Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. I wonder how many folks that first read that rolled their eyes? I wonder how many others may have had their eyes light up? Even though I watch this every year, it’s not always included in the blog (this is the first time in 2 years). […]
Musical Monday As I’ve written in the past, “The Muppets and A Christmas Carol?” This was what I pondered on the release of The Muppet Christmas Carol in 1992. I’ve always been a fan of the Muppets and it’s pretty established by now how I feel about the story of A Christmas Carol. However, the […]
Silent Sunday I missed posting this last night (and Saturday too). Even though it is Monday, this counts as the Sunday post. I really like silent movies. I’ve always tried to avoid judging any movie through the lens of the present and understand it by the terms of its own […]
Female Friday The last decade of the 20th Century introduced the first adaptation of A Christmas Carol where the main character of Scrooge, at least, is portrayed as a female instead of male. The 1990’s gave us at least two: first 1995’s Ebbie or Miracle at Christmas: Ebbie’s Story, followed […]
ZogHogg Studios’ A Christmas Carol was released in December of 2018. It’s been available to rent or purchase digitally. This adaptation takes place mostly in Scotland, thus giving us the first live-action Scottish Ebenezer Scrooge. If we want to be nit-picky, the first Scottish Scrooge was the animated character Scrooge […]
John Grin’s Christmas is a rarely seen adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Tonight’s viewing was the first opportunity I had to see it in a few years. This is the first time I’m including it on the annual blog, making it the 3rd first-time entry of 2020. Originally an ABC […]
Traditional Tuesday To be upfront, this post is another reworking of one that has been made in previous years. This is partially because my perception is still fixed and I’ve already done most of the “footwork” for what I like to include. The first U.S. sound film version of A […]
Musical Monday This musical version of A Christmas Carol is 2004’s adaption of a hit stage musical. I don’t watch it every year, usually skipping a few years between viewings. This is the first time I’ve watched it two years in a row; doing so hasn’t changed my perceptions. Be […]
Silent Sunday As I have stated in previous posts, there were at least eight silent films made of A Christmas Carol. Almost half are considered lost; few have survived intact. The first version was made in 1901. Only a portion of it survives. It was rarely seen, but thanks to […]
Today’s two A Christmas Carol adaptations are animated versions meant for a juvenile audience. This is not only the second time I’ve included A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol and A Jetson Christmas Carol, but also watched. Both are productions of the prolific Hanna-Barbera company. A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol is from 1994 […]