#adapting to connie taylor

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If you want requests for Johnny could you maybe do something with him x connie? Maybe he spares her and they like run away togetjer IDK literally anything with them pls

omg okay so i know a lot of people ship them and i love both of them but i have never really given connie the time of day so i am SO sorry if she is out of character but i will try my best!! i hope you enjoy <3

There was a silenced yelp from the orange-haired girl as a palm clasped over her mouth and she was tugged backwards, her back hitting someone's chest. The arm holding her was alarmingly large, and she tried to pry herself free, but she was shushed.

"Quit wigglin'. I ain't gonna hurt'ya, damn it," the attacker grumbled, pressing his palm harder against her face. Yeah right. She didn't believe a single word of that.

She squirmed more, and her head was tilted backwards, where she found one of the family members looking down at her, his eyes narrowed sternly as he shook his head.

"Quiet down if you wanna live. If I wanted you dead, you wouldn't still be breathin'. Just hold on," he directed, and Connie frowned, but she did as he asked. He had a good point; he hadn't had any issue slicing the throats of Leland or Ana, and she supposed he would've done the same with her if he wanted her dead.

Plus, she didn't have much of a choice. His arm was wrapped around her torso, preventing her from doing anything more than squirming. Connie's breath hitched as he pulled her deeper into the shed, her eyes widening as she saw the shadow of another family member through the holes in the wood.

"C'mon pretty darlin'! Come on out for us!" A female giggled, calling out for the last remaining victim. Connie looked up at the dark-haired man holding her, and he looked back down at her, shaking his head again. Well, right now it seemed like her two choices were to either die by the hands of this guy, or die by the hands of the slightly more psychotic woman outside.

She chose this guy.

And yet, when the footsteps receded and she braced herself for impact- A blunt force to her head, a stab in her gut, a knife to her throat... she felt his hands release her, and she stumbled forward, turning back to look at him.

"What the hell?" She whispered, looking the man up and down.

"I ain't lettin' 'em kill you. Made the mistake once, I ain't makin' it again. Follow me, an' be silent. 'Less you want me to kill you." He looked her up and down, and she shook her head. "Didn't think so. Be silent now."

Connie responded with nothing more than a nod, deciding her best shot was to follow now, and ask questions later.

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"I still don't understand," she sighed, sitting criss-cross on a neatly arranged motel bed.

"Shouldn't you just be glad yer still kickin'?" Johnny glanced behind him at the redhead before he returned his attention to the window he was spying out of.

"I don't think they're coming," Connie murmured, picking at her fingernails.

"You don't know that."

"It's been two hours..."

"Listen here, missy." Johnny turned around with a scowl, and Connie stared him down, blinking. He wanted to get onto her, but all he could manage was a question that had been brewing in his mind. "How the hell'd you 'n your friends find us, anyways?"

"We found her car. Your house was the closest sign of life, so Leland and Ana went out one night and saw you taking a girl back. When they didn't see her leave the next day, we assumed it was you guys who took Maria," Connie explained. While she was obviously nervous being in the same room as a murderer who had killed her friends the very same day, what choice did she have but to engage with him?

Connie quite liked living, having a beating heart, and breathing. She chose that over angering this guy any day. "You damn idiots didn't have a clue what you were gettin' into, huh?"

Connie shrugged, and shook her head. "I guess not," she sighed, scooting backwards on the bed and bringing her knees to her chest. "It was so stupid of us. We didn't know what to do. We just wanted to save Maria."

"Guess you learned your lesson," Johnny mumbled, and Connie frowned. Then she scoffed, turning to look at Johnny.

"Seriously? Don't you have any remorse?" She raised her voice, losing sight of her goal to stay alive. Between his cocky attitude and her friends being dead, she was on her last straw. "You killed them. All of them. They were innocent!"

"I did what I had to," Johnny huffed, looking almost disgusted with Connie. "You're lucky I let you go."

"You didn't let me go. You're practically holding me hostage. What the hell do you want with me, anyways?" Connie growled.

"Well, I can't let you go. You'll run 'n tattle to the cops."

"Yeah, obviously. You're a murderer." Connie took in a deep breath and set her chin between her knees. "You should've killed me. Now I'm just gonna be stuck in purgatory with a cannibal."

"Listen, Darlin'-"

"Ew, don't call me that," Connie snapped.

"I am keepin' you safe, in case you didn't notice. I could'a killed ya."

"So why didn't you? Why did I have to be the one you choose to keep around as a pet?"

Johnny sighed, pressing a palm to his face. He tapped his foot, growing impatient with the bratty girl. She had a point, and a reason to be angry, but it was still hell to deal with. It wasn't like he could just tell her that he liked her spirit, that he thought she was cute, that he appreciated her ferocity-- No, this was not the right circumstance for trying to flirt with a girl. Maybe don't kill her friends next time, jackass. "I'm tired'a being the bad guy. Wanted to help someone for once," he lied, not even sounding that sure of himself.

"You didn't save the others. You had a chance to be the good guy. You really fucked that one up," Connie grumbled. "How long do you plan on holding me hostage?"

"I'm not holdin' you hostage."

"So I can leave?"

"No."

"Then I'm a hostage," Connie corrected.

"Quit sayin' that, dammit."

"Oh, I'm sorry, do you want me on my knees thanking you for what a hero you've been to me? What's your name again? Johnny?" Connie frowned, and then cleared her throat. "Oh, thank you, Johnny! Thank you for killing my friends, kidnapping me, and being a sick bastard of a cannibal. You really are my savior."

Johnny sighed, rolling his eyes. She was not the company he was expecting. Not the company he was hoping for. He had gotten himself into this situation, and yet he couldn't bring himself to pity the girl. Not with this attitude of hers. "You make a habit of talkin' back?"

"Only to serial killers."

"Fine. I wanted to save you. You ain't deservin' of the shit that yer friends went through."

"Neither were they!" Connie yelled, her voice cracking. "God damn it," she whined, pulling her knees closer to her chest as she gave away her weakness. Finally, Johnny felt a slight twinge of regret, of sympathy for the girl.

