Number Five: Holiday

This is probably the least well-known of the Cary Grant-Katharine Hepburn pairings. Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story deservedly get more attention, but this is still a little jewel of a film. For once, Hepburn doesn't play strong---she's a bit demure and stubborn in a quiet way. Perhaps even passive aggressive. She tries to resist adoring her sister's fiance (Grant) who has being introduced to the family over the holidays, but we can all see that Grant's and Hepburn's characters belong together. Eventually, they do, too.
Number Four: The Man Who Came to Dinner

Monty Woolley chews up the scenery as Sheridan Whiteside, the man who not only comes to dinner, but won't go away. His larger than life world takes over the home he invades and those he interacts with. Hart and Kaufman's script is full of pre-WWII pop culture references and zingers that truly bite and leave a mark. Bette Davis plays one of her most understated roles while Ann Sheridan (the Oomph Girl herself) vamps it up.
Number Three: The Year Without a Santa Claus
It might not be Rankin-Bass's Magnum Opus, but it has the most cherished place in my grinchlike heart nonetheless. And, for the record, I'm a total Snow Miser groupie (even considering present circumstances).
Number Two: Christmas in Connecticut

Number One (with a bullet): A Christmas Story
What other choice could there be? Ralphie's passion for an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle, the ubiquitous Bumpus hounds, Scut Farkus, the pink bunny suit, leg lamp, triple-dog dares, Lifebuoy soap, and all the rest provide much needed perspective and comic relief to the season.
Let's hope that tomorrow brings a break to the ugly weather...or who knows what I'll be posting here. :)
8 comments:
Oh. My. Word. I swear, the family in A Christmas Story is OUR FAMILY - except for getting us to eat by allowing us to smear our faces in our food!
"You used up ALL THE GLUE... on PURPOSE!"
hahahaha!
Did you shoot your eye out?
good choices! I'm partial to any Muppets X-Mas movie. Watch one on Fancast- Christmas Movies on Fancast
No - but I have stepped on my glasses a time or two! XD
You haven't complained about running out of beer, so I presume you are alright. :D
Plenty of vodka and champagne. Gotta have antifreeze. :)
I LOVE "Christmas in Connecticut!" My sister and I like to say to each other, "everything is hunky dunky!"
totally agree w/ #1...my favorite. Would have also added "It's a wonderful life"...kinda sappy, but gets me every time. Like the red color in your blog, similar to mine at a bold pace -- running for our lives
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