Desert Orchid
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I must confess to always looking forward to the Christmas & New Year double edition of the Radio Times and even though it's some years since the authoritative film guide was provided by Barry Norman, I still want to see what films they're putting on TV.
For me, Christmas isn't Christmas without a screening of It's A Wonderful Life.
So this year there won't be any Christmas...
Sure, we've all got a copy of the DVD/video/both (in our case more than one of each but that's another story) and we can watch it at our leisure but I still think it's important for the TV companies to show such a powerful message at such an emotional time of year.
Oh well.
(Now I'm trying to think of ways to make this ridiculously long to annoy Slim
)
You also (well I do) have to wonder what criteria apply to the "Film of the Day". On the first day (Sat 22) the FotD is The Lone Ranger with four stars but on the same card we've got The Wizard of Oz (5*) and no fewer than ten other 4* films (very few of which I would want to watch, especially the awful Steve Martin's Father of the Bride.
Christmas Day has TWO FotD. So that makes a mockery of the accolade straight away. And neither has been deemed good enough for five stars. I haven't seen either and I wouldn't want to see either The Jungle Book (2016) or The Greatest Showman (mainly because CGI in a film doesn't, for me, make it a great film.) By the way, Disney's The Jungle Book is on New Year's Day.
And I have two wimmen in the house who are heavily into both The Greatest Showman and Hugh Jackman but fortunately for me it's on Sky which we don't have.
Monsters, Inc is well worth its five stars, though. If your kids or grandkids have never seen it give them a treat. And yourself.
The 1948 Oliver Twist is an absolute classic.
Strongest recommendation from me, though, for anyone yet to see it is to watch or record Up (Sun 23). Be prepared for an emotional roller-coaster. Will I watch it? I'm not sure. Some things you just don't want to spoil for yourself. I'd probably end up in front of a shrink if I watched it again too soon (eight or nine years after the last time is probably still too soon for me).
So lots of good films (the TV looks shite) but not many proper 'Christmas' films. No White Christmas or IAWL but Holiday Inn is on.
For me, Christmas isn't Christmas without a screening of It's A Wonderful Life.
So this year there won't be any Christmas...
Sure, we've all got a copy of the DVD/video/both (in our case more than one of each but that's another story) and we can watch it at our leisure but I still think it's important for the TV companies to show such a powerful message at such an emotional time of year.
Oh well.
(Now I'm trying to think of ways to make this ridiculously long to annoy Slim
)You also (well I do) have to wonder what criteria apply to the "Film of the Day". On the first day (Sat 22) the FotD is The Lone Ranger with four stars but on the same card we've got The Wizard of Oz (5*) and no fewer than ten other 4* films (very few of which I would want to watch, especially the awful Steve Martin's Father of the Bride.
Christmas Day has TWO FotD. So that makes a mockery of the accolade straight away. And neither has been deemed good enough for five stars. I haven't seen either and I wouldn't want to see either The Jungle Book (2016) or The Greatest Showman (mainly because CGI in a film doesn't, for me, make it a great film.) By the way, Disney's The Jungle Book is on New Year's Day.
And I have two wimmen in the house who are heavily into both The Greatest Showman and Hugh Jackman but fortunately for me it's on Sky which we don't have.
Monsters, Inc is well worth its five stars, though. If your kids or grandkids have never seen it give them a treat. And yourself.
The 1948 Oliver Twist is an absolute classic.
Strongest recommendation from me, though, for anyone yet to see it is to watch or record Up (Sun 23). Be prepared for an emotional roller-coaster. Will I watch it? I'm not sure. Some things you just don't want to spoil for yourself. I'd probably end up in front of a shrink if I watched it again too soon (eight or nine years after the last time is probably still too soon for me).
So lots of good films (the TV looks shite) but not many proper 'Christmas' films. No White Christmas or IAWL but Holiday Inn is on.
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