Film Festival: Contemporary Christmas Prancer (1989) takes place in a farming community in the mid West. It’s a heart-warming Christmas fantasy with a very realistic look. The film opens in a country school room with the children practicing O Little Town of Bethlehem. Jessica (Rebecca Harrell Tickell) is singing too loudly and enthusiastically. All the…
Christmas movies
The Santa Clause: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Contemporary Christmas The Santa Clause (1994) is a contemporary Christmas classic film that does a great job of contrasting reality (office meetings, custody hearings, principal’s office) with the fantasy of Santa’s world. The story begins with Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) getting honored at the office Christmas party for best sales for the toy…
Last Holiday gourmet romance: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Contemporary Christmas Last Holiday (2006) is a contemporary Christmas story starring Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, and Gerard Depardieu. I love a good Queen Latifah movie and I hope you will try this movie if you haven’t seen it! When we first meet Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) she is distractedly singing with her…
Annotated White Christmas: Lisa’s Home Bijou
White Christmas (1954) is a favorite Christmas musical for so many people. This is another classic that doesn’t really need a review. Being over 60 years old, I think it’s time for an annotation for younger viewers. Here’s my take on some of the sayings and culture in White Christmas that might need some explanation….
Eve’s Christmas: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Christmas Fantasy Eve’s Christmas (2004) begins with Eve running out of her fabulous condo in New York to catch a cab to her Madison Avenue office. She is pitching an ad campaign to Cumberland Wines. She’s got a fabulous city single life. Eve’s assistant is Mandy (Erin Karpluk), her best friend since childhood….