Jerry Seinfeld, the legendary comedian, recently teamed up with the charming and versatile actor Hugh Grant, in their new Netflix film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story. While the pairing may seem unexpected, much like Seinfeld initially felt after learning about Grant’s interest in the movie, the two eventually delivered a humorous and endearing on-screen chemistry.
A still from Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | Columbus 81 Productions, Netflix
But to people’s surprise, the iconic collaboration didn’t actually begin on a happy note. Appearing on The Tonight Show, Jerry Seinfeld noted how he suffered excruciatingly while teaming up with Hugh Grant. Calling the actor difficult to work with on set, Seinfeld later disclosed how they both gradually bonded through the movie, after going out on a dinner together.
Jerry Seinfeld and Hugh Grant Resolved Their Feuds Over Dinner
During his appearance on The Tonight Show to promote his then-upcoming Netflix film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story,...
A still from Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | Columbus 81 Productions, Netflix
But to people’s surprise, the iconic collaboration didn’t actually begin on a happy note. Appearing on The Tonight Show, Jerry Seinfeld noted how he suffered excruciatingly while teaming up with Hugh Grant. Calling the actor difficult to work with on set, Seinfeld later disclosed how they both gradually bonded through the movie, after going out on a dinner together.
Jerry Seinfeld and Hugh Grant Resolved Their Feuds Over Dinner
During his appearance on The Tonight Show to promote his then-upcoming Netflix film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Jerry Seinfeld said he is nostalgic for the “agreed-upon hierarchy” of American culture in the 1960s, adding that he misses “dominant masculinity.”
Seinfeld shared the comments on Tuesday’s episode of the Honestly With Bari Weiss podcast, where he said he feels cultural hierarchy has “absolutely vaporized in today’s moment.”
“That is why people lean on the horn and drive in the crazy way that they drive,” he continued. “Because we have no sense of hierarchy. And as humans, we don’t really feel comfortable like that.”
Seinfeld was speaking in connection to his recent Netflix film (and feature-length directorial debut) Unfrosted, which tells the fictionalized origin story of the Pop-Tart and takes place in Michigan in the ’60s. During their conversation, Weiss told the comedian she felt the film represented a nostalgia for “a sense of one conversation, a common culture.”
Seinfeld agreed with Weiss’ assessment. “That’s...
Seinfeld shared the comments on Tuesday’s episode of the Honestly With Bari Weiss podcast, where he said he feels cultural hierarchy has “absolutely vaporized in today’s moment.”
“That is why people lean on the horn and drive in the crazy way that they drive,” he continued. “Because we have no sense of hierarchy. And as humans, we don’t really feel comfortable like that.”
Seinfeld was speaking in connection to his recent Netflix film (and feature-length directorial debut) Unfrosted, which tells the fictionalized origin story of the Pop-Tart and takes place in Michigan in the ’60s. During their conversation, Weiss told the comedian she felt the film represented a nostalgia for “a sense of one conversation, a common culture.”
Seinfeld agreed with Weiss’ assessment. “That’s...
- 5/29/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Unfrosted might not be fully accurate in its portrayal of the race to create the first toaster pastry, but it does capture an essential truth: The more specific nostalgia is, the more universal its appeal. Which is why Unfrosted’s director, co-writer, and star Jerry Seinfeld’s personal passion for the Pop-Tart can be seen through the lens of a subversive yet somehow sweet look back at the ’60s, a time when kids roamed free (and right into dumpsters) and Shakespearean actors moonlighted as cereal mascots.
About that — the mascot in question is Tony the Tiger, and the real-life actor who voiced him was named Thurl Ravenscroft. And while, no, he was not a thespian who specialized in the Bard’s work, that’s the spin Hugh Grant has put on the character in Unfrosted, to great effect. Below, Grant talks to Tudum about playing a “frustrated old actor,” whether...
About that — the mascot in question is Tony the Tiger, and the real-life actor who voiced him was named Thurl Ravenscroft. And while, no, he was not a thespian who specialized in the Bard’s work, that’s the spin Hugh Grant has put on the character in Unfrosted, to great effect. Below, Grant talks to Tudum about playing a “frustrated old actor,” whether...
- 5/16/2024
- by Tudum Staff
- Tudum - Netflix
[This story includes spoilers for the Netflix movie Unfrosted.]
The buzz around Unfrosted is heating up, with Jerry Seinfeld’s heavily fictionalized Pop-Tart origin story now streaming on Netflix.
Seinfeld, who stars in the comedy movie that marks his feature directorial debut, also co-wrote the project’s screenplay. Contributing to the script was Spike Feresten, who worked with Seinfeld on the legendary NBC sitcom Seinfeld, with Feresten having penned one of the show’s most beloved and quotable episodes, “The Soup Nazi.”
During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Feresten discussed some of the most memorable moments for the film that is set in 1963. This includes a plot point involving the Kellogg’s cereal mascots boycotting the company out of concern that the Pop-Tart will make them irrelevant, which leads to a sequence in which the mascots storm the company’s offices à la the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
Feresten explained...
The buzz around Unfrosted is heating up, with Jerry Seinfeld’s heavily fictionalized Pop-Tart origin story now streaming on Netflix.
Seinfeld, who stars in the comedy movie that marks his feature directorial debut, also co-wrote the project’s screenplay. Contributing to the script was Spike Feresten, who worked with Seinfeld on the legendary NBC sitcom Seinfeld, with Feresten having penned one of the show’s most beloved and quotable episodes, “The Soup Nazi.”
During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Feresten discussed some of the most memorable moments for the film that is set in 1963. This includes a plot point involving the Kellogg’s cereal mascots boycotting the company out of concern that the Pop-Tart will make them irrelevant, which leads to a sequence in which the mascots storm the company’s offices à la the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
Feresten explained...
- 5/4/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Who Is Eleanor Sweeney from Unfrosted? Meet the Actress Who Plays Cathy - Main Image
Unfrosted boasts a lineup of major Hollywood names such as Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, and Peter Dinklage, but one of the standouts happens to be a child actor. So, who is Eleanor Sweeney in Netflix's Unfrosted flick? Get to know more about the young actress.