"I'm sorry," Johnny mumbled, stepping towards the girl.

"Saying sorry doesn't bring them back," she whispered, finally breaking as she let out a tense exhale, silently crying into her knees.

"I know. I-" Johnny paused. He had no clue how to reassure or comfort people. He knew how to make them cry, not how to make them stop. He awkwardly shuffled over to the bed, taking a seat on the edge of it. "I could only save one of ya. They would'a got the rest, and you too, if I tried savin' all of 'em."

Connie didn't respond, she just cried, and Johnny rolled his eyes, more so at the frustration of his own incompetence than at the fact that she was crying.

Johnny shuffled closer to her, looking her balled-up frame up and down, trying to figure out what to do. After an awkward moment of silence, he shuffled even closer.

Connie felt arms around her, and she whimpered, giving in to her needs. She leaned against his chest, crying into him, and he, albeit stiffly, hugged her as she did so. "I'm real sorry, darlin'."

Connie still didn't offer any form of a verbal reply, but she did wrap her arms around his stomach as she cried, and Johnny placed his chin on her head. He didn't know what to do, he was simply following what felt natural. And it seemed to be working.

How he was going to make this up to her, he didn't have the slightest clue. But he wanted to try. He really wanted to try.

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LOOKING FOR TCM WRITERS ,

hey there! 22nb looking for chill writing partners to roleplay with. you must be 18+ due to the topics we may cover (that can vary ... substance abuse, gore, nsfw etc)

I love to brainstorm and discuss possible events, headcanons, and scenarios we can work towards, as plot is mainly what I focus upon along with development (in the story and the relationship itself)

open to AUs, canon-divergent stories, or sticking to canon. my aim is to have fun when I'm writing, so the length doesn't matter much to me--- could vary from a paragraph or two to full on novellas, though I'm not good with one-liners (I loooove details). I write in third person and past-tense. triggers and further details may be discussed in DMs

my characters , - Johnny Slaughter (my #1 interest when it comes to writing, would love to write against Leland or Danny) - Leland McKinney (open to writing against Danny or Johnny) - Connie Taylor (open to anyone, can be romantic or platonic) - Steve Harrington (I created a TCM adaptation of him, would love to write against a Leland, Johnny or Danny)

if interested, interact with this post, or shoot me a message!

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Some headcanons about the wiseguy's music tastes.

One thing I always adore when I create personal headcanons is to come up with, who I think are suitable music tastes, for each character. so Let's start off with the big boss. Don Vittorio = guy likes it classy, prefers Jazz over everything. He definitely owns 5 clubs of his own. Some favorite artists of him would be Jula De Palma and Bruno Martino. Fat Tony = Him and Music, well I put a lot of thought into this one but I'd say he seems more of the traditional pop type of guy, plus a lot of folk music. I can see him being a big fan of Frank Sinatra and Connie Francis. but as revealed in "The Fat blue line", Tony likes to sing show tunes in his spare time. Seeing as he sung "I'm still here" From a certain Musical adapted from the book of the same name, "Follies". I do not know what Tony sees in that musical but hey that's his business. So listening to broadway tunes is also on the list, something tells me he would like the broadway version of "Heathers". Legs = Guy's classic, his parents listened to nothing more than Italian opera so he grew up with legends like Renata Tebaldi and Franco Corelli. Growing up they weren't really lucky so they didn't have a radio or a tv, they had to rely on what they already had like the old record player in their living room with multiple vinyls left from his grandparents. Though occasionally, and as Legs grew up into being a proper adult, he slowly began to grow a liking towards Old School Hip Hop, artists like the Crash crew. But other than that, He's a HUUGGEE Mina fan-boy. That dude knows every lyric to her songs and Will put it on when it's karaoke night. Tony and Louie can absolutely not stand any of that and are confused for why he even likes that. Speaking of Louie~ Louie = Now there's no surprise here, the guy was seen attending the Rolling stones rock camp so that dude is obviously a huge fan. He likes classic rock but something tells me he is a huge fan of Psychedelic rock aswell. He likes both the stones, obviously, but also the doors and Jimi Hendrix. Legs is so fed up each time Louie puts on "Purple haze" but what else can he do other than groan and just wait until the song is over? Frankie = Ohh-- THIS GUY. This little baby man, oh he listens to modern pop- Huge Taylor swift fan but he also stays true to his Italian side, so both Taylor and Marco Mengoni fan. I couldn't think of anything else that would fit him other than being an obvious pop fan. Feel like he dances to Shake it off when he's alone. And that should be all for the main guys. If you're asking where Johnny is in all of this-- well, that's a story for another time~

But I would like to include some one-time characters aswell. Willie Whatever is a big rock fan, Dan Gillick is a very big Beatles and The Yardbirds fan, Jimmy "The Axe" loves disco, once it was popularized in Italy he couldn't stop listening and going to disco clubs. HOWEVER, one band. One most crucial band that everyone can put their differences aside for is Måneskin. Oh, Louie loves them, Legs admires them and Tony doesn't know if he should like them or not, the portrayal the band and overall appearance leaves him a bit uncomfortable. But nevertheless, they love them and even went to a concert together. I swear, they even have records in the club. Just for entertainment.

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Filmed in Nova Scotia, the 10-episode second season stars Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, and Scott Patterson, alongside Tom Jackson and Andrea Menard – – From the executive producers of VIRGIN RIVER, and adapted by executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth from the New York Times bestselling novels by Robyn Carr, Season 2 guest stars include Michelle Nolden, Cindy Sampson, Peter MacNeil, Joel Thomas Hynes, Jayne Eastwood, and Meghan Ory – – Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING ranks as the most-watched Canadian drama of the 2022-23 broadcast season –

March 11, 2024

Tags: @CTV_PR, @CTV, @TheLede_CA, #SullivansCrossingTORONTO (March 11, 2024) – CTV announced today that Season 2 of hit original drama SULLIVAN’S CROSSING premieres Sunday, April 14 at a special time of 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app. The series then moves into its regular Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot beginning April 21. From the team behind VIRGIN RIVER, and adapted by executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth from the New York Times bestselling novels by beloved author and Virgin River scribe Robyn Carr, SULLIVAN’S CROSSING stars Morgan Kohan (WHEN HOPE CALLS), alongside Chad Michael Murray (ONE TREE HILL), and Scott Patterson (GILMORE GIRLS).

