Category: Christmas
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IRON MAN 3 — Strange Christmas Movies #4 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #4 — Iron Man 3 What it’s supposed to be: the third in the Iron Man series, the seventh in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, the first in Marvel’s post-Avengers…
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GREMLINS — Strange Christmas Movies #3 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #3 — Gremlins What it’s supposed to be: horror comedy about cute little creatures that become murderous monsters, sort of Alien meets the Muppets Why it’s a Christmas movie: Christmas is…
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JAWS: THE REVENGE — Strange Christmas Movies #2 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #2 — Jaw: The Revenge What it’s supposed to be: the biggest sequel yet to the first huge Hollywood blockbuster, Steven Speilberg’s Jaws . . . which ended up being…
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PROMETHEUS — Strange Christmas Movies #1 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #1 — Prometheus What it’s supposed to be: a blockbuster sci-fi movie that serves as Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi, and also a semi-prequel to one of the most…
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Unusual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Christmas Movies
UPDATE: This 2012 blog post has been expanded into an actual SERIES of posts that you can find here: http://strangersandaliens.com/category/christmas-2/strange-christmas-movies/ A short list of movies that aren’t Christmas movies . . . except they actually ARE Christmas movies. They take place at Christmas, or Christmas plays a big part of the plot. Some of these may not…
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An Epic Christmas: Watching Rankin Bass Christmas Specials as an Epic Mini-Series
UPDATED POST: When I first posted this last year, I mentioned it may be incomplete due to not seeing (or remembering that I had seen, as it turned out) some Rankin Bass specials. I’ve since seen them, and have updated below my thoughts about how they might, or might not, fit into the series. I…
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EPISODE 3 – “The Best (and Worst) Christmas Stories”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat are the best Christmas movies? The worst? Christmas movies are a big part of this season. Join Dr. Jayce and Ben as they talk about Christmas traditions and classic Christmas movies and maybe some not so classic Christmas movies. Before listening, or after, if that’s your style, check…