Gary Jive
Dreaming of a Jewish christmas (2017) - Day 173, June 16th
Happily, 2017’s Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas fits the bill perfectly. This captivating musical documentary charts the incredible story...
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Gary Jive
Jun 154 min read
The Star of Bethlehem (2007) - Day 172, June 15th
My next festive documentary feels less like a movie and more like a very dry university lecture captured on camera. 2007’s The Star of...
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Gary Jive
Jun 145 min read
Homeless At Christmas (2018) - Day 171, June 14th
Next day, it’s safe to say I’m feeling excited, as it’s the day that Scotland finally play their first football match at a major...
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Gary Jive
Jun 134 min read
Road Trip For Ralphie (2008) - Day 170, June 13th
For my next film, I enter the world of the enthusiastic ‘Super-fan’, otherwise known as the ‘nerd’, with Road Trip For Ralphie, a DIY,...
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Gary Jive
Jun 123 min read
Dear Santa (June 12th) - Day 169, June 12th
Ever wonder how your letter gets to Santa Claus? Well, in 1912 the U.S. Postmaster General came up with ‘Operation Santa’, authorising...
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Gary Jive
Jun 115 min read
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) - Day 168, June 11th
Looking at the list of yuletide docu-movies on my slate, I realise I’m a bit of a philistine when it comes to my knowledge of the history...
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Gary Jive
Jun 104 min read
Season of Love (2019) - Day 167, June 10th
After Mixed Nuts turned out to be a mixed bag, 2019’s light-hearted romantic comedy Season of Love fares much better with a cast of...
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Gary Jive
Jun 94 min read
Mixed Nuts (1994) - Day 166, June 9th
Another film that highlights and skewers some awful, neanderthalic attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people is 1994’s comedy flop Mixed Nuts from...
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Gary Jive
Jun 83 min read
Twinkle All The Way (2019) - Day 165, June 8th
Back in more familiar festive territory, our next movie is 2019’s Twinkle All the Way, a sweet but forgettable movie from the Lifetime...
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Gary Jive
Jun 74 min read
Female Trouble (1974) - Day 164, June 7th
1974’s Female Trouble is another film that deliberately sets out to be provocative and is my first taste of the works of legendary...
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Gary Jive
Jun 63 min read
A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) - Day 163, June 6th
Another film that may have been largely overlooked by audiences is 2020’s high concept TV movie A New York Christmas Wedding. The...
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Gary Jive
Jun 54 min read
Too Cool For Christmas (2004) - Day 162, June 5th
Despite having a fraction of the budget of Rent and being a made-for-TV movie, 2004’s Too Cool For Christmas is a far more interesting...
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Gary Jive
Jun 44 min read
Rent (2005) - Day 161, June 4th
A far more well-known film is up next with Chris Columbus’s 2005 big-screen adaptation of uber-successful stage musical Rent. Yes, that’s...
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Gary Jive
Jun 34 min read
Some Of My Best Friends Are... (1971) - Day 160, June 3rd
1971’s Some of My Best Friends Are… is a wonderfully titled film, its moniker giving a smart insight into what this one will be about....
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Gary Jive
Jun 23 min read
Holiday Heart (2000) - Day 159, June 2nd
My next film Holiday Heart is a much-celebrated TV movie that premiered on the Showtime channel in December 2000 and was produced by the...
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Gary Jive
Jun 13 min read
Red Lodge (2013) - Day 158, June 1st
2013's Red Lodge from filmmaker Dan Steadman is another gay comedy/drama story but this time done in a much more realistic style with...
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Gary Jive
May 313 min read
Let It Snow (2019) - Day 157, May 31st
In 2019 Netflix decided to get in on the LGBTQ+ action, releasing the delightful Let It Snow, another one of those Love Actually-style...
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Gary Jive
May 303 min read
Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) - Day 156, May 30th
Our next LGBTQ+ themed Christmas flick is far less polished than the other efforts so far, but gets plenty points for trying. Make the...
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Gary Jive
May 293 min read
Dashing in December (2020) - Day 155, May 29th
Next up is Dashing in December, another made for TV effort for the Paramount Channel from 2020 that also feels like it fits the formula...
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Gary Jive
May 284 min read
The Christmas House (2020) - Day 154, May 28th
2020 was clearly a banner year for LGBTQ+ representation in Christmas movies and here comes another one - Hallmark’s first to prominently...
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Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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