Filmed in Nova Scotia, Season 2 consists of 10, one-hour episodes. Following the gripping conclusion of the first season, Season 2 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING opens just hours after Dr. Maggie Sullivan (Kohan) has learned about her father’s stroke, and her life is once again thrown into turmoil. Choosing to delay her return to Boston to care for her father Sully (Patterson), Maggie finds herself back in Sullivan’s Crossing, where she must once again face her conflicted feelings about her father and address her growing attraction to Cal (Murray), as she struggles to come to terms with the realities of her pregnancy and the impact it may have on her career.

Returning for Season 2 alongside Morgan Kohan as Dr. Maggie Sullivan, Chad Michael Murray as Cal Jones, and Scott Patterson as Harry “Sully” Sullivan, are actor, singer and companion of the Order of Canada, Tom Jackson (CARDINAL) as Frank Cranebear; actor, singer, and songwriter, Andrea Menard (VELVET DEVIL) as Edna Cranebear; Amalia Williamson (BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE) as Lola Gunderson; Lindura (GHOSTS) as Sydney Shandon; Dakota Taylor (ZERO CHILL) as Rafe; Lauren Hammersley (VIRGIN RIVER) as Connie Boyle; Lynda Boyd (VIRGIN RIVER) as Phoebe Lancaster; Reid Price (THE SINNER) as Rob Shandon; Peter Outerbridge (DESIGNATED SURVIVOR) as Walter Lancaster; and Allan Hawco (JACK RYAN) as Andrew Mathews.

Joining the ensemble cast this season are Michelle Nolden (HEARTLAND) as salon owner Alysa Mackenzie, and Cindy Sampson (PRIVATE EYES) as Jane, a divorced mom with eyes for Rob. Peter MacNeil (MOONSHINE), Joel Thomas Hynes (LITTLE DOG), and Jayne Eastwood (WORKIN’ MOMS) also guest star in episodes this season, as well as Meghan Ory (CHESAPEAKE SHORES) in the role of Cal’s sister, Sedona.

On the Season 2 premiere of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING, “Guilt Trip” (Sunday, April 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), a guilt ridden Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) returns to the Crossing to find Sully (Scott Patterson) in hospital struggling with the feeling that he’s forgotten something. Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray) is confused when Maggie gives him the cold shoulder, unaware that Lola (Amalia Williamson) pocketed his goodbye letter. Sully connects with a new patient who is sharing his hospital room; Edna (Andrea Menard) and Frank (Tom Jackson) find themselves at odds for the first time in years; and Sydney (Lindura) and Rafe (Dakota Taylor) struggle to keep things platonic while living as roommates.

Exclusive videos are available throughout the season on @SullivansCrossingCTV’s social channels and on CTV.ca and the CTV app, providing viewers with an extension of the series with bonus digital content. Fans can also catch up on Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING available on CTV.ca and the CTV app with no subscription or sign-in required, beginning March 26.

Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING ranks as the most-watched Canadian drama of the 2022-23 broadcast season. The series made its U.S. premiere on The CW as part of their 2023 fall broadcast lineup, and also quickly became one of the network’s most-watched shows. Adapted by Showrunner Roma Roth from author Robyn Carr’s bestselling book series of the same name, SULLIVAN’S CROSSING is executive produced by Reel World Management’s Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry in association with CTV and Fremantle. Author Robyn Carr is also an executive producer.

Directors for Season 2 are Cal Coons (REMEDY), Chris Grismer (QUANTUM LEAP), April Mullen (THE SPENCER SISTERS), Melanie Orr (CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING), and Shamim Sharif (SORT OF). The series is an interprovincial co-production with Nova Scotia based producer Ann Bernier and Ontario based producer Mark Gingras with the participation of Reel World Management, Canadian Media Fund, Bell Media, Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Bell Fund, and Screen Nova Scotia Content Creator Fund.

 SULLIVAN’S CROSSING is distributed internationally by Fremantle. Showrunner Roma Roth executive produces alongside Christopher. E. Perry with Ann Bernier and Mark Gingras producing. For Fremantle, Michela Di Mondo, Executive Vice President, Distribution and Sales, Canada, and Hilary Martin, Executive Producer, Global Drama are executive producing. For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Rachel Ferguson is Production Executive, Original Programming; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; Pat DiVittorio is Vice-President, CTV and Specialty Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. Karine Moses is Senior Vice-President, Content Development & News, Bell Media and Vice Chair, Québec, Bell.

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The Prize Divides Them

Zhuang Zhou an early Chinese philosopher and sage had this to say about competition:

“When the archer shoots for nothing he has all of his powers.

When he competes for a brass buckle he is already nervous.      

When he shoots for a prize of gold he sees double.                         

His skills haven’t changed but the prize divides him.”

I’ve been reflecting recently about competition and prizes - especially after watching or rather re-watching the television series, “Friday Night Lights.”  Set in Dillon, a fictional town in Texas in the early 2000s, it depicts the ways in which the town’s identity or what begins to feel like its very being is tied to the success or failure of its high school football team. 

Starting out as Buzz Bissinger’s non-fiction account of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers from Odessa, Texas, “Friday Night Lights,”  was made into a movie with Billy Bob Thornton as the team’s head coach in 2004. Two years later it was adapted as a television series on NBC starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton as coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami.  It’s an older series that many have already seen but the life lessons that it offers and its critique of competition may be timeless. The fact that it is based on a football season in an actual town makes its narrative that much more compelling. 

