“Miracle on 34th Street” — Santa Lessons
Posted on December 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
“Meet Me in St. Louis” — “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Posted on December 21, 2015 at 8:00 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9RyySpkU8
Related Tags:Judy Garland sings this bittersweet classic to Margaret O’Brien as they prepare for what they think will be their last Christmas in the home they love.
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Phone Scene
Posted on December 17, 2015 at 8:00 am
This is my favorite scene in a movie that is just about everyone’s favorite at this time of year: It’s a Wonderful Life. George tries to pretend that he doesn’t love Mary and almost fools even himself. But when they have to stand so close together….
A Christmas Carol: Alastair Sim’s Scrooge Visits Fred
Posted on December 16, 2015 at 8:00 am
The one movie I make sure to watch every year at Christmas is the Alastair Sim version of “A Christmas Carol.” The final scene always brings me to tears.
The 100 Best American Films — From Movie Critics Around the World
Posted on July 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm
The American Film Institute has its top 100 list and the Library of Congress has its National Film Registry. But how do movie critics around the world see our films? The BBC prepared a list of the 100 greatest American films, based on the selections of international movie critics. Of course there is a lot of overlap. You know “Citizen Kane” and “The Godfather” and “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Searchers” are going to be there. The top 10 are pretty easy to guess (though I still think “Vertigo” does not deserve to be ranked so high).
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
But there are some nice surprises in the rest of the list, like “Ace in the Hole,” “Heaven’s Gate,” “Marnie,” and “Imitation of Life.” Crank up that Netflix queue and add some of the ones you haven’t seen yet.