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Holiday Movies

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The December holiday season is pure gold for the entertainment industry.

From Christmas music, which I love,  to TV specials and holiday themed episodes of TV series, some of which are good like the Eureka episode I mentioned in my last post and Glee’s funny homage to Christmas specials past.

Let’s not forget the holiday movies, whether on TV or in the theater, brand new or holiday classics like Holiday Inn, filled with wonderful Irving Berlin songs, and one very questionable number, see if you can figure it out in the clip:

and Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, and featuring the now-holiday classic Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

And films of more recent vintage like Elf, The Polar Express and this year’s blockbuster installment of the chipmunks.

Not to mention the big films released in December to capture the holiday audience. This year, we had updates of the Mission Impossible and Sherlock Holmes franchises. BTW Sherlock is good, but it really drags in places, and Douglas fell asleep at the end. Do with that information what you will.

But for me going forward, my holiday movie of choice will have to be Paul. We rented it on Christmas Day, and I loved it so much I bought a copy the very next day, braving Best Buy on Boxing Day no less.

Have a Happy New Year!

A few of my favorite things….

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I am somewhat stunned and more than a little embarrassed that I haven’t posted in nearly 3 months. It’s not for a lack of stories, trust me. Just some of the ones that are most consuming me cannot be told. Or at least, not yet.

Think of that as a teaser for next season if you like.

In the meantime, let me share a few things that we are enjoying this holiday season.

The Lighthouse Contest at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. (I liked #6, Doug liked #10)

Bryant Park Holiday Shops (through Jan. 8th ) and the Holiday Fair at Grand Central (ended December 24th, check it out next year.)

Glee’s 2011 Christmas Album

Eureka’s Holiday Episode: Watch online here.   And a clip:

Finally — my new year wish for you: http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=3259146674439&source=jl999

And a PS – which will also be cross-posted to Marketing Roadmaps — a HUGE thank you to everyone who purchased or read Professional Blogging For Dummies, and extra love to those who sent me an email. I am so glad people are finding the book helpful, and cannot tell you how much your kind words mean to me. You rock my socks.

Remember Poldark?

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Cornwall Coast near Land's End Kodachrome 1988
Image by hz536n/George Thomas via Flickr

Things have been a bit unsettled here for a few weeks. I can’t really write about it now. Perhaps someday. But Douglas and I are doing okay, everyone’s health is good, and as the saying goes, this too shall pass.

Today (and starting last night) I am having a mini-marathon rewatching the British television series Poldark. Based on novels by Winston Graham, Poldark is a period drama set in Cornwall in the late 1700s. It aired in the US in the mid-seventies on PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre. I would go over to my grandparents’ house across the street every Sunday night to watch it with my grandmother.

The show holds up pretty well, more than 30 years later. The biggest difference is that when I first watched it at 13 years old, the actors all seemed, not old exactly, but certainly mature adults. And now, all I can think is that they all look so young.

But the story and the performances are still excellent, and the Cornish scenery is amazing.

If you like British period drama, and are looking for something to watch, check it out.

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