To describe high school football games in Dillon as paramount in importance would be an understatement.  It is more the town’s Friday night religious ritual with an uncertain outcome - an outcome that everyone in this small Texas community is emotionally attached to.  The prize that Dillon is obsessed with is the state high school football championship but there is obviously something much deeper at stake.  Local businesses boost the team and seem to rely on its status as a selling point while politicians boast about it on the campaign trail, as if the team’s success was a product of their support.  The better rationale for the need to win at any cost has to do with the composition of the Dillon Panthers. It is a team of mostly working class boys and their families who see football stardom as the route to college scholarships, upward mobility and a shot at the pros.

The burden that this team carries is that it is never supposed to lose. And If towns were evaluated based on their tragic flaws, Dillon’s would be its inability to accept loss, or more specifically lost football games.  Aversion to losing is at the root of the town’s suffering and permeates the relationships of its citizens.  When the team wins a game the town is euphoric but following a Friday night loss  - the inevitable losses that  occur in even the greatest teams for a host of reasons - gloom descends upon Dillon.   

 The sour mood of the town is then amplified by a local radio station that becomes a  backdrop to the series piping out an endless stream of speculation and critique.  Some of it is just Saturday morning quarterbacking but it is hard to tune it out if you live in Dillon.  And since just about everyone in town is obsessed with winning and allergic to loss, head coach Taylor is bombarded with his neighbors' strategies on who to play and what formations to employ whether he is shopping on main street, eating at a local restaurant or attending a community event. 

The collective depression of people in Dillon following a loss can turn into sullen anger  that might be directed at a player who might have fumbled during a game, or more predictably against Coach Taylor.  On Saturday morning he and his family may awaken to garbage strewn on their lawn or a “For Sale” sign posted prominently in their front yard  indicating that the coach has failed the town and deserves to be exiled….. or at least publicly humiliated.  Of course, if the play or pass that lost the game, often by inches, had been successfully completed and the Panthers had been victorious, Coach Taylor would instead be the town hero.  When he eventually loses to a powerhouse team by two points in the season’s championship game the town board votes him out and offers his position to another coach. 

The inability to accept and metabolize loss can be found everywhere in Dillon.  The Panther’s rallying cry is “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose!” and there is a prayer session before each game beseeching the Lord to carry their team to victory.  The prayer may at first seem like a righteous, Christian and even humble request until one considers that the truly Christian thing to do would be to pray for the other team’s  success and safety, too.  Aren’t they also deserving of the same divine oversight that the Dillon Panthers are requesting for themselves?  

If the pressure to win at any cost forms the central theme of “Friday Night Lights,” the plot also unfolds around a terrible injury that may have been averted if the underlying code of machismo and shame attached to loss had not been there in the first place.  In episode one of the first season, star quarterback Jason Street attempts a play that he was not properly trained to perform.  In fact, most quarterbacks are not well schooled in how to tackle and Street’s attempt to bring down a sprinting ball handler from the opposing team leaves him wheelchair bound for life. Street’s tackle may have prevented a touchdown, but whether it would have been acceptable in this culture for him to have not taken the risk of making this dangerous play in the interest of his own health and safety is a question worth pondering. 

The culture of  extreme competition that pushes Jason Street to make a dangerous tackle is the same ethos that encourages Smash Williams, a talented and charismatic Panther running-back to take performance enhancing steroids, endangering his own health, the team’s eligibility to compete and the coach’s career. But If winning is your only option and physical and other limitations are never to be accepted then the ends will often justify the means and integrity may fall by the wayside. 

Anyone watching Friday Night Lights would find it hard not to make the connection between the practice sessions of Dillon’s high school football players and the basic training of military recruits.  Drill sergeants and team coaches emphasize discipline but the quality of the measures employed matter.  The value of more punitive discipline and whether or not it serves any purpose to have a player run up and down the stadium steps in uniform on a searing Texas afternoon is a question worth considering.  

 Coach Taylor demands loyalty and discipline from his team but he also exhibits sound judgment and keen insight around how to approach his players.  The things that he communicates and the actions that he takes are generally straightforward and encourage personal growth.  On the other hand, the dangers of barking orders at young men and demanding that they follow them can have a dark side.  When a much harsher and more punitive coach briefly replaces Taylor, we can see shadows of the rigid types of training and autocratic discipline embodied in military missions gone awry.  It is not hard to see how the ethic of just following orders can end in tragedy.

The saving grace of the town of Dillon and this series has to do with the relationships between its many characters, a multitude of  enduring  bonds that the audience is drawn into.  In these complex relationships, team members are at times called upon to transcend  the race and class differences that divide them.  And on occasion parents and other adults - mainly Coach Taylor and his wife Tami - are able to see beyond their short-term needs and desires and act with wisdom and integrity.  

 My take-away from this series is that the prize, whatever that trophy may be, need not divide people as much as it does.  And the obvious lesson that this town needs to learn is that there can be pride in making a valiant effort - that you can lose and still maintain your esteem and your dignity.  Losing with honor - or even forfeiting a game when there are too many injured players  is not a cause for shame.  It should also be understood that the best strategies along with the most inspirational locker room chat by a coach rarely overcomes another team’s assets which may include an ace quarterback, highly skilled runners and powerful offensive and defensive lines.  The opposing team may simply be better than yours and the shot that you get at winning against them in the future may involve a lot of hard work.  

To mitigate the toxicity embedded in the culture of cutthroat competition the citizens of Dillon would need to begin seeing the potential and power in their relationships. The challenges that it needs to keep grappling with have a lot to do with loyalty and cooperation  with each other.  Teamwork and collective effort needs to be emphasized over the false idol of individual stardom. The myth that has been put forth to kids about sports icons like Peyton Manning or Michael Jordan is: “you too can achieve stardom if you want it badly enough”- or maybe if you’re fierce enough in your competitive strivings.  It’s a message that doesn’t have much to offer the majority of poor and working class kids who will never get a shot at the big leagues. They would probably benefit a great deal more by internalizing the value of solidarity.   

At one point in this series the Black players on the Panthers unite to make a point about a coach who made a statement that had racist undertones.  There is power embodied in this type of collective action that can be applied to a shared business venture, the unity of workers demanding rights and the camaraderie of being a part of a community project or organization.  Rather than trying to garner esteem and pride by pursuing and identifying with an elusive prize, the town of Dillon and its citizens might fare better if they truly cherished their connections with one another.  By valuing these bonds over having to win at any cost they would probably all benefit from feeling less burdened.  And perhaps, with this new type of acceptance they could better embrace both triumphs and losses with clear eyes, open hearts and a deep sense of grace.     

