
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 16
All humbug, all the time, for just a click or tap…
film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
All humbug, all the time, for just a click or tap…
It’s in VistaVision and Technicolor, but they don’t want to spoil the surprise of how awesome it is so they cover up all the pretty pictures with giant text…
“You shouldn’t mix fairy tales with liverwurst and buttermilk.”
White Christmas is billed as a remake of Holiday Inn, but the only thing these two films have in common is Bing Crosby singing the most beautiful secular Christmas carol, Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’ (which was originally written for Holiday Inn). White Christmas isn’t as delightful as its supposed predecessor, but if for no other reason, it’s worth seeing for a gorgeously simple arrangement of the title tune, which Crosby croons accompanied only by a windup music box.