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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

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

4K Ultra HD Review – Scrooged (1988)

November 5, 2023 by Brad Cook

Scrooged, 1988. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard. SYNOPSIS: If Scrooged is on your must-watch holiday movie list, you’ll want this new 4K Ultra HD edition from Paramount, which features a remastered print of the film along with […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, John Forsythe, Karen Allen, Michael J. Pollard, Richard Donner, Robert Mitchum, Scrooged

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

Richard Donner’s massive contribution to my love of cinema

July 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late Richard Donner’s career and pays tribute to a director who made millions fall in love with cinema… You’ll believe a man can fly! It was the promise which preceded the release of Superman, the first major movie adaptation of a comic book character. This was a key moment. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 16 Blocks, Assassins, Ladyhawke, Lethal Weapon, Maverick, Richard Donner, Scrooged, Superman, The Goonies, the omen

Bygone Horror Movies With Amazing Monsters And Creatures

June 2, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents bygone horror films with cool creatures and monsters… The 80s were a good time for science fiction and horror fans, but for every great feature that hit a stride with audiences there was another that fell into the bowels of the video market, destined to be lost unless found by some enthusiast […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart Tagged With: demon wind, House on Haunted Hill, Marvelous Videos, neon maniacs, Scrooged, stepmonster, the fly ii, the keep, the suckling, The Unholy, uninvited

Christmas Special: Scrooged with Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #59

December 11, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Scrooged

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail reveals his favourite Christmas movie, for a festive special edition of the podcast… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, John McPhail […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Anna and the Apocalypse, Bill Murray, Christmas, Flickering Myth Podcast Network, John McPhail, Podcast, Richard Donner, Scrooged, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast

Kevin Hart developing Scrooged remake

June 9, 2019 by Gary Collinson

THR is reporting that Kevin Hart is teaming with Paramount Pictures to develop a remake of the Bill Murray fantasy comedy Scrooged, with Hart producing and potentially starring. Directed by Richard Donner, Scrooged was a modern retelling of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, and saw Murray portraying Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Kevin Hart, Scrooged

Flickering Myth’s Top 10 Christmas Movies

December 24, 2014 by Luke Owen

Flickering Myth gets festive… Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays one and all! As it is Christmas Eve, we would like to hope that you are all set for the festive season and you have all your presents purchased and wrapped. If not – what are you reading this for?! Get the hell out of the […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies, Special Features, Top 10 Christmas Movies Tagged With: Bad Santa, Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, Elf, home alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Muppets Christmas Carol, Scrooged, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Top 10 Christmas Movies

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