Unfrosted Marks Eleanor Sweeney's Film Debut
Unfrosted on Netflix follows the story between "sworn cereal rivals" Kellogg's and Post, whose race to create pastry "will change the face of breakfast forever."
The ensemble cast includes Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana, the head of development at Kellogg's, Melissa McCarthy as Donna "Stan" Stankowski, the wunderkind technician to make Pop-Tarts come to reality, and Hugh Grant's Thurl Ravenscroft as Tony the Tiger mascot at Kellogg's, to mention a few.
However, the film also includes a few kid actors who landed their first film role,...
Unfrosted boasts a lineup of major Hollywood names such as Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, and Peter Dinklage, but one of the standouts happens to be a child actor. So, who is Eleanor Sweeney in Netflix's Unfrosted flick? Get to know more about the young actress.
Unfrosted Marks Eleanor Sweeney's Film Debut
Unfrosted on Netflix follows the story between "sworn cereal rivals" Kellogg's and Post, whose race to create pastry "will change the face of breakfast forever."
The ensemble cast includes Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana, the head of development at Kellogg's, Melissa McCarthy as Donna "Stan" Stankowski, the wunderkind technician to make Pop-Tarts come to reality, and Hugh Grant's Thurl Ravenscroft as Tony the Tiger mascot at Kellogg's, to mention a few.
However, the film also includes a few kid actors who landed their first film role,...
- 5/4/2024
- EpicStream
Hollywood’s recent predilection for depicting the invention of particular products has, so far, relied on demonstrating the gravitas of said product’s eventual existence: Nike’s Air Jordans in Air; the dawn of the smartphone in BlackBerry; Tetris in, well, Tetris. Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts movie takes the opposite approach. It is, by design, extremely silly — an exaggerated parody of those tropes that ascribes history-altering importance to the creation of a fruit-goo-filled rectangle. For kids, Unfrosted argues, the arrival of the Pop-Tart was the most seismic cultural event of the ’60s; Seinfeld himself was one of those kids.
His feature directorial debut, then, is a madcap, candy-coloured retro romp through a cereal civil war, as breakfast rivals Kellogg’s and Post tool up to take first place in the toaster-pastry revolution. There is a small grain of truth in there (the companies really did battle over Kellogg’s...
His feature directorial debut, then, is a madcap, candy-coloured retro romp through a cereal civil war, as breakfast rivals Kellogg’s and Post tool up to take first place in the toaster-pastry revolution. There is a small grain of truth in there (the companies really did battle over Kellogg’s...
- 5/3/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
By most standards, "Unfrosted" is not what you'd call a "good" movie. It's visually flat — as a filmmaker, Jerry Seinfeld will never win an award or be thought of as one of the greats (his direction is limited to "point and shoot"). Its screenplay doesn't even attempt to tell a complete narrative — the third act crumbles, as if everyone ran out of ideas and threw up their hands. None of these things are promising. And yet ... I laughed. A lot. I laughed because Seinfeld's movie about the invention of Pop-Tarts is very, very silly, and sometimes you just want to watch something silly. Seinfeld and his co-writers Spike Feresten, Andy Robin, and Barry Marder have cobbled together a gloriously ridiculous feast; a film that doesn't even slightly attempt to take itself seriously. I mean, this is a movie about Pop-Tarts, for crying out loud — how serious can it be?
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- 5/3/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
If you appreciated Barbie’s eye-popping zaniness but its virtuous speechifying set your teeth on edge, have I got a sugary treat for you. And by “sugary,” I mean empty calories, not saccharine sentimentality. Gleefully silly — this is, after all, the directing debut of TV’s master of the domain of nothing — Unfrosted takes the origin-story template, wrings it dry of emotion, mixes basic facts with goofy fiction and serves up a bit of toasted history about the search for a “fruit-filled pastry dingus,” the 20th century creation we now know as the Pop-Tart.
Teaming again with his Bee Movie screenwriting collaborators, but this time without the strained punning and belabored narrative mechanics, Jerry Seinfeld has lured a cast of thousands to play characters both real and invented, often a hybrid of the two, in a straight-up comedy — no therapeutic underpinnings or civic lessons — that’s funniest when it isn’t trying too hard.
Teaming again with his Bee Movie screenwriting collaborators, but this time without the strained punning and belabored narrative mechanics, Jerry Seinfeld has lured a cast of thousands to play characters both real and invented, often a hybrid of the two, in a straight-up comedy — no therapeutic underpinnings or civic lessons — that’s funniest when it isn’t trying too hard.
- 5/3/2024
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For years various producers have pitched doing something like a zany It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, only populated by an epic cast of contemporary comedy stars just like that Stanley Kramer supercomedy did during its time in 1963. So it is probably not a coincidence that Jerry Seinfeld selected that very year in which to set his live action filmmaking debut, Unfrosted, as a quadruple threat of star, director, co-writer, producer.
Placing it in Battle Creek, Michigan and taking the real life story of the rivalry of cereal kingpins Kellogg’s and Post in their race to create a revolutionary breakfast pastry, Seinfeld and his longtime writing partner Spike Feresten, along with their Bee Movie collaborators Andy Rubin & Barry Marder, have chosen to use some real life people, made up several others, salted it all with some basic truths, and basically let the laughs and comedy lead the way in the telling.
Placing it in Battle Creek, Michigan and taking the real life story of the rivalry of cereal kingpins Kellogg’s and Post in their race to create a revolutionary breakfast pastry, Seinfeld and his longtime writing partner Spike Feresten, along with their Bee Movie collaborators Andy Rubin & Barry Marder, have chosen to use some real life people, made up several others, salted it all with some basic truths, and basically let the laughs and comedy lead the way in the telling.
- 5/3/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Melissa McCarthy, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jim Gaffigan in UnfrostedImage: Netflix
Jerry Seinfeld has never been a great actor. He’d agree that surrounding himself with comedic performers like Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made his sitcom sing more than his acting chops. So, why he decided not only to star in but also direct Unfrosted,...
