tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post37016434371678457..comments2024-02-29T05:15:17.460-05:00Comments on Christmas TV History: 5 Movies on an Island ListUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-79732512045343587722016-10-26T10:37:19.626-04:002016-10-26T10:37:19.626-04:00I really have to sit down and watch CHRISTMAS IN C...I really have to sit down and watch CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT some day (yes, I've never seen it, just scenes from it), especially since I read somewhere recently that Stanwyck was based on Gladys Taber. (Taber, however, could cook and had raised a child.)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-76079501774159452472016-10-26T10:35:34.271-04:002016-10-26T10:35:34.271-04:00One of the movie channels--pretty sure it was Fox-...One of the movie channels--pretty sure it was Fox--used to do a marathon of POSEIDON ADVENTURE on New Year's Eve. One year they showed it with "pop-up info" about scenes. Another year they showed a special they filmed about POSEIDON ADVENTURE fans, including a man who had his entire house remodeled to look like rooms on the ship.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-51678164749202943082016-05-19T13:42:40.214-04:002016-05-19T13:42:40.214-04:00One can never go wrong with Barbara Stanwyck. Than...One can never go wrong with Barbara Stanwyck. Thanks for your comment :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-25992199093403811202016-05-18T12:01:40.577-04:002016-05-18T12:01:40.577-04:00It's a pity that the only movie I've seen ...It's a pity that the only movie I've seen from your list is White Christmas! I'm planning to watch Christmas in Connecticut during the holdiay season this year. Well, there's still half a year to go, but I'm really interested in what it's going to be like!<br />Domi (Little Bits of Classics)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794638809237496535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-3674342471830130732016-05-18T09:56:59.755-04:002016-05-18T09:56:59.755-04:00Don't you know it! Thanks for your comments :)...Don't you know it! Thanks for your comments :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-69876230738122881082016-05-18T07:15:05.758-04:002016-05-18T07:15:05.758-04:00Joanna, I really enjoyed reading your criteria for...Joanna, I really enjoyed reading your criteria for your selections. I think "Christmas in Connecticut" would especially help lighten one's heart if one were indeed stranded on an island. Do you think you could smuggle in Felix to attend to the cooking, too? Sheesh! A girl's got to have some comforts when she's away from home!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-53662010095643742862016-05-16T23:34:58.981-04:002016-05-16T23:34:58.981-04:00Thanks Aurora. This was so much fun to put togethe...Thanks Aurora. This was so much fun to put together as well as read all the comments on the other participating blogs. Thanks for stopping by :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-35953199503287730822016-05-16T22:33:18.242-04:002016-05-16T22:33:18.242-04:00I'm glad you got a kick out of it :) Thanks fo...I'm glad you got a kick out of it :) Thanks for commenting.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-75365180838040426442016-05-16T22:32:42.658-04:002016-05-16T22:32:42.658-04:00Yes--Le is right. Let's all check out the othe...Yes--Le is right. Let's all check out the other entries in the blogathon. Thanks for you comments :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-61888680608431245972016-05-16T22:31:19.574-04:002016-05-16T22:31:19.574-04:00I couldn't select several of those titles beca...I couldn't select several of those titles because I was restricted to movies released in the 1970s or earlier--but yeah! Those are great movies. This was so much FUN! Thanks for playing along :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-3955836958869563292016-05-16T18:45:38.239-04:002016-05-16T18:45:38.239-04:00I'm particularly impressed with THE POSEIDON A...I'm particularly impressed with THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE!! Love that movie and can watch it on a loop. Such an interesting combination you have too.<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-81222997321700309112016-05-16T18:19:18.413-04:002016-05-16T18:19:18.413-04:00Great list... love the fact that you added holiday...Great list... love the fact that you added holiday titles!Annmarie Gattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243967962953128707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-26653602212407627562016-05-16T14:51:08.904-04:002016-05-16T14:51:08.904-04:00How cool that you only chose Holiday movies! And t...How cool that you only chose Holiday movies! And they are as diverse as White Christmas and The Poseidon Adventure! And, well, I'd also think twice before swimming after what happened to Shelley Winters!<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Cheers!<br />Le<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-17135342464216381932016-05-16T12:29:27.478-04:002016-05-16T12:29:27.478-04:00Black Christmas (Original, of course)
