Tonight I’ve been watching the versions of ACC where the central character is a woman. I’m starting with A Diva’s Christmas Carol. This effort was done by VH1 in the year 2000. It is probably the best movie VH1 has ever produced. (That’s saying a lot.) The “Diva” is Vanessa […]
In the earlier post about Skinflint, I mentioned how 1979 was one of the more interesting years for A Christmas Carol adaptations. Rich Little’s Christmas Carol, though made in 1978, was first aired in ’79. All three of the major U.S. networks put something out that December. There was the […]
The 1977 A Christmas Carol from the BBC is always a pleasure to watch. There was a time it was very difficult to see in the U.S. It was over twenty years old before I had my first opportunity to view it. It was first broadcast by the BBC […]
When I decided to start gathering different versions of A Christmas Carol in the 1980’s, I came across the first VHS release of this Australian outing. Admittedly, I thought I had found the 1969 Australian animated version (which was the first one I has seen as a child). It was […]
Though I watched this version on Christmas Eve, I haven’t been able to get the post up until this Christmas evening. Christmas Eve is my traditional time to watch the 1984 A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. How fitting that Christmas Eve is on Tuesday this […]
I watched my favorite animated version last night. But I thought it fitting to include it as a second post today, following the 1951 version as they both star Alastair Sim. The best animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol ever done is the 1971 Chuck Jones production. It remains a […]
Every year I save most of the better versions of A Christmas Carol to view as it gets closer to Christmas Day. Some of them I splurge and watch earlier. It’s inevitable the classic 1951 Scrooge starring Alastair Sim would be on my watch list. I watch my personal DVD […]
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 […]
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 […]