Jerry Seinfeld has never been a great actor. He’d agree that surrounding himself with comedic performers like Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made his sitcom sing more than his acting chops. So, why he decided not only to star in but also direct Unfrosted,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Hugh Grant's homemade iPhone audition clip left the 'Unfrosted' writers "stunned".The 'Notting Hill' star features in Jerry Seinfeld's comedy 'Unfrosted' as Thurl Ravenscroft – the actor who played Tony the Tiger for several decades – and his home-filmed try-out couldn't have gone down any better.Recalling his audition, Seinfeld's co-writer Spike Feresten told IndieWire: “He had a glass of wine in his hand, and he was on the couch.“We were just stunned on how homemade his audition was — and how good it was. Here’s Hugh Grant at 8 o’clock at night before he goes to bed, crushing the lines. Crushing. That’s when we said, ‘Jerry, close this for us. Get this guy.’”It was no doubt a relief that Grant was perfect for the role because they were "terrified" of not being able to cast anyone.Seinfeld - who also plays Bob Cabana,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
While Jerry Seinfeld and his writing partner Spike Feresten didn’t necessarily have an initial plan for the casting in Unfrosted, the pair knew they had to have Hugh Grant as Frosted Flakes’ mascot Tony the Tiger.
The director and writer recently spoke to IndieWire about how they scored the Notting Hill star for the role of Thurl Ravenscroft in the Netflix Pop-Tart comedy.
“There was a long time where we didn’t have anybody to make this movie. We had the budget, we had the script, but we didn’t have any people to play the parts,” Seinfeld recalled. “That was one of the most terrifying moments. We would go into this little room that we had with each part on a 3×5 card on the wall. And we had [Jim] Gaffigan as Kellogg — and that was it. And there were like 30 parts.”
They started filling out the cast, one by one,...
The director and writer recently spoke to IndieWire about how they scored the Notting Hill star for the role of Thurl Ravenscroft in the Netflix Pop-Tart comedy.
“There was a long time where we didn’t have anybody to make this movie. We had the budget, we had the script, but we didn’t have any people to play the parts,” Seinfeld recalled. “That was one of the most terrifying moments. We would go into this little room that we had with each part on a 3×5 card on the wall. And we had [Jim] Gaffigan as Kellogg — and that was it. And there were like 30 parts.”
They started filling out the cast, one by one,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Star Wars" has always been a fairy tale at its core. The phrase "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" conjures visions of mythic adventures and imaginative settings as much as "Once upon a time" does. Yet, no entries in the franchise have held truer to this ethos than, arguably, the infamous live-action Ewok movies (and if you're surprised to hear me say that, then you clearly haven't looked at my author page before).
Now relegated to the non-canon sectors of the "Star Wars" universe, 1984's "Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure" (originally released as "The Ewok Adventure") was a made-for-tv movie following the cuddly murder teddy bears of the forest moon of Endor as they set out to reunite two young humans with their parents. Despite its limited budget, "An Ewok Adventure" is often just as visually accomplished as other theatrical '80s fantasy features thanks...
Now relegated to the non-canon sectors of the "Star Wars" universe, 1984's "Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure" (originally released as "The Ewok Adventure") was a made-for-tv movie following the cuddly murder teddy bears of the forest moon of Endor as they set out to reunite two young humans with their parents. Despite its limited budget, "An Ewok Adventure" is often just as visually accomplished as other theatrical '80s fantasy features thanks...
- 4/25/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Hugh Grant relishes playing "twisted, angry little men" as he gets older.The 63-year-old star features in Jerry Seinfeld's comedy 'Unfrosted' as Thurl Ravenscroft – the actor who played Tony the Tiger for several decades – and says it is typical of the type of part he has taken in recent movies such as 'Paddington 2' and 'Wonka'.Speaking to MovieWeb, Hugh said: "The older I get, the more I enjoy playing twisted, angry little men, and here was a perfect one."His poisonous, disappointed rage at the way he's ended up in life. I enjoy those guys. And his shocking vanity and narcissism. Why do I like playing those guys? Is that me? The older I get, the more I wonder if I'm a monster."The 'Notting Hill' actor explained that he now sends footage of himself to film bosses when offered a role...
- 4/24/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
In his feature directorial debut, actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld also stars in an upcoming comedy movie titled Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with a team of writers. His team of writers included Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin. The movie stars Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, James Marsden, Hugh Grant, Dan Levy, and more, in addition to Seinfeld leading the cast.
The movie, which is scheduled to make its debut on Netflix in May, is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries. The actor-comedian reportedly deconstructed his Pop Tart stand-up bit from his last Netflix special, 23 Hours to Kill, and explored it into a giant comedy movie. The debutant director talks about casting Hugh Grant in the movie.
Hugh Grant in Dungeons and Dragons
Jerry Seinfeld talks about British actor Hugh Grant’s casting as...
The movie, which is scheduled to make its debut on Netflix in May, is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries. The actor-comedian reportedly deconstructed his Pop Tart stand-up bit from his last Netflix special, 23 Hours to Kill, and explored it into a giant comedy movie. The debutant director talks about casting Hugh Grant in the movie.
Hugh Grant in Dungeons and Dragons
Jerry Seinfeld talks about British actor Hugh Grant’s casting as...
- 4/10/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
What’s the deal with all the frosting! And all the pains in the ass! Jerry Seinfeld has never been one to hold back on what he thinks of anything or anyone in the industry, and he may have found his latest target: Hugh Grant. While appearing on The Tonight Show, Seinfeld said his Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story co-star was not grrreat!, calling him “horrible.”
Jerry Seinfeld told Jimmy Fallon that he and Hugh Grant didn’t initially get along while making Unfrosted, saying, “We had lots of fights. He’s a pain in the ass to work with. He’s horrible…He tells you before you work with him, ‘You’re gonna hate this.’ And he’s so right.” While said in jest, we wouldn’t exactly be surprised if Grant was a bit of a grump on set, considering that’s pretty much a solidified part of his reputation.