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It's always about Conrad what about Jere and Belly why don't they matter? Jere especially feels like he will never be loved enough sure his mom loved him but not enough and his dad didn't love him at all both his parents basically only cared about Conrad if Jenny screws with Jelly I will be pissed because this can't happen again

Yeah the tsitp is SO hypocritical. Connie is an angel in their eyes no matter what and his actions will always be excused while Jere and Belly are like evil incarnate to them & much of the hatred jere and belly receive are undeserved.

Yeah, I hope the cheating plot goes down in the drain and doesn't get adapted coz I would really like a repeat of Jenny shutting up their "only bonrad gets Taylor Swift songs" argument.

Jelly are soulmates, idc whatever s3 tells me.

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gone ask game part 2: now with roman numerals!!

i. what do you think is the most embarrassing (in terms of mg’s writing) moment in the series?

ii. penny is creating an illusion that will psychologically cut to the core of a character of your choosing. who is that character and what is that illusion?

iii. instead of the fayz happening when the main kids are 14, now it happens when they’re 17. how does this affect how mg writes their characters/the series in general?

iv. how do you feel about the potential existence of sexually explicit gone fic? do you feel it’s unethical given the characters’ youth? justified because the characters undergo graphic violence also unsuitable for their age group? gimme your thoughts!

v. why do you think orc and drake had “unnatural” (as in not technically superpowers, not given by little pete a la taylor, and not being able to be used by gaia) mutations? do you wish mg had resolved that question in canon?

vi. a romantic pairing you personally hate?

vii. in a breakfast club au, which characters would fulfill the stereotypes of jock, nerd, princess, rebel, and outcast? how would the kids interact with one another in a closed-off, normal setting like high school detention (pre-fayz or post-fayz, your choice)? bonus points for describing why they’re there in the first place!

viii. as a reverse to a question in my previous ask game—choose a decade to set gone in that’s before the ‘2000s. what decade do you choose? what changes would occur to the characters/plot as a result?

ix. do you think any of the characters can sing/dance? what kind of singing voice do they have?

x. do you picture any characters with scars post-fayz? who? where are the scars located?

xi. where do you think astrid’s abstinence and diana’s promiscuity come, psychology-wise?

xii. au where the all the kids (including those you want to bring back to life) are shuttled into a special private boarding school post-fayz, including (gulp) drake. they can’t leave, there are no weapons, they’re all powerless/mutation-less, and they’re forced to live together in a fairly strict learning environment. how do the characters deal with living under adults’ thumbs again? how do they deal with a neutered drake? how do they cope with their trauma without the agency afforded to them by emancipation? how do their friendships/relationships deepen/grow strained? most importantly, what’s their gpa???

xiii. what do you think [character(s) of your choosing] secretly desire above all else?

xiv. which illusion would penny conjure up for [character(s) of your choosing] that would fulfill their (not necessarily sexual) romantic fantasies?

xv. which [character(s) of your choosing] shave pre-fayz? which don’t?

xvi. astrid and diana have switched stereotypes! now diana is the “good girl” and astrid is the “bad girl,” but their individual personalities remain, at their core, the same. what does this look like?

xvii. was sam justified in severing his relationship with connie?

xviii. gone is now being adapted into an anime! how do the characters look in terms of their design? feel free to post examples of shows you’d like the style to be similar to!

xviii. what death scene would you rewrite if you had the chance? describe your rewritten scene!

xix. who is the weakest major character, writing-wise, in the series? the strongest?

xx. what would make [a characteer you dislike] more interesting to you? why?

[yourdailykitsch]

‘Friday Night Lights’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

Texas forever! Friday Night Lights stole viewers’ hearts for five seasons on NBC — and the cast has just as much love for the series as their fans do. The series was inspired by H.G. Bissinger’s nonfiction book, which was later adapted into the 2004 film of the same name. From 2006 to 2011, the show followed the journeys of high school athletes and their families in a rural Texas town, picking up a Peabody Award, a Television Critics Association Award and several Emmy Award nominations along the way. Five years after the show went off the air, the cast reunited on the real-life Panther Field in Austin, Texas, at the 2016 ATX Television Festival. “Being back here is amazing,” Scott Porter, who played revered athlete Jason Street, told Entertainment Weekly at the time. “We used to play flag football on this field and I think that, even more than shooting out here, means something to me in a special way and to be where those memories were made, where those friendships were really forged and ironed.” Two years later, Porter opened up about the possibility of a revival of the sports drama — but emphasized that he thought the series gave each character the right amount of “closure” by the end. “There’s a lot of shows that end too early and the fanbase and those involved never get the closure that they really need,” he told Us Weekly. “I think a lot of us from Friday Night Lights all got the closure because it ended so well.” Though fans have been holding out hope for a reboot, Adrianne Palicki, who played Tyra Collette, shut down all speculation in April 2020. “I don’t know about you guys but I get this question every time I’m interviewed: Will there be a reunion episode or will there be a spinoff?” the actress asked her fellow costars, who reunited over Zoom for Global Citizen’s #TogetherAtHome special during the coronavirus pandemic. “The answer is no.” Scroll down to learn more about where the cast of Friday Night Lights is today.

Connie Britton (Tami Taylor) The Massachusetts native shined as Dillon High guidance counselor Tami Taylor and later moved on to star in gripping dramas like Nashville, American Horror Story, 9-1-1 and Dirty John.

Kyle Chandler (Coach Taylor) After taking his final bow as beloved high school football coach Eric Taylor, Chandler moved on to the big screen. He had roles in 2011's Super 8, 2012's Argo and Zero Dark Thirty, and later joined Millie Bobby Brown in Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019.

Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) For five seasons, Kitsch stole viewers' hearts as troubled heartthrob Tim Riggins. He's admitted to feeling “complete closure” with his character's end — and ruled out returning for a reunion movie — and has taken on big roles in Battleship, The Normal Heart and Waco.

Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen) Shortly after his status was changed to recurring for seasons 4 and 5 of the sports drama, Gilford made his big screen debut in 2006's The Last Winter. The Illinois native has since gone on to star in a number of indie films and scored a recurring role on NBC’s Good Girls. In December 2012, Gilford tied the knot with actress Kiele Sanchez, who he met while filming the pilot of The Matadors. The duo welcomed daughter Zeppelin Adele via surrogate in November 2017, two years after Sanchez suffered a devastating miscarriage.

Minka Kelly (Lyla Garrity) After leaving Dillon, Texas, in season 3, Kelly went on to appear on shows like Parenthood, Charlie's Angels and Almost Human. Though she tends to keep her personal life relatively private, she admitted during a 2016 radio interview on Power 106 that she didn't mind hearing rumors about who she was dating. "I think it comes with the territory. It's a small price to pay for the extraordinary life that I live," she said at the time. "You just have to find the comedy in all of it."

Jesse Plemons (Landry Clarke) The Texas native took on roles in Breaking Bad and Fargo following his breakthrough performance in Friday Night Lights. After popping the question to Fargo costar Kirsten Dunst in 2017, the duo sparked rumors of a secret wedding ceremony and welcomed their first child together, son Ennis, in May 2018. The Bring It On actress finally confirmed in September 2019 that they hadn’t walked down the aisle just yet.

Scott Porter (Jason Street) Porter made a switch to the big screen after Friday Night Lights, appearing in Bandslam, Dear John and Music and Lyrics. He later starred alongside Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie. In 2013, the Nebraska native tied the knot with casting director Kelsey Mayfield, whom he met on the set of the sports drama series.

Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor) The California native went on to star in 2011’s Scream 4 and Disney’s Prom the same year. Teegarden was named TV Actress of the Year by the Young Hollywood Awards for her work on Friday Night Lights before its final season. Since then, she’s become a vocal advocate for ocean conservation.

Adrianne Palicki (Tyra Collette) Palicki portrayed Dillon football hater Tyra Collette for the first three seasons of the show, but didn’t return until the final two episodes after leaving the series. The comic book fan later went on to star in Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, where she met longtime boyfriend Scott Grimes. The pair announced their engagement in January 2019 and tied the knot four months later, only to file for divorce that July. TMZ reported in November 2019 that Palicki requested to dismiss her divorce filing.

Brad Leland (Buddy Garrity) The Texas Tech graduate has made guest appearances on a number of popular series throughout his 40-year career, including Veep, Parks and Recreation, Last Man Standing and The Cleveland Show. He shares two daughters, Thea and Leah, with actress Freda Ramsey.

Matt Lauria (Luke Cafferty) After leaving the East Dillon Lions behind, the Virginia native costarred in Parenthood and Shonda Rhimes' Gilded Lilys. In 2019, he joined Gina Rodriguez for the Catherine Hardwicke action-thriller Miss Bala.

Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard) Jordan scored a breakout role as an up-and-coming quarterback on the final two seasons of Friday Night Lights. Two years after the series finale, he was dubbed "a young Denzel Washington" by The Hollywood Reporter for his performance in Fruitvale Station. The California native later starred in Creed, Black Panther and Just Mercy.

Jurnee Smollett (Jess Merriweather) From 2013 to 2014, the New York City native was a series regular on HBO's True Blood. Us confirmed in March 2020 that the actress had split from husband Josiah Bell after nearly 10 years together. The former pair share son Hunter, who they welcomed in 2016.

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

The Christmas Carol - Syndicated - 12/25/1949

Christmas Special

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Vincent Price as the Narrator

Taylor Holmes as Ebenezer Scrooge

Patrick Whyte as Bob Cratchit  (billed as Pat White)

Robert Clarke as Fred

Earl Lee as Ghost of Jacob Marley

Nelson Leigh as Ghost of Christmas Past

Joe Battista as Boy Scrooge

George James as Ghost of Christmas Present

Queenie Leonard as Mrs. Cratchit

Mike Miller as Peter Cratchit

Karen Kester as Belinda Cratchit

Jill St. John as Missie Cratchit  (billed as Jill Oppenheim)

Robert Hyatt as Tiny Tim (billed as Bobby Hyatt)

Constance Cavendish as Martha (billed as Connie Cavendish)

Jack Nestle as Ghost of Christmas to Come

Paul Maxey as Fat Gentleman

Leonard Carey of Thin Gentleman

Anne Howard as Caroline  (billed as Ann Howard)

Carols by the Mithcell Choirboys

The Christmas Carol is a 1949 low-budget, black and white television special narrated by Vincent Price. Compressing Charles Dickens' classic 1843 story into a half-hour, it is stated to be "the oldest extant straight adaptation of the story" for television. It was originally produced as a syndicated production for airing on 22 stations across the United States on Christmas Day in 1949. It was sponsored by Magnavox and represented that company's first use of television advertising.  (Wikipedia)

[sleepykittypaws]

2019 Holiday Classics

Where to watch not-new holiday movies, animated specials and my made-for-TV favorites this season. (NOTES: Only initial seasonal airing is noted here, but channels frequently re-air holiday classics multiple times during the season; Check local listings for potential additional dates. Network or basic cable-aired films may be edited for content or time.)  

