have gotten older, we’ve stopped watching it every year.

Jenni, I grew up in St. Louis and really do enjoy MMISL (I was being facetious about it being shameful).

Some excellent choices Tonya! Our original blogathon theme for this week was “10 Movies to Help You Get Through the Holidays”, so I had to limit myself.

]]> By: Tonya http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6564 Tonya Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:53:28 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6564 Wonderful choices but how did you keep the list so short? One I wish would be shown each Christmas is "We're No Angels", a delightful movie about three escapees from Devil's Island on Christmas Eve which features Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Leo McCarey and an asp named Adolf. Other movies and animated features my Christmas would not be complete without: "The Shop Around the Corner", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "A Christmas Carol" or "Scrooge" featuring the inimitable Alistair Sim, "The Bishop's Wife", "Christmas in Connecticut", and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" which has the best story for how Santa Claus came to be (and I love the grouchy old Burgermeister Meisterburger!) Wonderful choices but how did you keep the list so short? One I wish would be shown each Christmas is “We’re No Angels”, a delightful movie about three escapees from Devil’s Island on Christmas Eve which features Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Leo McCarey and an asp named Adolf. Other movies and animated features my Christmas would not be complete without: “The Shop Around the Corner”, “The Bells of St. Mary’s”, “A Christmas Carol” or “Scrooge” featuring the inimitable Alistair Sim, “The Bishop’s Wife”, “Christmas in Connecticut”, and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” which has the best story for how Santa Claus came to be (and I love the grouchy old Burgermeister Meisterburger!)

]]> By: Jenni http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6563 Jenni Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:47:35 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6563 Highhurdler, Thank you for your picks. I have been knocking myself out baking, baking, baking, last minute shopping, and handling very excited children, so your blog was a brief and wonderful respite for me this a.m.! We own many Veggie Tale videos,including The Toy that Saved Christmas-very delightful viewing. I also saw the short you mentioned just last week on TCM, it ran after a movie I had tivoed, and I found it very moving;loved the 3 cowboys, with gifts, representing the wise men. Living close to St. Louis, I can't bring myself to call MMISTL shameless. I read the book it's based on this year, and it's good, but not quite like the movie, of course. Prancer we have never seen, so perhaps we'll try to rent it during the Christmas break from school. Thanks again for your great post! Highhurdler,
Thank you for your picks. I have been knocking myself out baking, baking, baking, last minute shopping, and handling very excited children, so your blog was a brief and wonderful respite for me this a.m.!

We own many Veggie Tale videos,including The Toy that Saved Christmas-very delightful viewing. I also saw the short you mentioned just last week on TCM, it ran after a movie I had tivoed, and I found it very moving;loved the 3 cowboys, with gifts, representing the wise men. Living close to St. Louis, I can’t bring myself to call MMISTL shameless. I read the book it’s based on this year, and it’s good, but not quite like the movie, of course. Prancer we have never seen, so perhaps we’ll try to rent it during the Christmas break from school.
Thanks again for your great post!

]]> By: mandy http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6561 mandy Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:57:40 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6561 Love your picks. As a child of the eighties though, I can't help but be fond for what became classics to me such as Garfield's Christmas, Frosty and Emmitt Otter's Jugband Christmas. (And of course anything Rankin/Bass!) Love your picks. As a child of the eighties though, I can’t help but be fond for what became classics to me such as Garfield’s Christmas, Frosty and Emmitt Otter’s Jugband Christmas. (And of course anything Rankin/Bass!)

]]> By: Dave http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6554 Dave Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:25:32 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6554 I liked it better when you could turn on the TV and find It's A Wonderful Life on half a dozen channels even if many of the prints were abysmal. It was just fun catching it at all hours. I haven't watched it in ages since NBC obtained the rights. I'm not much into revisiting the kids stuff but this year I've gone out of my way to do some unconventional Christmas viewing with MST3K Santa Claus and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Tales From the Crypt, Black Christmas, Gremlins, Die Hard, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Thin Man, and I always give Epsiode 3 of Kieslowski's Decalogue a late night Christmas Eve viewing. I liked it better when you could turn on the TV and find It’s A Wonderful Life on half a dozen channels even if many of the prints were abysmal. It was just fun catching it at all hours. I haven’t watched it in ages since NBC obtained the rights.

I’m not much into revisiting the kids stuff but this year I’ve gone out of my way to do some unconventional Christmas viewing with MST3K Santa Claus and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Tales From the Crypt, Black Christmas, Gremlins, Die Hard, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Thin Man, and I always give Epsiode 3 of Kieslowski’s Decalogue a late night Christmas Eve viewing.

]]> By: RHS http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/12/23/classics-contemporaries-shorts-and-full-length-features-to-get-you-through-the-holidays/#comment-6551 RHS Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:53:53 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=5989#comment-6551 You are loath to watch anything twice? How did you get to be a Morlock?! We're in agreement all around here but I'll second the vote for <b>Prancer</b> as a modern Christmas classic. Of course, it's nearly 20 years old now (how did that happen?) but it gets the mix of the sweet and the sour just right. You are loath to watch anything twice? How did you get to be a Morlock?!

We’re in agreement all around here but I’ll second the vote for Prancer as a modern Christmas classic. Of course, it’s nearly 20 years old now (how did that happen?) but it gets the mix of the sweet and the sour just right.

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