Jerry Seinfeld told Jimmy Fallon that he and Hugh Grant didn’t initially get along while making Unfrosted, saying, “We had lots of fights. He’s a pain in the ass to work with. He’s horrible…He tells you before you work with him, ‘You’re gonna hate this.’ And he’s so right.” While said in jest, we wouldn’t exactly be surprised if Grant was a bit of a grump on set, considering that’s pretty much a solidified part of his reputation.
- 3/29/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted – The Pop Tart Story looks like it might be something interesting. The movie revolving around how Kellogg’s and Post came up with an idea that would go on to change the world seems to be heading in the right direction. But it was not at all an easy run for some cast members. Especially Jerry Seinfeld. The Seinfeld star had a nice experience on set except for his interaction with one star – Hugh Grant. He couldn’t help but lament what a pain it was in the end.
Jerry Seinfeld was tired of this Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story star
Jerry Seinfeld had a hard time working with Hugh Grant
In the course of the shooting of their upcoming film, Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story, Jerry Seinfeld, and Hugh Grant had the chance to work together. While the comedian was happy to have been associated with the film,...
Jerry Seinfeld was tired of this Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story star
Jerry Seinfeld had a hard time working with Hugh Grant
In the course of the shooting of their upcoming film, Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story, Jerry Seinfeld, and Hugh Grant had the chance to work together. While the comedian was happy to have been associated with the film,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Smriti Sneh
- FandomWire
One cannot understate the popularity of Ron Howard's over-designed 2000 winter holiday film "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Although made for an exorbitant budget of $123 million, "Grinch" would earn over $345 million worldwide and become a Christmastime staple in many a home. This despite being a bloated, 105-minute expansion of a 1957 Dr. Seuss picture book that was only 64 pages.
Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" was previously adapted into a 25-minute TV special in 1966, which itself garnered animated follow-ups in 1977 and 1982. Since 2000, the book was also made into a 2007 stage musical, a 2018 animated film called merely "The Grinch," and a 2020 filmed version of the stage production. 2022 also saw the release of a horror spoof of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" called "The Mean One."
This is all in addition to an unending deluge of Grinch-themed merchandise that floods malls every winter holiday season. The merch, some might say,...
Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" was previously adapted into a 25-minute TV special in 1966, which itself garnered animated follow-ups in 1977 and 1982. Since 2000, the book was also made into a 2007 stage musical, a 2018 animated film called merely "The Grinch," and a 2020 filmed version of the stage production. 2022 also saw the release of a horror spoof of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" called "The Mean One."
This is all in addition to an unending deluge of Grinch-themed merchandise that floods malls every winter holiday season. The merch, some might say,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Whether they teach us lessons about responsible mischief or protecting the environment, the whimsical stories of famed children's author Dr. Seuss were built to last. His characters, most of whom share an impeccable disposition for rhyming, exist in a fantastical world of make-believe, where traditional lessons become adventures. Of Seuss' many, many characters, few are as ingrained into the pop culture zeitgeist than that of the Grinch. Given what time of year it is, you've likely heard the famous Thurl Ravenscroft song plenty of times already.
Where the season pleads us to spread kindness and goodwill towards others, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" offers something very different. We're witness to every detail of the villainous scheme as it comes to fruition. Christmas stories largely follow good people, but the Grinch invites you to revel in his wickedness -- prior to his revelatory change of heart, of course. It's no wonder...
Where the season pleads us to spread kindness and goodwill towards others, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" offers something very different. We're witness to every detail of the villainous scheme as it comes to fruition. Christmas stories largely follow good people, but the Grinch invites you to revel in his wickedness -- prior to his revelatory change of heart, of course. It's no wonder...
- 12/2/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
Snow is beginning to fall, and lights have gone up all over the place to celebrate the holiday season. Families are watching their favorite old movies like 1954's "White Christmas" to get in the mood. Unfortunately, if you want the full, official soundtrack to that particular film, you are out of luck. Even Santa can't fix record contract issues. He really should leave coal in a few record executives' stockings.
If you've never seen Michal Curtiz's "White Christmas," it's the story of Bob (Bing Crosby) and Phil (Danny Kaye), old WWII war buddies who have gone into show business and had great success. They meet sisters Judy (Vera-Ellen) and Betty (Rosemary Clooney), a performing duo dealing with some hard times. They all end up in Vermont at a failing resort owned by the guys' disgraced Major General (Dean Jagger), putting on a show to save the place and restore some holiday cheer.
If you've never seen Michal Curtiz's "White Christmas," it's the story of Bob (Bing Crosby) and Phil (Danny Kaye), old WWII war buddies who have gone into show business and had great success. They meet sisters Judy (Vera-Ellen) and Betty (Rosemary Clooney), a performing duo dealing with some hard times. They all end up in Vermont at a failing resort owned by the guys' disgraced Major General (Dean Jagger), putting on a show to save the place and restore some holiday cheer.
- 12/1/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
The Grinch's blood-red Santa Claus coat isn't the only splash of crimson that'll be decking the halls this holiday season. Inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic children's story, the hairy green villain is making a killer comeback in XYZ Films' new parody horror movie.
"The Mean One" - which got its title from the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," originally performed by Thurl Ravenscroft in the 1966 animated TV special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" - reimagines the story of the infamous Grinch by sucking out all the childood whimsy and replacing it with a gruesome storyline that results in piles of blood-stained snow.
If Dr. Seuss's original Grinch was as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel, it sounds like director Steven Lamorte's The Mean One (David Howard Thornton) is someone Cindy You-Know-Who (Krystle Martin) might need to fight off with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole.
"The Mean One" - which got its title from the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," originally performed by Thurl Ravenscroft in the 1966 animated TV special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" - reimagines the story of the infamous Grinch by sucking out all the childood whimsy and replacing it with a gruesome storyline that results in piles of blood-stained snow.
If Dr. Seuss's original Grinch was as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel, it sounds like director Steven Lamorte's The Mean One (David Howard Thornton) is someone Cindy You-Know-Who (Krystle Martin) might need to fight off with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole.