Updated: December 31, 2019

ABC

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 animated special) - Nov. 27

This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988 animated special) - Nov. 27

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 animated special) - Dec. 5

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017 special based on the characters from Disney’s Frozen) - Dec. 12

Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014 animated special) - Dec. 12

The Sound of Music (1965 movie musical classic starring Julie Andrews) - Dec. 15

Shrek the Halls (2007 animated special) - Dec. 17

Disney Prep & Landing (2009 animated special) - Dec. 19

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty v Nice (2011 animated special sequel) - Dec. 19

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - Dec. 22

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1985 animated special) - Dec. 26

NBC

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) - Nov. 30

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated special) - Dec. 3

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy (2018 variety special with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen) - Dec. 12 ***Review***

Dreamworks: Trolls Holiday - (2017 animated special, featuring characters from the 2016 Dreamworks feature film) - Dec. 14  Review

Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film, starring Jim Carrey) - Dec. 25

CBS

Frosty the Snowman (1969 animated special) - Nov. 29

Frosty Returns (1992 animated special) - Nov. 29

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (2002 animated special) - Nov. 30

Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002 animated special) - Nov. 30

The Story of Santa Claus (1996 animated special) - Nov. 30

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 animated special) - Dec. 2

I Love Lucy Christmas Special (colorized version of “The Christmas Episode” and, for the first time, “Paris at Last”) - Dec. 20

FOX

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011 animated special based on the movie series) - Dec. 1

A Christmas Story LIVE!  (musical adaptation of the 1983 movie and subsequent Broadway musical starring Maya Rudolph) - Dec. 24 **Review**

Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movie Moments (2016 special) - Dec. 25

CW

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (2000 animated special) - Nov. 29

PBS

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas (2012 animated special) - Dec. 2

Let’s Go Luna: Christmas Around the World (2018 animated special) - Dec. 2

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas (2015 animated Christmas special) - Dec. 2

Peg + Cat + Holidays (2014 animated special) - Dec. 2

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2019 animated movie) - Dec. 3

Handel’s Messiah (orchestral performance) - Dec. 23

Rick Steves’s European Christmas (2005 special celebrating the holidays across Europe) - Dec. 24

Freeform

Home Alone (1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - Nov. 12

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - Nov. 12

Home Alone 3 (1997 made-for-TV sequel) - Nov. 12

Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002 direct-to-DVD sequel) - Nov. 13

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - Nov. 14

Home Alone: Holiday Heist (2012 direct-to-DVD sequel) - Nov. 14

Miracle on 34th St. (1994 remake of the classic starring Mara Wilson) - Nov. 15

Frozen (2013 animated Disney movie) - Nov. 16

Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film, starring Jim Carrey) - Nov. 17

Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998 movie) - Nov. 17

Love the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman) - Nov. 18

The Truth About Christmas (2018 made-for-TV holiday movie starring Kali Hawk) - Nov. 19 (Trailer) ****Review****

Deck the Halls (2006 movie starring Danny Devito) - Nov. 20

Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Tyra Banks) - Nov. 21 (Teaser, Trailer)

Rise of the Guardians (2012 Dreamworks animated movie) - Nov. 24

Arthur Christmas (2011 animated movie) - Nov. 30

The Santa Clause (1994 Disney movie starring Tim Allen and Martin Short) - Nov. 30

The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Disney movie sequel starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 30

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006 Disney movie sequel starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 3

The Little Drummer Boy (1968 Rankin-Bass stop-motion special) - Dec. 2

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992 movie starring Michael Caine) - Dec. 2

Santa Baby (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Jennie McCarthy) - Dec. 3

The Preacher’s Wife (1996 remake of The Bishop’s Wife, starring Denzel Washington) - Dec. 3

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017 special looking at how the Disney parks are decorated for Christmas) - Dec. 3

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970 Rankin-Bass special) - Dec. 3

Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Jennie McCarthy) - Dec. 4

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez) - Dec. 5

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010 animated special) - Dec. 5

Unaccompanied Minors (2006 family movie staring Lewis Black) - Dec. 5

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Tim Burton stop-motion animation movie) - Dec. 6

Frosty the Snowman (1969 animated special) - Dec. 6

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 animated special) - Dec. 6

Cricket on the Hearth (1967 animated special based on the Charles Dickens’ story) - Dec. 7

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998 Disney movie starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas) - Dec. 8

Prancer Returns (2001 sequel to Prancer) - Dec. 8

The Mistle-Tones (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Tori Spelling and Tia Mowry-Hardrict) - Dec. 10

12 Dates of Christmas (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Amy Smart) - Dec. 11

This Christmas (2007 movie starring Loretta Devine) - Dec. 12

The Perfect Holiday (2007 movie starring Gabrielle Union) - Dec. 12

Snow (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh) - Dec. 12

Love the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman) - Dec. 13

Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice (2011 animated special sequel) - Dec. 16

Snowglobe (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - Dec. 19

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Tom Cavanagh) - Dec. 20

Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014 animated special) - Dec. 20

Disney Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (2017 holiday special) - Dec. 23

AMC

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 movie starring Chevy Chase) - Nov. 25

Gremlins (1984 movie directed by Steven Spielberg) - Nov. 26

Call me Claus (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Whoopi Goldberg) - Nov. 26

To Grandmother’s House We Go (1992 made-for-TV movie starring Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen) - Nov. 26

Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005 animated special) - Nov. 26

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 26

Elf (2003 movie starring Will Ferrell) - Nov. 26

Jack Frost (1998 movie starring Michael Keaton) - Nov. 27

12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012 made-for-TV kids movie) - Nov. 27

Last Holiday (2006 movie starring Queen Latifah) - Nov. 27

Fred Claus (2007 movie starring Vince Vaughn) - Nov. 27

Four Christmases (2008 movie starring Reese Witherspoon) - Nov. 27

The Great Christmas Light Fight (seasons 1-4 of the reality competition series from 2015-18) - Nov. 28

Prancer (1989 movie starring Sam Elliott) - Nov. 29

The Polar Express (2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks) - Nov. 29

A Miracle on Christmas Lake (2016 made-for-TV movie) - Nov. 29

Wish for Christmas (2016 made-for-TV movie starring Joey Lawrence) - Nov. 29

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold (1981 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Jack Frost (1979 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July  (1979 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Nov. 30

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 movie starring John Candy and Steve Martin) - Dec. 2

All I Want for Christmas (1991 family movie) - Dec. 2

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004 made-for-TV movie) - Dec. 3

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011 made-for-TV sequel) - Dec. 3

A Holiday To Remember (1995 made-for-TV remake starring Connie Sellica and Randy Travis) - Dec. 3

