I watched It Happened On Fifth Avenue (1947). Rich and poor people switch roles in a New York mansion at Christmastime. Has its moments but could be better -- I'm not nominating it. Best part is Victor Moore as a homeless drunk who likes to cosplay as a rich man. For people who like innuendo in code-era Hollywood films, there's a scene where a woman is describing where she met her boyfriend that is taken to mean where her baby was conceived -- "and (Victor Moore) was there too!". Made into two Bollywood movies; the 70s one is on youtube and looks wild.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
Compliments of the Season (1930)The Christmas Party (1931)A Bill of Divorcement (1932)The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)Little Women (1933, and other versions I can't be bothered to look up)The Night Before Christmas (1933)Babes in Toyland (1934)Jack Frost (1934)La Grande Illusion (1937)Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)Serendipity (2001)Unaccompanied Minors (2006)Far From Heaven (2002)Christmas Holiday (1944)The Reckless Moment (1949)Making Christmas Crackers (1910)
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 23:54 (four years ago) link
The '30s arguably had Christmas on lockdown more than any other decade.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 November 2019 13:56 (four years ago) link
Meanwhile, I can't stop laughing.
16-year-old Lindsay Dearborn (Brooke Nevin) is "Too Cool for Christmas," and wants no part of the family celebration being planned by her two male homosexual parents (Adam Harrington and Barclay Hope) and her kid sister Alexa (Jodelle Ferland. Nope, Lindsay is gonna spend the holidays skiing with her best buds, and that's the way it is. Her disdain for the Yuletide season comes to surface at the mall, where she disses a department store Santa Claus (played by George Hamilton) for his tacky beard and out-of-date clothing. Surprisingly, Santa agrees with Lindsay and asks her to help him undergo a complete "fashion makeover" so that he can win back the affections of Mrs. Claus (played by Donna Mills) Out of sympathy for the old guy, Lindsay does what he asks, then is informed that he's the genuine, bonafide, not-a-phony Santa Claus--and further, that he needs her help to deliver all his presents on Christmas Eve. Agreeing on the condition that she'll be back in town in time to go skiing, Lindsay embarks upon the thrill ride of her life--and in the course of the long winter's night, she learns a few lessons about the true meaning of Christmas. An alternate version of the film, which exchanges the homosexual couple for a straight one, was named A Very Cool Christmas and appeared on the Lifetime channel in December 2004.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 November 2019 14:04 (four years ago) link
thanksgiving:House of YesThe Daytrippers*(dis)honorable mention to Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ short from Grindhouse
xmas:The Holly and the IvyWhite ReindeerChristmas EvilGrumpy Old Men
hannukah:The Hebrew HammerFor Your Consideration
nyeSnowpiercerThe Poseidon Adventure (1972)Ocean’s 11 (1962)
perhaps too incidental? I dunno, what do you think? Inside aka À l'intérieur (2007) – takes place on Christmas EveLA Confidential – the whole “Bloody Christmas” affairGo (1999) – takes place during ChristmastimeNobody’s Fool (1994) – plot hinges on a Thanksgiving get-togetherAn American Tail – begins w/ a Hannukah context
― Legacy of Banality (Pillbox), Thursday, 14 November 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
The Christmas Chronicles (surprised to like this so much)
― lxy, Thursday, 14 November 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
not necessarily because i like them
The Muppet Christmas CarolKlaus (2019)Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)White Christmas (Curtiz, 1954)Babes in Toyland (1961)Arthur ChristmasChristmas on MarsSaving ChristmasDekalog 3 but maybe this is more of a tv episode? idk
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 22 November 2019 07:10 (four years ago) link
As I completely spaced out my Thursday-centric due dates, I am extending nomination period for at least another 12 to 24 hours.
(Gonna save the Dekalog ep for next year's poll.)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Friday, 22 November 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
Also, I do believe it's Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, which slots alphabetically right after King of Kings
8 Women
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 24 November 2019 04:10 (four years ago) link
currently watching the recently resurfaced 1978 Canadian noir Silent Partner w/ Elliott Gould and Christopher Plummer, and fuck yes this qualifies
― Simon H., Sunday, 24 November 2019 05:36 (four years ago) link
OK, nominations are closed, with 175 entries. Firing up the campaigning/voting thread imminently.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
exclude everything where ppl said "I am not recommending this"
― insecurity bear (sic), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:42 (four years ago) link
Did anyone say that explicitly?
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
(I probably did exclude in any case.)
VOTE: The POLLy and the Ivy ... It's the ILX Holiday Movies Poll Campaigning/Voting Thread (Voting Ends: Dec. 11)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 22:27 (four years ago) link
id have unironically nominated carreys grinch
we're no angels
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Monday, 25 November 2019 01:07 (four years ago) link
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/12/christmas-movies-hallmark-romantic-comedy/621045/
― Blue Suede Q*bert (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link