- 11/29/2022
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
North West is inviting the Grinch into her home this holiday season.
Kim Kardashian, 42 and North, 9, share a joint mommy-daughter TikTok account. In a new video posted on Monday, North gave her mom a Christmas makeover. North expertly applied green face paint onto her mom for a Grinch makeover.
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@kimandnorth
Mommy grinch
♬ You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft
North covered Kardashian’s face with foundation and then applied green eyeshadow. A tape-assisted winged eyeliner was drawn and subsequently topped with more green eyeshadow. Grinch’s iconic frown was drawn with dark green eyeliner to complete the look.
The video was set to “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” a song originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special, “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
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Kim Kardashian, 42 and North, 9, share a joint mommy-daughter TikTok account. In a new video posted on Monday, North gave her mom a Christmas makeover. North expertly applied green face paint onto her mom for a Grinch makeover.
Read More: How Kim Kardashian Feels About Pete Davidson And Emily Ratajkowski’s Relationship: Source
@kimandnorth
Mommy grinch
♬ You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft
North covered Kardashian’s face with foundation and then applied green eyeshadow. A tape-assisted winged eyeliner was drawn and subsequently topped with more green eyeshadow. Grinch’s iconic frown was drawn with dark green eyeliner to complete the look.
The video was set to “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” a song originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special, “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
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- 11/22/2022
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
By 1973, singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson had starred in a handful of feature film roles, playing outlaw Billy the Kid in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, which also co-starred Bob Dylan. That same year, just after her 14th birthday, Marie Osmond, of the performing Osmond clan, launched her recording career, becoming the youngest female act to hit Number One on the country chart with her song “Paper Roses.” Although their career (and, indeed, personal) trajectories couldn’t be more divergent, the paths of Kristofferson and Osmond, along with her teen-idol brother Donny,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
With the holiday season in full effect and Christmas right around the corner, I took it upon myself to bug the GeekTyrant staff about their favorite holiday movies. While we often spend the year watching and reading up on comic book, fantasy, and sci-fi movies, when December rolls around we make time for some more wholesome holiday classics. And even if they’re not classics, per se, they still put us in the Christmas spirit. And before you get disappointed, none of us chose Die Hard. Admittedly, I considered it, but isn’t that whole thing played out already?
Joey Paur, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
“I've watched A Christmas Story every year during Christmas for as long as I can remember, and I've never gotten bored or tired of it. Every time I watch it, I still laugh at the wonderfully comedic scenes. Over the years it's connected with me in different ways.
Joey Paur, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
“I've watched A Christmas Story every year during Christmas for as long as I can remember, and I've never gotten bored or tired of it. Every time I watch it, I still laugh at the wonderfully comedic scenes. Over the years it's connected with me in different ways.
- 12/13/2018
- by Jason Ashley
- GeekTyrant
The original “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from the 1966 animated The Grinch is so great and so menacing. That song was perfectly performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
Of course, with the new The Grinch film coming out, Illumination Entertainment felt the need to give us a new rendition of the classic Christmas song. This one was performed by Tyler the Creator and I’m not impressed.
The new version of the song keeps many of the familiar elements, but it also adds a few new things and it’s done in a completely different more modern style that I personally didn’t care for.
I’m sure there are some people that will like the song and think it’s hip, but it’s no where near being as good as the original. You can listen to it below and I also included the original song so that you can compare the two.
Of course, with the new The Grinch film coming out, Illumination Entertainment felt the need to give us a new rendition of the classic Christmas song. This one was performed by Tyler the Creator and I’m not impressed.
The new version of the song keeps many of the familiar elements, but it also adds a few new things and it’s done in a completely different more modern style that I personally didn’t care for.
I’m sure there are some people that will like the song and think it’s hip, but it’s no where near being as good as the original. You can listen to it below and I also included the original song so that you can compare the two.
- 10/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Holiday season is upon us and that means all the Hallmark and Lifetime movies are unleashed on the public. Now not all of these movies are bad, but there’s a much wider variety of holiday movies available to the masses. I would like to propose three movies that are perfect for this time of year that won’t have half the family ripping their hair out. These films are in no particular order of greatness or Christmas-ness.
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
The classic animated version of this story is a holiday must. The narration is spot on and no one, No One does a better rendition of "You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" than Thurl Ravenscroft. I will admit that at times the animation does look old, but it is old, so there’s that. This is a perfect film to watch before putting the kids...
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
The classic animated version of this story is a holiday must. The narration is spot on and no one, No One does a better rendition of "You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" than Thurl Ravenscroft. I will admit that at times the animation does look old, but it is old, so there’s that. This is a perfect film to watch before putting the kids...
- 12/8/2017
- by Tommy Wiliams
- GeekTyrant
These days, it’s all about the Disney princesses, but Perdita is merely a dog without high pedigree. As a result, she and her mate Pongo, are often overlooked. They’re certainly overshadowed by their antagonist, the Dalmatian loving Cruella De Vil, about the chew every scene in Once Upon a Time. Thank goodness, then, that Walt Disney reminds us about the utter charm contained within their 1961 release 101 Dalmatians. Out Tuesday in a handsome Diamond Combo Pack, their 17th film holds up remarkably well.
The film arrived at a precarious time for the studio as rising costs made their animated fare very expensive. Tastes were changing and they were now competing with television for the younger eyeballs so a different approach was called for. From a technological standpoint, the arrival of Xerography allowed them to streamline the filmmaking process, reducing costs. Ub Iwerks, one of the grand animators in Walt Disney’s employ,...
The film arrived at a precarious time for the studio as rising costs made their animated fare very expensive. Tastes were changing and they were now competing with television for the younger eyeballs so a different approach was called for. From a technological standpoint, the arrival of Xerography allowed them to streamline the filmmaking process, reducing costs. Ub Iwerks, one of the grand animators in Walt Disney’s employ,...
