10 Great Movie Santas, From Edmund Gwenn to Kurt Russell (Photos)
Here’s a look at some of our favorite actors to don the mantle of jolly old Saint Nicholas over the yearsAlonso Duralde | December 23, 2020 @ 5:24 AM Last Updated: December 23, 2020 @ 6:25 AM
Warner Bros./Netflix/Sony Pictures Entertainment
As the embodiment of kindness, generosity, and Yuletide beneficence, Santa Claus presents some mighty big black boots, much less a red suit, for any actor to fill. But jolly old Saint Nicholas has appeared in the movies for as long as the movies have existed, and here are some of our favorite actors who ve steered the sleigh (not counting Billy Bob Thornton and anyone else who has played a guy who is pretending to be Santa):
Mistakes From the 100 Worst Movies of All Time
By Madison Troyer, Stacker News
On 12/20/20 at 12:00 PM EST
The best movies create worlds with seemingly effortless magic. When a movie works, the audience doesn t notice the elements that construct a coherent sense of time and space. They re not thinking about lighting, camera movements, or the set, because they re immersed in the onscreen world. Continuity is invisible. A character opens a door, and the next cut shows a continuous action as the door opens in the next space with the character s hair and costume identical even if the two shots were filmed months apart. Good movies don t draw attention to their production.
The Rise Of TPM TV
WOW, 20 years. TWENTY! A very, very Happy 20th (TWENTIETH!) anniversary to Josh Marshall and Talking Points Memo. A tremendous accomplishment. I’m not an Internet historian by any means, but I just did some quick research and I’m pretty sure that www.talkingpointsmemo.com is literally the only website from the year 2000 that still exists.
Wait, hang on a second… no way…
eBaumsWorld still exists????
[goes down 4 hour eBaumsWorld rabbit hole]
Hi. Hello. Where am I? Ah yes, TPM. Where to even begin talking about TPM? It’s impossible to put my feelings into words. And when I hit writer’s block, I like to use a little trick that I call: talk about myself. So then…
Alexis Burling December 10, 2020Updated: December 18, 2020, 7:14 am
“Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” plays Dec. 18 at the Castro. Photo: Embassy Pictures 1964
It’s been no sleigh ride, 2020.
But if you’re looking forward to beating the holiday blues by spending December on the couch and plowing through Christmas-themed content, we have your back. There are nearly 100 offerings to choose from.
For the musically inclined, there’s the Debbie Allen-directed “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” on Netflix, and “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” also on Netflix. It stars Forest Whitaker as a curmudgeonly toy maker whose granddaughter renews his faith in the holidays after his thieving apprentice ruins his business.
The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2020 held online this year anandabazar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from anandabazar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.