Topic: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Read 43198 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #270 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:15:29 PM »

I adore SCROOGE, but I will agree with CP about the hell scene which was unneeded and brings the show to a screeching halt.

I saw it first at Radio City Music Hall and have loved it ever since. I think the score is a tonic (including "Happiness" which I think is one of the loveliest and most haunting ballads from an original musical ever), and Finney superb (so did the Hollywood Foreign Press who voted him Best Actor in a Musical in 1970).

FJL · « **Reply #271 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:16:42 PM »

Does anyone know for certain whether it's true that the song "People" (which of course ended up in FUNNY GIRL) was actually written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill for MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL?

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #272 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:18:31 PM »

I forgot Patrick Stewart. I have an excellent DVD of aone-man show he did of Christmas Carol. Is this the one to which you are referring , Elmore. Or is there another?

Ron, I'll be curious to get your opinion of Scrooge. Like Elmore, I had the urge to walk away but the three of us watching were having great fun riffing on it...and after even that paled, it was just sorta like watching a train wreck and you had to stay to the bitter end.

BK, we shall expect an abundance of photos of said Do!

Matt H. · « **Reply #273 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:18:40 PM »

When I played Bob Cratchit in a local production of SCROOGE, I had tears rolling down my cheeks every time my Tiny Tim sang in his sweet little voice "Beautiful Day."

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #274 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:21:02 PM »

Mmm. This eggnog is like drinking velvet.

Matt H. · « **Reply #275 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:21:12 PM »

Page Ten Woody and Jessie Dance!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #276 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:22:38 PM »

I watched one more episode on TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS - "Christmas Impossible" with Huey, Dewey, and Luey, but they didn't sound anything like the characters I remembered so fondly from my childhood, so I didn't enjoy it much.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #277 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:23:56 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 24, 2006, 08:47:48 PM

Yeah, I fall in the group that likes SCROOGE, thank you very much.

We're dog people - what do we know!

der Brucer

Edisaurus · « **Reply #278 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:26:13 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on December 24, 2006, 09:18:31 PM

I forgot Patrick Stewart. I have an excellent DVD of aone-man show he did of Christmas Carol. Is this the one to which you are referring , Elmore. Or is there another?

TNT did a nice version a few years ago, although they were a little heavy on the effects. Richard Grant, an actor I like very much, played my favorite Bob Cratchit.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #279 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:26:49 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on December 24, 2006, 09:02:09 PM

Did I pull another typo? I'm surprised Der Brucer hasn't castigated me!

I was afixin' to

(But "castigate" is such a cringe-worthy verb)

der Brucer

Matt H. · « **Reply #280 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:27:15 PM »

Next I put in TALLADEGA NIGHTS. As someone who was brought up in the heart of NASCAR country, there was much for me to laugh at in this silly farce. Nope, not a great movie, but it's only trying for silly laughs, and it got them from me.

And there are some very able actors in the cast besides Will Ferrell: John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Gary Cole, Sasha Baron Cohan (who steals every scene he's in), Andy Richter, Michael Clarke Duncan.

FJL · « **Reply #281 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:28:35 PM »

Hmmm...from the imdb listing for MISTER MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL:

Trivia: The composers Bob Merrill and Jule Styne offered a song entitled "People" for the score but the animation had already been completed and it was too late to include it. Instead they added it to the score of a Broadway musical they were writing called "Funny Girl", where it became the first of many hits for the star, Barbra Streisand.

Matt H. · « **Reply #282 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:29:03 PM »

Next I watched a MEDIUM episode from the last disc in the set. This was the one with the blind girl sensing there was a stranger in the bedroom with her. I remember Allison's dreams totally confusing me the first time I saw this. Of course, on a revisit, things were much clearer.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #283 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:29:18 PM »

Worst Christmas movie: "It Happened One Christmas"---a remake of "It's a Wonderful Life" with Marlo Thomas as a female George Bailey. Yuck!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #284 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:30:16 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 24, 2006, 09:28:35 PM

MISTER MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL:

I would love to see that again. I used to enjoy watching it every Christmas!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #285 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:30:46 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on December 24, 2006, 09:18:31 PM

I forgot Patrick Stewart. I have an excellent DVD of aone-man show he did of Christmas Carol. Is this the one to which you are referring , Elmore. Or is there another?

