It wouldn't be the holidays without at least one viewing of the time-honored TV special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The beloved movie first aired on national TV in 1965, instantly becoming a classic ...

Many movies that are now variously considered fan favorites, classics of their type, or even flawless cinematic masterworks originally fell foul of the critics when they were first released. These 10 ...

Long Island doesn't shut down come Dec. 25. Movie theaters, light shows, state parks and other attractions are offering holly, folly fun on Christmas Day. Stroll around Belmont Lake State Park and see ...

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With a title like Lethal Weapon, you won’t be expecting a family-friendly Christmas-set action comedy. Yes, the family value is still present from Roger Murtaugh’s (Danny Glover) perspective, a ...

Jim Carrey puts his extraordinary physical chops to motion-capture use as a CGI Ebenezer Scrooge in Robert Zemeckis' adaptation. But he doesn’t stop at Scrooge; Carrey also plays all three ghosts — ...

The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the most beloved festive films of all time, filling each new generation with joy as they watch Sir Michael Caine's Scrooge find the spirt of Christmas — so you ...

This version stars Michael Caine and a bunch of Muppets: Caine acts in this movie by playing his role as Scrooge completely straight, as though the famous Henson puppets were just fellow actors on the ...

WELL, THE BEAUTIFUL BILTMORE ESTATE IS ONCE AGAIN BEING FEATURED IN A HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE. THE HISTORIC HOME IN ASHEVILLE HAS A STORIED HISTORY OF SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE HALLMARK CHANNEL AND ...

Including 'Die Hard,' 'Dreamgirls,' 'Edward Scissorhands' and more films that bring the holiday merriment in unconventional ways Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of ...

There are many film versions of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol." The novel, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens, and was released in 1843. The novel depicts how the ...