- 2/8/2015
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Given how revered Disney's "Pinocchio" is today, it's hard to believe it was a flop when it was first released exactly three quarters of a century ago. Upon its New York City premiere, on February 7, 1940, critics hailed the film as a masterpiece, and even to this day, many prefer it to Disney's pioneering first animated feature, 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Yet it took the film many years and multiple re-releases to make a profit.
Today, of course, the legacy of "Pinocchio" is inescapable. Everyone's image of the puppet-boy with the nose that grows when he lies comes not from Carlo Collodi's original novel but from the kid with the Tyrolean hat and the Mickey Mouse gloves, as drawn by Disney animators. And the opening tune, Jiminy Cricket's "When You Wish Upon a Star," is ubiquitous as the theme music played before every Walt Disney movie and home video release.
Today, of course, the legacy of "Pinocchio" is inescapable. Everyone's image of the puppet-boy with the nose that grows when he lies comes not from Carlo Collodi's original novel but from the kid with the Tyrolean hat and the Mickey Mouse gloves, as drawn by Disney animators. And the opening tune, Jiminy Cricket's "When You Wish Upon a Star," is ubiquitous as the theme music played before every Walt Disney movie and home video release.
- 2/7/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the booming voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, has died. He was 64. His son, Jason VanBorssum, tells the Los Angeles Times Marshall died of esophageal cancer on April 26 at a Santa Monica hospital. Marshall began voicing the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft. Marshall got his first full-time radio job at the age of 14 in Phoenix. He had a prematurely deep voice and lied about his age. His career included radio newsman, rock 'n' roll disc jockey, sports broadcaster
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- 5/9/2014
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lee Marshall, one of the voices of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger, died of esophageal cancer at the age of 64 in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday, April 26, the Associated Press reports. Marshall first began voicing the iconic cereal mascot—with his catchphrase "They're g-r-r-r-e-a-t!"—in 1999 while filling in for its original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft. He took over the role full-time after Ravenscroft's death in 2005. Marshall became a disc jockey at the age of 14 in Phoenix, Az, and was a newscaster for Cklw in Windsor, Ontario. In [...]...
- 5/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Santa Monica, Calif. (AP) — Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the booming voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, has died. He was 64. His son, Jason VanBorssum, tells the Los Angeles Times (http://bit.ly/1uH8hbv ) Marshall died of esophageal cancer on April 26 at a Santa Monica hospital. Marshall began voicing the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft. Marshall got his first full-time radio job at the age of 14 in Phoenix. He had a prematurely deep voice and lied about his age. His career included radio newsman, rock 'n' roll disc jockey, sports broadcaster and wrestling ring interviewer. ___ Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com Copyright © 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
- 5/8/2014
- by AP Staff
- Hitfix
Lee Marshall, one of the men who supplied the voice of Tony the Tiger, has died. He was 64. According to the Los Angeles Times, Marshall passed away on April 26 at a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital of esophageal cancer. Marshall first began voicing the iconic Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal mascot (and the character's signature catchphrase "They're g-r-r-r-e-a-t") in 1999 when he began assisting original voice Thurl Ravenscroft, who was in his 80s at the time and started having difficulty with the dialogue. After Ravenscroft's death in 2005, Marshall took over full-time. He began his career as a radio disc jockey at the age of 14 in Phoenix, when he lied about his age with...
- 5/8/2014
- E! Online
There is nothing grrrrrrrreat about this news ... the guy who voiced Tony the Tiger has passed away. Lee Marshall died of esophageal cancer on April 26 at the age of 64 at a hospital in Santa Monica, his son told the La Times. Marshall first got the Kellog's gig in 1999, filling in for the original Tony, Thurl Ravenscroft. He took over the gig full time in 2005 when Ravenscroft passed away at the age of 91.Marshall got his...
- 5/8/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lee Marshall, the man who provided the voice of Tony the Tiger for more than a decade, died last month in a Santa Monica hospital of esophageal cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times. He was 64, according to the paper, though some sources list his age as 67. Marshall's thunderous bass earned him gigs as a wrestling announcer, DJ and voice-over actor. Yet he became best known for uttering just two words while pitching Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal as the iconic spokestiger beginning in 1999: "They're g-r-r-r-e-a-t." The Los Angeles native is only the second actor to give voice to "Tony" -...
- 5/8/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
Lee Marshall, the man who lent his voice to Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger, died last month at the age of 64.
Man Who Voiced Tony The Tiger Dies
Marshall passed away on April 26 at Santa Monica Hospital in California, reported the Los Angeles Times. He’d been suffering from esophageal cancer.
Marshall first voiced the Frosted Flakes catchphrase – “They’re grrrreat!” – for Kellogg’s in 1999. By 2005, he’d taken over Tony the Tiger voicing duties completely, replacing Thurl Ravenscroft in the job. Ravenscroft had given Tony the Tiger a voice since 1952.
“We are saddened by the loss of Lee Marshall. His talent and warmth helped bring Tony the Tiger to life and will always be fondly remembered," a spokesperson for Kellogg told The Huffington Post.
Prior to getting into voice-over work, Marshall had worked as a radio DJ, news anchor and sports broadcast, according to HuffPost. Using his unique vocal sound,...
Man Who Voiced Tony The Tiger Dies
Marshall passed away on April 26 at Santa Monica Hospital in California, reported the Los Angeles Times. He’d been suffering from esophageal cancer.
Marshall first voiced the Frosted Flakes catchphrase – “They’re grrrreat!” – for Kellogg’s in 1999. By 2005, he’d taken over Tony the Tiger voicing duties completely, replacing Thurl Ravenscroft in the job. Ravenscroft had given Tony the Tiger a voice since 1952.
“We are saddened by the loss of Lee Marshall. His talent and warmth helped bring Tony the Tiger to life and will always be fondly remembered," a spokesperson for Kellogg told The Huffington Post.
Prior to getting into voice-over work, Marshall had worked as a radio DJ, news anchor and sports broadcast, according to HuffPost. Using his unique vocal sound,...