Ron, I'll be curious to get your opinion of Scrooge. Like Elmore, I had the urge to walk away but the three of us watching were having great fun riffing on it...and after even that paled, it was just sorta like watching a train wreck and you had to stay to the bitter end.

BK, we shall expect an abundance of photos of said Do!

Stewart did a TBS or TNT adaptation in 1999. It was being rebroadcast the other night and I got suckered right in. I think I like George C Scott's better, but this is good, with some really scary moments.

FJL · « **Reply #286 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:30:47 PM »

If only this were the beginning of a new page, one could say:

FJL · « **Reply #287 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:30:58 PM »

And one for Marlo

Matt H. · « **Reply #288 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:31:02 PM »

After that, I watched the show I recorded for DR Edi: LIFE AFTER TOMORROW, interviews with women who played either Annie, orphans, or both in the Broadway and national tours of ANNIE.

Fascinating stories they had to tell, and I did enjoy the show very much.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #289 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:31:03 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 24, 2006, 09:05:54 PM

... 7-layer salad...

You kill such a prolific hen for salad!

der Brucer

Edisaurus · « **Reply #290 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:31:14 PM »

DR SingingNymph, the disturbing Santa is the first laugh I've had today after lots of weepiness. Thank you!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #291 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:31:32 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on December 24, 2006, 09:21:02 PM

Mmm. This eggnog is like drinking velvet.

Watch out. You'll end up under the host.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #292 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:34:06 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on December 24, 2006, 09:29:18 PM

Worst Christmas movie: "It Happened One Christmas"---a remake of "It's a Wonderful Life" with Marlo Thomas as a female George Bailey. Yuck!

When I worked for Drama Book Shop, Marlo Thomas' assistant was the biggest pain-in-the-ass with phone orders, demands, and returns because she was also an idiot. We hated both her and Marlo.

Matt H. · « **Reply #293 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:34:29 PM »

I ended the evening rewatching the "date" episode of BROTHERS & SISTERS since it featured the show's major gay character on the receiving end of two kisses, something still relatively rare in prime time television.

Looking forward to the show resuming, especially since Jason Lewis (from SEX & THE CITY) will be joining the cast for six or so episodes as another potential love interest for gay son Kevin.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #294 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:36:13 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on December 24, 2006, 09:21:02 PM

Mmm. This eggnog is like drinking velvet.

I have a quart awating me in my refrigerator in Oakland (it had a long shelf life with expiration of Jan 07 2007).

That and a particularly fine-tasting dark rum will make my New Year VERY bright.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #295 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:36:40 PM »

My friend Josh Grisetti's series THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY begins in two weeks. Everybody watch it!

Matt H. · « **Reply #296 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:37:42 PM »

Tomorrow is THE day: my friend Jeff and I are seeing the first showing of DREAMGIRLS (at noon). Because I'll have a busy morning, I'm not sure I'll make it on-line, but I'll try. The afternoon may be more realistic, but how early I wake up and get moving will determine if I have time for the computer tomorrow morning.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #297 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:38:50 PM »

Is anyone else rather goofily addicted to "Scrooged" as I am?

It, "Groundhog Day" and the "Ghostbusters" films are the only works Bill Murray has done which I can stand him in.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #298 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:39:43 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on December 24, 2006, 09:37:42 PM

Tomorrow is THE day: my friend Jeff and I are seeing the first showing of DREAMGIRLS (at noon). Because I'll have a busy morning, I'm not sure I'll make it on-line, but I'll try. The afternoon may be more realistic, but how early I wake up and get moving will determine if I have time for the computer tomorrow morning.

And I am tellin' you...I'm not goin'

til I get back to Oakland.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #299 on:** December 24, 2006, 09:41:36 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 24, 2006, 09:30:58 PM

And one for Marlo

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