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The Best and Worst Christmas Movie Presents

December 24, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Christmas is a time for giving. Some presents are great, some are terrible, and we’ve seen plenty of both in Christmas movies… It’s the season of goodwill and sharing festive cheer (and beer) with friends and family. Big Red dumps his goods down the chimney and kids across the land open their presents in baited […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8-Bit Christmas, A Christmas Story, Bad Santa, Die Hard, home alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, It's a Wonderful Life, Jingle All the Way, Love Actually, Santa Claus: The Movie

Home Alone comes to NECA’s Toony Classics series

August 5, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

NECA has unveiled the Toony Classics figures from Chris Columbus’ 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone which includes Kevin McCallister, The Wet Bandits Marv and Harry, and ‘Old Man’ Marley. The set goes on sale this November; check out the promotional images here… NECA is proud to announce these iconic Christmas movie characters to add to […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: home alone, NECA

The Ultimate Christmas Movie Douchebags

December 25, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tis the season to be jolly but it’s also the season to be a douchebag, if some of these iconic Christmas movie douches are anything to go by… We’ve all known a steaming douchebag in our time. It could be someone with an ego that melds perfectly with a shit-eating grin, or someone who takes […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8-Bit Christmas, A Christmas Story, Chandler Dean, David Gillen, Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Don Ameche, Gary Bamman, Hart Brochner, home alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Jingle All the Way, John Glover, Lionel Barrymore, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Phil Hartman, Ralph Bellamy, Scrooged, Trading Places, William Atherton, Zack Ward

Five Classic Retro Christmas Movie Tie-In Games

December 24, 2023 by Andrew Newton

Andrew Newton with a selection of classic Christmas movie tie-in retro games… With Christmas upon us I thought it was time for us at Flickering Myth to have a look at video games through the ages that have been inspired by this wonderful season of giving. Sure, not all the games (nor the films) may […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Batman Returns, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Die Hard Trilogy, Elf, Elf: The Movie, home alone, The Grinch

Flickering Myth’s Christmas Movie Guide

December 23, 2023 by Chris Gelderd

Chris Gelderd presents Flickering Myth’s Christmas Movie Guide… It’s that time of year already. Stuck for something to watch to get you in the festive spirit, or do you need to kill time with the family? Look no further than our selection of top ten Christmas films that will guarantee to leave you feeling (mostly) […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, Christmas, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Christmas With the Kranks, Die Hard, Elf, Father Christmas Is Back, home alone, Jingle All the Way, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Santa Claus: The Movie, Santa Who, Scrooged, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Santa Clause 3, Trading Places

Home Alone and Home Alone 2 vs. Every Sequel and Rip Off

December 24, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Home Alone 1 and 2 in comparison to every sequel and rip off which followed, and the secret of Chris Columbus’ success… It’s Christmas season and by law you will at some point be watching Home Alone. It might also come to pass that you’ll follow up the original seasonal classic, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bone Alone, home alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Home Alone 3, Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, home sweet home alone, Pups Alone

10 Magical Christmas Movie Soundtracks

December 22, 2021 by Sean Wilson

Sean Wilson gets ready for the festive season by firing up a playlist of essential seasonal tunes… What’s a Christmas movie without a sprinkling of musical magic? Many of our favourite festive hits are defined by their soundtracks, so, in the spirit of the season, I’ve rounded up 10 classic scores that never fail to […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, Die Hard, Elf, home alone, john debney, John Williams, miracle on 34th street, The Grinch, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Polar Express, The Snowman

A Not So Holly-Jolly Christmas: Why are the mean spirited festive films so enjoyable?

December 22, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at mean spirited Christmas films, and why we enjoy them so much… We all love a bit of Christmas cheer. Okay, some of us do. There are plenty of warm hearted Crimbo films to enjoy. Injected with pure unadulterated saccharine. Any mean spirited film of course, will inevitably turn back into festive […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, Bad Santa, Christmas, Die Hard, home alone, Scrooged

LEGO officially unveils Home Alone LEGO Ideas set

October 21, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

LEGO has unveiled its LEGO Ideas Home Alone set which is inspired by the 1990 classic Christmas comedy. The buildable model comes with minifigures for Kevin McCallister, his mother Kate, their neighbour ‘Old Man’ Marley, and the Wet Bandits Harry and Marv, and distinct features to recreate the movies hilarious scenes. It goes on sale […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, LEGO, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: home alone, LEGO, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Ideas Home Alone

Home Sweet Home Alone coming to Disney+ in November

August 14, 2021 by Gary Collinson

The Home Alone franchise is returning for the holidays, with Disney+ announcing that 20th Century Studios’ adventure comedy Home Sweet Home Alone is coming to the streaming service in November. Directed by Dan Mazer (Dirty Grandpa), Home Sweet Home Alone features a cast that includes Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Archie […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Disney, home alone, home sweet home alone

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