12 Days of Holiday Movies | Christmas Eve

by | Dec 27, 2016 | Writing

Movie #12 – Christmas Eve   The steadfast belief in miracles in the face of doubts and the facts is sublimely appealing. Loretta Young carries it off with mature charm as a generous New Yorker backed by unlimited money, but limited time, and a heart that stays...

12 Days of Holiday Movies | Going My Way

by | Dec 23, 2016 | Writing

Movie #8 – Going My Way Bing Crosby’s Father O’Malley is an unusual but not unreal priest who sings, jokes, listens, and is unfailingly patient as the people around him act like… well, human beings. I don’t have any religious affiliation and yet have met two...

12 Days of Holiday Movies | A Christmas Carol

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Writing

Movie # 7 – A Christmas Carol I grew up on the 1951 Alastair Sims version and thought it was scary. When a copy of the Dickens book came to me I read it and reread it. I loved the words, the characters, the luscious descriptions of the Christmas feasts, the fun...

12 Days of Holiday Movies – The Bishop’s Wife

by | Dec 21, 2016 | Writing

Movie #6 – The Bishop’s Wife.    I have the 1947 version and pretty much know all the dialogue. The characters are more than appropriate symbols for the frailties of people being people. Dudley the angel;  Julia the good wife; Henry, the bishop losing his way,...