By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) First published by Dr. Seuss in 1957, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has become a beloved staple of the holiday season, with its rhyming story and heartfelt message about rediscovering the true meaning of Christmas. The book has been adapted multiple times over the years, furthering the prevalence of… Read More Review: The Grinch
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a new fantasy adventure from the studio that arrives in time for the holiday season, takes its cues from a variety of sources. Firstly, the film draws inspiration from E.T.A. Hoffman’s original 1816 story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, as… Read More Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is one of the most beloved holiday stories of all time, and The Man Who Invented Christmas delves into the story behind the story, dramatizing the author’s mad dash to get the book finished in a matter of weeks. The film transports us back… Read More Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
By John Corrado I have been watching a lot of Christmas films over the past few weeks, and noticed a recurring theme. A selection of them are reaching important milestones this year, anniversaries that are worth recognizing and celebrating. Merry Christmas, everyone! Prep & Landing (December 8th, 2009) Has it really been five years since… Read More Christmas Films Celebrating Anniversaries
By John Corrado Please note that this article was supposed to go up yesterday in my usual Monday slot, but due to the recent ice storm and power outages in Toronto, I was unable to publish until now. But at least it’s up in time for Christmas Eve… Has it really been ten years since… Read More Celebrating Ten Years of the Christmas Classics “Elf” and “Love Actually”
December 25th is finally here and we would like to take the time to wish everyone reading a very Merry Christmas! We hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating with family, friends, food and film. From December 15th to 24th, we counted down the days with our Christmas Countdown by decade, profiling numerous classic… Read More Merry Christmas!
By John C. Today is December 24th and welcome to the last day of our Christmas Countdown, profiling numerous films from over nine decades. Yesterday we talked about the many modern classics that we got throughout the 2000s, and today we are taking a look at the holiday films we have already gotten in the… Read More 1 Day to Christmas: The Classics of the 2010s and a Look Back Over the Decades
By John C. It’s a little hard to believe that we are almost at the end of our Christmas Countdown by decade. Yesterday we profiled several holiday favourites from the 1990s, and today are taking a look at the 2000s, the most bountiful decade on our list. This was an interesting decade and one that… Read More 2 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 2000s
By John C. We are now at the final weekend before the big day itself, and entering the homestretch of our Christmas Countdown by decade. Yesterday we profiled the many classics of the 1980s, and today are taking a look at the holiday favourites from the 1990s, of which there were several. Directed by Chris… Read More 3 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1990s
By John C. We are now just a few days away from December 25th, and are continuing our Christmas Countdown by decade. Yesterday was the 1970s, so you know what today is. The 1980s were an interesting decade for Christmas classics, that produced numerous holiday favourites. Cue the chorus of “you’ll shoot your eye out,”… Read More 4 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1980s
By John C. We are now at the midpoint of our Christmas Countdown. Yesterday we profiled three TV classics from the 1960s, which means that today brings us a look at the 1970s, the most sparse decade on our list. The 1970s were an interesting time for Christmas movies, most notable for the lack of… Read More 5 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1970s
By John C. The big day is now under a week away, and welcome to the latest instalment of our Christmas Countdown by decade. Yesterday we talked about two classics from the 1950s, and today we’re moving forward into the 1960s, and this was a decade that brought us three of the most beloved Christmas… Read More 6 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1960s
By John C. It’s a little hard to believe that December 25th is now just a week away, but we hope you’ve all been enjoying our Christmas Countdown by decade. Yesterday we profiled two enduring classics from the 1940s, and today we are talking about two from the next decade, the 1950s. The third of… Read More 7 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1950s
By John C. The big day is just over a week away, so welcome to day two of our Christmas Countdown where we will be profiling nine decades of classics. Yesterday was the 1930s, and today the 1940s. The decade was notable for wonderful films that took place around Christmas or had holiday-themed scenes, like… Read More 8 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1940s
By John C. With just nine days left until the big day, welcome to the official start of our Christmas Countdown, where we will be profiling classics from the each of the nine decades from the 1930s to the 2010s. I could have started even earlier, making note of some of the earliest cinematic achievements… Read More 9 Days to Christmas: The Classics of the 1930s
By John C. Last year, we dedicated each of the first 24 days of December to a different Christmas classic, but this process meant that we regrettably left off a few along the way. There are so many classics to be watched around the holidays that this year we will be taking a slightly different… Read More 10 Days to Christmas: The Countdown Starts Tomorrow…
December 25th is finally here, and everyone at One Movie, Five Views would like to take this time to wish everyone reading a very Merry Christmas! We hope you all have a joyous time celebrating with family, friends, food and film. From December 1st to 24th, we profiled twenty movies and ten TV specials in… Read More Merry Christmas!
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! The 24th and final title on our Christmas Countdown list just so happens to be Arthur Christmas, a… Read More Christmas Countdown: Arthur Christmas (2011)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! After his parents died and with no family of his own, Jack Sanderson found himself feeling lonely every… Read More Christmas Countdown: Becoming Santa (2011)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Before Prep & Landing first aired back in 2009, nobody knew just how great the animated Disney TV… Read More Christmas Countdown: Prep & Landing (2009)
The Joy of Movies 