It’s an argument I hear every year: What qualifies a movie as a Christmas movie? I’ve stayed silent, year after year. But, I cannot stay silent any longer. That Old Picture Show’s definitive definition of what makes a Christmas movie: A movie that has a plot that is dependent on the holiday season, can be considered a holiday movie. A movie can have a scene … Continue reading What Makes A Christmas Movie
On December 3rd, 2022, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a panel at Los Angeles Comic Con. The panel, hosted by the podcast Geekscape, was a Q&A with Gremlins director Joe Dante and one of the Executive Producers of the upcoming Gremlins project at HBO: Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Brendan Hay. The nerd in me was super excited about this. Gremlins played a crucial part … Continue reading A Brief Discussion with Joe Dante
Not everybody likes Christmas. Some people do not have good memories attached to the holiday, much like Phoebe Cates’ character in Gremlins. So, maybe It’s A Wonderful Life is too mushy for you. Maybe you’ve seen The Santa Clause and Home Alone so many times, that if you so much as even hear a scene from either film, you will begin to scream. Personally, I do not understand these feelings, … Continue reading Not So Traditional Christmas Films