- 5/8/2014
- Uinterview
Finding Nemo encompasses a tremendous amount of positive imagery that makes up Disney and Pixar’s populous appeal. From learning how to trust family and friends, to overcoming biggest fears and obstacles, Finding Nemo understands how to tap into the audience’s heartstrings and neatly ties in a meaningful message for the viewer to take home. Yet with every good side, there is a dark presence that even Disney can’t back away from. Like many Disney films, from Bambi to Frozen, Finding Nemo deals with a story whose basis stems from a broken household struggling with a great deal of separation. Why does Disney cling onto threads of such despair and heartache? Perhaps it’s a factor many can relate to. Or perhaps it’s a working formula that sweetens the arc of a happy ending. Either way, separation is a tapped fountain of which Hollywood has dipped into time after time again.
- 3/2/2014
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
In the era of the reset button, everybody loves a do-over, especially baby boomers, who can turn to spas, smoothies, surgeons and Spanx to keep reliving their eternal youth.
And no boomer loves a mulligan better than that Yuletide gremlin, the Grinch.
Born fully grown in Dr. Seuss' book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" in 1957, then given a new animated life by Chuck Jones in 1966 (there was a Jim Carrey movie version in 2000, but we'll leave that one unwrapped under the tree), everybody's favorite holiday crank has been terrorizing the sweet Whos of Whoville since the Cold War and shows no signs of slowing down now.
In all that time, two things have never changed about the Grinch: He starts out mad, then he gets glad. What happens in the middle is Christmas, which even old Grinchy-claws decries as an overcommercialized holiday, full of clanging bells and crashing cymbals.
And no boomer loves a mulligan better than that Yuletide gremlin, the Grinch.
Born fully grown in Dr. Seuss' book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" in 1957, then given a new animated life by Chuck Jones in 1966 (there was a Jim Carrey movie version in 2000, but we'll leave that one unwrapped under the tree), everybody's favorite holiday crank has been terrorizing the sweet Whos of Whoville since the Cold War and shows no signs of slowing down now.
In all that time, two things have never changed about the Grinch: He starts out mad, then he gets glad. What happens in the middle is Christmas, which even old Grinchy-claws decries as an overcommercialized holiday, full of clanging bells and crashing cymbals.
- 12/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Brave Little Toaster
Directed by Jerry Rees
Written by Jerry Rees and Joe Ranft
Starring Deanna Oliver, Jon Lovitz, Thurl Ravenscroft
Originality is so rare these days that we latch onto anything that doesn’t smell of being laughably, obviously derivative. Of course, when I say “we,” I mean film buffs because there’s no denying that the latest Transformers film, the third film in a franchise of movies based on a line of toys that inspired a 1980s-era cartoon, is nowhere near original yet made an insane amount of money at the worldwide box office. So not everyone craves originality all of the time. But even the masses crave it enough that when a movie comes along that presents something unique, whether it’s a story, a character, or a new world, we salivate over it like a dog in front of a steak.
And so it is...
Directed by Jerry Rees
Written by Jerry Rees and Joe Ranft
Starring Deanna Oliver, Jon Lovitz, Thurl Ravenscroft
Originality is so rare these days that we latch onto anything that doesn’t smell of being laughably, obviously derivative. Of course, when I say “we,” I mean film buffs because there’s no denying that the latest Transformers film, the third film in a franchise of movies based on a line of toys that inspired a 1980s-era cartoon, is nowhere near original yet made an insane amount of money at the worldwide box office. So not everyone craves originality all of the time. But even the masses crave it enough that when a movie comes along that presents something unique, whether it’s a story, a character, or a new world, we salivate over it like a dog in front of a steak.
And so it is...
- 1/28/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
There’s been a massive drought in the “animated secret fornicating gnomes” genre for a while. Thankfully, Touchstone has stepped in with the upcoming release of “Gnomeo and Juliet,” a tale of star-crossed garden ornaments based on the classic Shakespearean tragedy.
And who better to pen the majority of the film’s soundtrack than music’s favorite sexual gnome-sized musician, Elton John? Along with longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin, the legendary singer-songwriter contributes nine songs to the album, a mix of original classics, new songs and reworked tracks. Contributions like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee and “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” remain untouched, while “Crocodile Rock” gets retooled as a duet with Nelly Furtado.
Still, it’s new songs “Love Builds a Garden” and “Hello Hello” that will earn most of the attention. While the latter features a duet with Lady Gaga in the film,...
And who better to pen the majority of the film’s soundtrack than music’s favorite sexual gnome-sized musician, Elton John? Along with longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin, the legendary singer-songwriter contributes nine songs to the album, a mix of original classics, new songs and reworked tracks. Contributions like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee and “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” remain untouched, while “Crocodile Rock” gets retooled as a duet with Nelly Furtado.
Still, it’s new songs “Love Builds a Garden” and “Hello Hello” that will earn most of the attention. While the latter features a duet with Lady Gaga in the film,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Jason Newman
- NextMovie
The Gnomeo and Juliet soundtrack. See, the thing about Shakespeare is he was pretty good with language, metre, cadence, all that stuff, and with narrative structure and thematic content and tragedy, but what he was not so good with was imbuing inanimate objects with human personalities, with hilarious results. Enter ‘Starz Animation’, some 3D garden gnomes, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, a cameo from Ozzy Osbourne, and before you know it you’ve got a family friendly comedy romance adventure with significant market potential. And gnomes. Animated garden gnomes. Falling in love with their gnome-enemies, across the gnome-divide.
And, of course, Elton John. Who else? In fact with nine Elton John songs from a total of fourteen tracks, the Gnomeo and Juliet soundtrack feels like an oddly short Elton John anthology. And actually, that’s not bad at all. In fact it serves up a surprising reminder that Saturday Night’s...
And, of course, Elton John. Who else? In fact with nine Elton John songs from a total of fourteen tracks, the Gnomeo and Juliet soundtrack feels like an oddly short Elton John anthology. And actually, that’s not bad at all. In fact it serves up a surprising reminder that Saturday Night’s...
