Thoughts About “Miracle on 34th Street”

I’ve watched this movie every year for more than a decade. It’s the kick-off to the holiday season for me. It starts the day after Thanksgiving. I watch the movie, the 1947 version, as a link to my beloved NYC and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Miracle on 34th...

It’s a Wonderful Life

Movie #2 – It’s a Wonderful Life comes up listed as a fantasy comedy-drama released in 1946. It’s got a hero named George you root for, a villain who does end up a lonely old man, darling children, and an angel second-class named Clarence who has gumption,...

12 Days of Christmas Movies

I posted the original of this in December 2014; it’s still true two years later. My absolute favorite time of year is Christmas. It’s a long and convoluted cycle of how that came to be, not important here. No matter what else is happening around us–illness,...