Category Archives: Seasonal

Why I Love… Judy Garland

Posted on 17 April 2011 by heidi

So why do I love Judy Garland? Well, she was a pretty good actress, especially given the right material, but let’s face it the real reason anyone loves Judy is because of the wonderful songs she sung! That rich soulful … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Auld Lang Syne Moments

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from When Harry Met Sally… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from The Apartment You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to … Continue reading →

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Polar Express Christmas Quiz… The Answers

Posted on 30 December 2010 by heidi

Without more ado … Here are the answers to our Polar Express Christmas Quiz. 1). What does the Hero Boy’s encyclopedia say about the North Pole? B) Devoid of life…. Which is of course totally wrong ‘cos there’s an exceptionally … Continue reading →

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The Polar Express Christmas Quiz

Posted on 28 December 2010 by heidi

So did you get on board The Polar Express this festive season? Excellent! And remain sharp-eyed and sober while doing it? Even better. Then you should have a good chance of knowing what the heck we’re talking about in our … Continue reading →

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White Christmas – 10 bits of trivia about a musical classic

Posted on 27 December 2010 by Adele Craciun

White Christmas (1954) is one of my favourite musicals. Sure, sure, it’s sweeter than a puppy dipped in treacle but it’s got Vera Ellen’s superb dance routines, Danny Kaye’s wisecracking, Edith Head’s glorious costumes and Irving Berlin‘s sing-along songs. But … Continue reading →

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All Aboard The Polar Express…

Posted on 25 December 2010 by heidi

If you want to score top marks in our Polar Express Christmas quiz this year, you’ll need to keep your eyes peeled today as we will be asking lots of fiendishly difficult questions of an observational nature about the film … Continue reading →

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The Shop Around the Corner – Ernst Lubitsch’s festive ‘touch’

Posted on 19 December 2010 by Jason Best

As you’ll have noticed, we’ve been pondering Christmas-themed movies a good deal on Movie Talk recently, but until now we’ve unaccountably overlooked Ernst Lubitsch’s classic 1940 romantic comedy The Shop Around the Corner. Set in the Budapest store of the … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk’s Advent Calendar – Day 8

Posted on 8 December 2010 by Jason Best

8. Tots in tea towels and the Angel Gabriel on a death slide. OK, perhaps we were being a little misleading yesterday. As you’ll have noticed, window number 7 didn’t open upon silver birches in a wintry landscape. Seen in … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk’s Advent Calendar – Day 7

Posted on 7 December 2010 by Jason Best

7. Christmas comes but once a year unless you’re this hapless couple. What will be revealed when the seventh window of our Advent Calendar is opened? Silver birches in a wintry landscape…? We’ve chosen a set of 24 Christmas-themed film … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk’s Advent Calendar – Day 6

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Jason Best

6. The kid’s all right. It’s the crooks who are not having a merry Christmas. We’ve chosen a set of 24 Christmas-themed film stills – and each day in the run up to Christmas we’re giving you a teaser clue … Continue reading →

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