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Remember the Night (1940) - Day 133, May 7th

Gary Jive

May 73 min read

Remember the Night (1940) - Day 133, May 7th

Barbara Stanwyck returns in my next ‘40s yuletide tale, the more breezy and whimsical Remember the Night from 1940. This time she’s Lee,...

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Gary Jive

May 63 min read

Meet John Doe (1941) - Day 132, May 6th

We continue our voyage through 1940s cinema with a look at Frank Capra’s other awesome (but less Christmassy) Christmas film Meet John...

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Gary Jive

May 53 min read

Christmas Eve (1947) - Day 131, May 5th

The theme of wealthy folks scheming to try and stay and stay rich continues with the unimaginatively titled Christmas Eve, also from...

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Gary Jive

May 43 min read

The Cheaters (1945) - Day 130, May 4th

There’s further clever, well-written conniving antics going down in 1945’s The Cheaters, the tale of a wealthy family scheming to prevent...

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Gary Jive

May 32 min read

Larceny, Inc. (1942) - Day 129, May 3rd

Clever tricks and cunning ploys are the order of the day in 1942’s Larceny, Inc., a neat little comedic heist film set during the...

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Beyond Tomorrow (1940) - Day 128, May 2nd

Gary Jive

May 22 min read

Beyond Tomorrow (1940) - Day 128, May 2nd

Next stop on our tour of the movies of Christmas past is 1940, with A. Edward Sutherland’s supernatural oddity Beyond Tomorrow. This is a...

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The Bishop's Wife (1947) - Day 127, May 1st

Gary Jive

May 12 min read

The Bishop's Wife (1947) - Day 127, May 1st

We tumble headlong into the 1940s next, with Henry Koster’s old-time favourite The Bishop’s Wife from 1947. This one sees dejected,...

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And So They Were Married (1936) - Day 126, April 30th

Gary Jive

Apr 303 min read

And So They Were Married (1936) - Day 126, April 30th

More 1930s ace-ness next with 1936’s classic romantic comedy And So They Were Married which, though a very smart film, pretty much spoils...

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Babes in Toyland (1934) - Day 125, April 29th

Gary Jive

Apr 292 min read

Babes in Toyland (1934) - Day 125, April 29th

There’s something more light-hearted next as I travel forward into the ‘30s with 1934’s delightful Babes in Toyland starring the...

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Hell's Heroes (1929) - Day 124, April 28th

Gary Jive

Apr 283 min read

Hell's Heroes (1929) - Day 124, April 28th

1929’s Hell’s Heroes is one of the earliest movies made with sound and the first sound production to be directed by the revered William...

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The Adventures of the Wrong Santa Claus (1914) and More... - Day 123, April 27th

Gary Jive

Apr 274 min read

The Adventures of the Wrong Santa Claus (1914) and More... - Day 123, April 27th

It’s into the 1910s next day, with The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus, a diverting silent short from 1914 directed by the prolific...

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Santa Claus (1898) and More... - Day 122, April 26th

Gary Jive

Apr 267 min read

Santa Claus (1898) and More... - Day 122, April 26th

For the next month, I'll be heading back in time, checking out 'old' Christmas movies. From my limited research, I ‘m pleased to discover...

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Gary Jive

Apr 254 min read

Gremlins (1984) - Day 121, April 25th

And so we reach the last of our yuletide tales of terror and we’re going out with a total bona fide classic. It’s the fourth highest...

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Better Watch Out (2016) - Day 120, April 24th

Gary Jive

Apr 242 min read

Better Watch Out (2016) - Day 120, April 24th

Our next Christmas creep-fest is another clever film full of smart ideas and one of the all-time great cinematic rug-pulls that I will...

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Gary Jive

Apr 232 min read

P2 (2007) - Day 119, April 23rd

Next up is 2007’s tense stalker flick P2, from director Franck Khalfoun. In a refreshing twist, this is a hair-raising Christmas-set...

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Christmas Evil (1980) - Day 118, April 22nd

Gary Jive

Apr 223 min read

Christmas Evil (1980) - Day 118, April 22nd

1980’s quite frankly bonkers video nasty Christmas Evil ,(aka You Better Watch Out) really gets under the skin of an oddball with a Santa...

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Silent Night (2012) - Day 117, April 21st

Gary Jive

Apr 213 min read

Silent Night (2012) - Day 117, April 21st

Under closer examination, Silent Night from director Steven C. Miller isn’t so much a remake/reboot/rebootquel of Silent Night, Deadly...

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Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker (1991) - Day 116, April 20th

Gary Jive

Apr 203 min read

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker (1991) - Day 116, April 20th

So, Part 4 was disturbingly weird. Thankfully Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker (1991) brings the franchise back to more...

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Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) - Day 115, 19th April

Gary Jive

Apr 192 min read

Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) - Day 115, 19th April

The naffness of part 3 didn’t stop them making Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990), a film that shamelessly abandons the very...

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Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out (1989) - Day 114, April 18th

Gary Jive

Apr 183 min read

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out (1989) - Day 114, April 18th

In a move few could have expected, Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out chucks a few supernatural elements into the mix,...

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