Complemented by a trove of color and black-and-white photos, Turner Classic Movies: Christmas in the Movies is a glorious salute to a collection of the most treasured films of all time.Īmong the 30 films included: The Shop Around the Corner, Holiday Inn, Meet Me in St. Each film is profiled on what makes it a “Christmas movie,” along with behind-the-scenes stories of its production, reception, and legacy.
Turner Classic Movies: Christmas in the Movies showcases the very best among this uniquely spirited strain of cinema.
But they all have one thing in common: they use themes evoked by the holiday period – nostalgia, joy, togetherness, dysfunction, commercialism, or cynicism – as a force in their storytelling. Some, like It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story, are perennials, while others, such as Die Hard, have only gradually become yuletide favorites. “Christmas films” come in many shapes and sizes and exist across many genres. Nothing brings the spirit of the season into our hearts quite like a great holiday movie. This is similar to the moment in "American Psycho," that brutal send-up of the American yuppie, in which Patrick Bateman attempts to book a table at the ultra-chic Dorsia, only to be met with jeering laughter.Turner Classic Movies presents a bucket list of the best and most beloved holiday films of all time, complete with spirited commentary, behind-the-scenes stories, and photos spanning eight decades of Christmastime favorites. Take the moment in which Arnold asks a toy store clerk, "Excuse me, I'm trying to find a Turbo Man dauhhl," causing the clerk - and then the whole store -to laugh hysterically. The only problem is that it is Christmas Eve and stocks are critically low, so Langston must hit the road in the company of Myron (Sinbad), another desperate father who thwarts his attempts to secure the plaything at every turn.īBC film critic Mark Kermode called "Jingle All the Way” a "crassly commercial, exploitative film," but we shouldn't neglect the fine satirical qualities on display here. In an attempt to make things right with his young son, Jamie, Langston ventures to the store to buy a Turbo-Man action figure, the latest hyped up Christmas toy. Arnold plays Howard Langston, the proverbial workaholic family man. Like most Schwarzenegger films, the plot is simple.
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