The Jazz Singer
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
not nominating the movie, but a good scene:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YTR8NgogI
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
The only eligible Looney Tunes short is "Gift Wrapped", correct?
wait are shorts being counted? 1993 storms in with
A Junky's Christmas (dir. Nick Donkin & Melodie McDaniel, p. Francis Ford Coppola)
Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life (w/d. Peter Capaldi, s. Richard E. Grant, winner of best short at BAFTA Scotland 1993, Atlantic Film Award 1993, BAFTA 1994 and Oscar 1995)
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 21:56 (four years ago) link
I don’t object to shorts as long as it’s not to railroad in TV specials.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
The Alastair Sim A Christmas Carol--growing up, on equal footing with It's a Wonderful Life in my family.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 00:20 (four years ago) link
Adding a few more (some obvious):
The Family StoneThe Bishop's WifeChristmas in ConnecticutMetropolitanRemember the NightMiracle on 34th StreetHoliday Inn
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
Metropolitan is a movie I've been wanting to watch again
― Dan S, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 01:39 (four years ago) link
A Junky's Christmas in a decent rip on youtube
Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life in a fairly murky TV -> VHS -> computer rip on youtube
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 03:00 (four years ago) link
Pieces of April
Irony of Fate/Enjoy Your Bath!
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 04:04 (four years ago) link
Joyeux Noël2046
― Dan S, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 04:05 (four years ago) link
2046 " follows the aftermath of Chow Mo-wan's unconsummated affair with Su Li-zhen in 1960s Hong Kong but also includes some science fiction elements and makes frequent references to the date of December 24 or Christmas Eve, on which many significant events in the film occur.”
― Dan S, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 04:28 (four years ago) link
Addams Family Values
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 05:33 (four years ago) link
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 06:26 (four years ago) link
The Ice Storm
― Hongro Hongro Hippies (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 06:32 (four years ago) link
that film meant a lot to me
― Dan S, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 06:39 (four years ago) link
Le Père Noël est une ordure (Father Christmas Is a Shit)
^this was remade as the Steve Martin-Adam Sandler vehicle Mixed Nuts
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:03 (four years ago) link
Mon oncle Antoine
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:36 (four years ago) link
Thirding the hard-nomming for Scrooged. I was so 'ehh' about that movie for the longest time but at some point it clicked and then it clicked hard and now I kinda can't get through the season without watching it. I think 'asshole Bill Murray finding redemption via mystical means' might be my favorite microgenre.
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:44 (four years ago) link
The Insect's Christmas (1913)
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:36 (four years ago) link
All added.
(And added joke nominee New Year's Eve too because, hey, it actually counts!)
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:06 (four years ago) link
Technical question: are TV movies acceptable or are they gonna fall under the purview of next year's poll of holiday specials?
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:15 (four years ago) link
The Christmas Tree aka When Wolves Cry
😎
― Joe Kulak 😎 (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
If it's feature length, go ahead. Or if it's a short that was primarily first played in theaters.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
Okay then:
The Best Christmas Pageant EverThe House Without a Christmas Tree
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:49 (four years ago) link
And unless I'm forgetting some obvious examples, those two 50-year-old entries might comprise the entire corpus of worthwhile feature-length made-for-TV xmas movies.
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
Probably true.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
Someone paste in the whole Lifetime and Hallmark oeuvres.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
AKA cinematic xanax
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
Edward Scissorhands
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
I keep trying to think of movies to add to the nomination list and it seems we've already covered most of the important ones, and there aren't even 100 nominations yet.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
So, yeah, if you have specific Hallmark channel favorites, have at it
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 13:54 (four years ago) link
Norte: The End of History
― devvvine, Thursday, 7 November 2019 14:02 (four years ago) link
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
Santa Claus (1959)Santa Claus Conquers the MartiansThe Santa ClauseMiracle on 34th Street (1994)Tokyo GodfathersSanta Buddies
How about some Oscar winners?
Cavalcade (1933) starts and ends on New Year'sBen-Hur (1959)The Godfather Part IIGreen Book
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
okay, a couple of corny ones i enjoyed:
The Holiday Calendar (the two leads are very cute)Last Holiday (queen latifah!)
― lxy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
Haven't seen them but know that they're appreciate in some quarters:
Jingle All the WayHome for the Holidays
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake CountyBlood Freak
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
I'm glad that Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever and The Godfather Part II are in the same genre.
― jmm, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
Krisha
― Chris L, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
xpost I don't know that I'd call 'films where Robert DeNiro portrays a younger iteration of the titular protagonist' a genre per se.
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
you got me, i looked it up
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
I thought of the first Godfather--Michael and Kay walking along the street after seeing The Bells of St. Mary's--but it seemed like a stretch.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
they buy presents also, but let's indeed cut the crap
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/11-best-incidental-christmas-movies-article-1.2905317
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
(they're walking past RCMH w/ Bells on the marquee -- I don't know if it's clear theyve just seen it)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
Boogie NightsRadio Days
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
TV movies are TV specials imo
nobody should nominate anything that they don't endorse let alone haven't seen. all noms should be accompanied by at least 100 words making their case
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
oh: A Christmas Carol (19996 starring Patrick Stewart, the TNT movie
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:13 (four years ago) link
lol 1999
yeah the holidays in Godfather 2 are probably too incident to merit inclusion. i rescind the nomination.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
Aw, I was looking forward to seeing just how high that landed on clemenza's ballot.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link