- 2/4/2011
- by Chris Neilan
- Movie-moron.com
Little introduction is needed for today's Guide, so we won't bother. Simply put, these are the staffer's favorite Holiday movies and/or television shows. Chime in with your own in the comments, or share your bah humbuggery. 'Tis the Season, y'all.
Bad Santa: When I was a wee lad, I spent one Christmas Eve staying up as late as possible staring at the roofs of the row homes across the street, trying to see that fat sumbitch who visited all the goyim homes but wouldn't give this little Jew boy some holiday cheer. Needless to say, I saw no Santa Claus. But had I, I suspect that -- because this was Philly -- he would've been an awful lot like Billy Bob Thorton's Willie T. Stokes -- a rude, vulgar, thieving, lecherous, drunken Santa. That's my kind of Santa, and that's why Bad Santa is my kind of Christmas flick.
Bad Santa: When I was a wee lad, I spent one Christmas Eve staying up as late as possible staring at the roofs of the row homes across the street, trying to see that fat sumbitch who visited all the goyim homes but wouldn't give this little Jew boy some holiday cheer. Needless to say, I saw no Santa Claus. But had I, I suspect that -- because this was Philly -- he would've been an awful lot like Billy Bob Thorton's Willie T. Stokes -- a rude, vulgar, thieving, lecherous, drunken Santa. That's my kind of Santa, and that's why Bad Santa is my kind of Christmas flick.
- 12/23/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
"Glee" has done an admirable job of cutting down the number of songs per episode this season, but those rules don't apply to the "A Very Glee Christmas" episode.
Frankly, we can tell that there were attempts to make this a holiday classic, so we're alright with that, but we're surprised they didn't try for a two-hour "Glee" (yikes!) just so they could get all the songs from the album in. As it is, we're missing "Deck the Rooftop," "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman," "O Christmas Tree," "Jingle Bells," "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "O Holy Night."
Hands down our favorite from the holiday episode is still "Baby It's Cold Outside." It's one of the best winter songs, and Chris Colfer and Darren Criss really have the playful chemistry that's essential for this song. Our runners-up would have to be "Welcome...
Frankly, we can tell that there were attempts to make this a holiday classic, so we're alright with that, but we're surprised they didn't try for a two-hour "Glee" (yikes!) just so they could get all the songs from the album in. As it is, we're missing "Deck the Rooftop," "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman," "O Christmas Tree," "Jingle Bells," "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "O Holy Night."
Hands down our favorite from the holiday episode is still "Baby It's Cold Outside." It's one of the best winter songs, and Chris Colfer and Darren Criss really have the playful chemistry that's essential for this song. Our runners-up would have to be "Welcome...
- 12/8/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Little introduction is needed for today's Guide, so we won't bother. Simply put, these are the staffer's favorite Holiday movies and/or television shows. Chime in with your own in the comments, or share your bah humbuggery. 'Tis the Season, y'all.
Bad Santa: When I was a wee lad, I spent one Christmas Eve staying up as late as possible staring at the roofs of the row homes across the street, trying to see that fat sumbitch who visited all the goyim homes but wouldn't give this little Jew boy some holiday cheer. Needless to say, I saw no Santa Claus. But had I, I suspect that -- because this was Philly -- he would've been an awful lot like Billy Bob Thorton's Willie T. Stokes -- a rude, vulgar, thieving, lecherous, drunken Santa. That's my kind of Santa, and that's why Bad Santa is my kind of Christmas flick.
Bad Santa: When I was a wee lad, I spent one Christmas Eve staying up as late as possible staring at the roofs of the row homes across the street, trying to see that fat sumbitch who visited all the goyim homes but wouldn't give this little Jew boy some holiday cheer. Needless to say, I saw no Santa Claus. But had I, I suspect that -- because this was Philly -- he would've been an awful lot like Billy Bob Thorton's Willie T. Stokes -- a rude, vulgar, thieving, lecherous, drunken Santa. That's my kind of Santa, and that's why Bad Santa is my kind of Christmas flick.
- 12/24/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
The Blu-ray conversion process continued throughout the year and there’s something for everyone. As the hours dwindle towards Santa’s arrival, here’s a trio of family-friendly Blu-ray offerings that are perfect – as long as you don’t have these on standard DVD. Warner Home Video wisely released A Charlie Brown Christmas and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas some weeks back, completing the hat trick with the Blu-ray debut of Horton Hears a Who!
These are basically the standard DVDs upgraded to Blu-ray so everything looks and sounds marvelous. All the standard DVD extras are still here so there’s little to compel you to upgrade, especially since the prices treat these like the full-length feature films when the reality is, these were thirty minute television specials.
None of the above robs the trio from their power to entertain. The Charlie Brown special, which has been collected in multiple DVD sets,...
These are basically the standard DVDs upgraded to Blu-ray so everything looks and sounds marvelous. All the standard DVD extras are still here so there’s little to compel you to upgrade, especially since the prices treat these like the full-length feature films when the reality is, these were thirty minute television specials.
None of the above robs the trio from their power to entertain. The Charlie Brown special, which has been collected in multiple DVD sets,...
- 12/23/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Chicago – Just weeks before the opening weekend of Jim Carrey’s new “A Christmas Carol,” Universal has released a Blu-Ray + DVD combo pack of the nearly decade-old “Grinch” remake, featuring Carrey as the infamous Seussian Scrooge. The combination of Carrey’s star power and Theodor Geisel’s beloved source material assured the film’s massive box office success. But no matter how much dough it raked in, few family audiences actually seemed to like it. That’s because no one behind the camera had a clue about how to stretch this simple tale into a feature-length blockbuster.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
The original “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” was a half-hour cartoon first broadcast in 1966, featuring masterful narration from Boris Karloff, exuberantly funny animation from Chuck Jones, and classic songs written by Seuss and unforgettably performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. It remains one of the finest holiday films of all time,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
The original “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” was a half-hour cartoon first broadcast in 1966, featuring masterful narration from Boris Karloff, exuberantly funny animation from Chuck Jones, and classic songs written by Seuss and unforgettably performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. It remains one of the finest holiday films of all time,...
- 10/20/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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