Mon Oncle An...Black Christmas (Original, of course)<br />Mon Oncle Antoine<br />Scrooged<br />A Midnight Clear<br />The Gathering<br /><br />I went a bit of another way, instead of being cheered up, I went with longer, moodier, more emotionally dense films to take up more time and give more to chew on as I’m dragging palm fronds around, building my island screening room… (I was obviously influenced by your inclusion of Mon Oncle Antoine, but it is a fav, and certainly a film to keep fixating on rather than worrying about the constant stream of encroaching headhunters, giant spiders and Japanese pilots, if Gilligan’s Island is to be believed). Regular watching of MOA might actually cause time to stop, so years of waiting to be rescued might just melt away...<br /><br />Just missed the cutoff: <br />A Christmas Story<br />White Christmas<br />Love Actually<br />Christmas Evil<br />Home Alone<br />Jeffcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477903740349135820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-29113080037322475422016-05-16T12:07:10.812-04:002016-05-16T12:07:10.812-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-29911861881741640942016-05-16T12:06:07.505-04:002016-05-16T12:06:07.505-04:00This will take some thought. I will be back! ;)This will take some thought. I will be back! ;)Jeffcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477903740349135820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-52314191460431230722016-05-16T12:05:48.203-04:002016-05-16T12:05:48.203-04:00Thanks Lisa. It was actually quite a challenge to ...Thanks Lisa. It was actually quite a challenge to limit myself to just five titles. I'd be more comfortable with a list of 50 or maybe even 500. Thanks for commenting :)<br />Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-34686206674712497302016-05-16T12:04:01.689-04:002016-05-16T12:04:01.689-04:00Yeah--I would need variety if I could only see 5 m...Yeah--I would need variety if I could only see 5 movies for an extended period. What 5 classic Christmas movies would you take Jeff?Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-37988044064859643532016-05-16T12:02:28.350-04:002016-05-16T12:02:28.350-04:00What a spectacular list! How could I survive Chris...What a spectacular list! How could I survive Christmas each year (on my island) without watching Miracle on 34th Street? I see myself making coconut dolls of Kris Kringle. Doris Walker, and Susan Walker--and putting on my own dramatization. It's probably a good thing that I'm not alone of a deserted island! Thanks for your list!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-18009738840038367972016-05-16T11:59:18.049-04:002016-05-16T11:59:18.049-04:00Hahahaha! That's another survival technique: l...Hahahaha! That's another survival technique: lure people to my deserted island with the promise of souvenirs and holiday movies. Then I won't be alone. I love it!! Thanks for commenting :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-81861334740032795752016-05-16T11:57:03.583-04:002016-05-16T11:57:03.583-04:00I HAVE watched a lifetime's worth of Gilligan&...I HAVE watched a lifetime's worth of Gilligan's Island. I feel like I have island survival skills even if I don't ever want to find myself in that situation. Thanks for the comments :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-26566858044407357812016-05-16T10:59:08.881-04:002016-05-16T10:59:08.881-04:00Just a delightful list and glad you added your gre...Just a delightful list and glad you added your great plan for NOT being stranded, even with such watchable titles! :-) Wonderful!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-88392968776418245112016-05-16T09:55:17.960-04:002016-05-16T09:55:17.960-04:00Inspired list... Such variety!Inspired list... Such variety!Jeffcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477903740349135820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-35737310073345554222016-05-16T09:31:56.754-04:002016-05-16T09:31:56.754-04:00White Christmas, Holiday Inn, It's a Wonderful...White Christmas, Holiday Inn, It's a Wonderful Life, Bundle of Joy (New Year's), <br />Miracle on 34th Street. J. Lundgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420706302137709848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984964138092970663.post-64656377018247461952016-05-15T22:35:36.673-04:002016-05-15T22:35:36.673-04:00Ha! Your island will be just like those souvenir ...Ha! Your island will be just like those souvenir shops that sell Christmas ornaments all year round. Well done.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com