Heaven is for Real (2014 movie starring Greg Kinnear) - Dec. 3

Snow Day (2000 movie starring Chevy Chase) - Dec. 4

Ernest Saves Christmas (1998 movie starring Jim Varney) - Dec. 4

White Christmas (1954 movie classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney) - Dec. 5

The Sons of Mistletoe (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Doris Roberts) - Dec. 5

Miracle on 34th St. (1994 John Hughes movie remake starring Elizabeth Perkins) - Dec. 5

Merry Madagascar (2009 animated special based on the Madagascar movie series) - Dec. 8

Happy Feet (2006 animated movie) - Dec. 8

Ice Age (2002 animated movie starring Denis Leary) - Dec. 9

Joyful Noise (2012 movie starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) - Dec. 9

Miracles from Heaven (2016 movie starring Jennifer Garner) - Dec. 9

A Christmas Story 2 (direct-to-DVD 2012 sequel) - Dec. 10

A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007 movie starring Robert Wagner) - Dec. 10

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011 movie starring Neil Patrick Harris) - Dec. 11

Michael Bublé’s Christmas in Hollywood (2015 variety special) - Dec. 11

How Murray Saved Christmas (2014 animated special based on the children’s book) - Dec. 13

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (2000 animated special) - Dec. 13

The Madagascar Penguins In a Christmas Caper (2005 animated special based on the Madagascar movie character and spin-off TV series) - Dec. 14

Love the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman) - Dec. 16

Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular (2011 animated Dreamworks special) - Dec. 18

The Nativity Story (2006 movie starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Isaac) - Dec. 19

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas is You (original animated movie based on the 2015 children’s book of the same title; featuring Mariah Carey) - Dec. 23 (Trailer) Review

Sundance

Christmas in Connecticut (1945 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck) - Dec. 20

Christmas in Connecticut (1992 movie remake directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Dec. 20

Hallmark Channel

Snow Bride (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Katrina Law) - Oct. 29

Naughty or Nice (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Hilarie Burton) - Oct. 29

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville) - Nov. 1

The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie starring Brandon Routh) - Nov. 1

A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Kelli Williams) - Nov. 1

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

The Christmas Card (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Ed Asner) - Oct. 29

Hallmark Drama

A Season for Miracles (1999 made-for-TV Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Carla Gugino) - Oct. 23

A Family Thanksgiving (2010 made-for-TV movie starring Daphne Zuniga) - Nov. 1

Flight of the Reindeer (2000 made-for-TV movie starring Richard Thomas) - Nov. 2

The Christmas Gift (1986 made-for-TV movie starring John Denver) - Nov. 3

Lifetime

Snowed Inn Christmas (2017 made-for-TV movie starring Andrew Walker) - Oct. 31

Kristin’s Christmas Past (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Shiri Appleby) - Nov. 5

A Snow Globe Christmas (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - Nov. 7

TBS

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story (2011 animated special) - Nov. 23

24 Hours of A Christmas Story (annual tradition of 12 back-to-back airings of the 1983 Christmas classic) - Dec. 24-25

VH1

Scrooged (1988 movie starring Bill Murray) - Nov. 30

BBC America

Happy Feet (2006 animated movie) - Nov. 29

UP TV

Gilmore the Merrier (epic marathon of all 7 seasons of the Gilmore Girls hosted by Scott Patterson) - Nov. 24-Dec. 1 (Preview)

INSP

The Waltons: The Thanksgiving Story (1973 special episode of the series) - Nov. 28

Christmas in the Smokies (2015 made-for-TV movie starring Sarah Lancaster) - Dec. 1

The Waltons: The Best Christmas (1976 special episode of the series) - Dec. 5

Daniel Boone: A Christmas Story (1965 special episode of the series) - Dec. 7

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971 made-for-TV movie that introduced The Waltons) - Dec. 9

The Waltons: The Spirit (1979 special episode of the series) - Dec. 23

Christmas on the Coast (2017 movie starring Julie Ann Emery) - Dec. 24 (Twitter, Trailer)

The Waltons: The Children’s Carol (1977 movie-length episode of the series) - Dec. 25

Bravo

A Madea Christmas (2013 Tyler Perry movie) - Oct. 3

Ovation

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Connie Selleca) - Dec. 12

Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015 holiday special episode of the series) - Dec. 18

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder Under the Mistletoe (2013 holiday special episode of the series) - Dec. 24

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 film starring Charlton Heston) - Dec. 25

Paramount Network

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 movie starring John Candy and ?Steve Martin) - Nov. 17

Comedy Central

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 movie starring John Candy and ?Steve Martin) - Nov. 28

The Office Christmas Party (marathon of all the The Office’s holiday episodes) - Dec. 24

POP

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 movie starring Rene Zellweger) - Nov. 1

BETHer

Last Holiday (2006 movie starring Queen Latifah) - Oct. 30

Aspire

The Perfect Holiday (2007 movie starring Gabrielle Union) - Oct. 27

TCM

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 movie classic starring Bette Davis) - Nov. 19

Little Women (1949 movie classic starring June Allyson) - Dec. 1

Fanny & Alexander (1982 Ingmar Bergman classic) - Dec. 3, also On Demand

It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947 movie classic starring Victor Moore) - Dec. 8

3 Godfathers (1948 movie classic starring John Wayne) - Dec. 8

The Holly and the Ivy (1952 movie classic) - Dec. 8

Holiday Affair (1949 movie classic starring Robert Mitchum) - Dec. 15

Remember The Night (1940 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray) - Dec. 15

In the Good Old Summertime (1949 movie classic, a remake of The Shop Around the Corner, starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 23

Bundle of Joy (1956 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher) - Dec. 23

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 movie classic starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 24

All Mine to Give (1957 movie classic starring  Glynis Johns) - Dec. 24

The Bishop’s Wife (1947 movie classic starring Cary Grant) - Dec. 24

Meet John Doe (1941 movie classic directed by Frank Capra) - Dec. 24

The Shop Around the Corner (1940 movie classic starring Jimmy Stewart) - Dec. 25

Susan Slept Here (1954 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds) - Dec. 25

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938 movie classic starring Mickey Rooney) - Dec. 25

Disney Channel

Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas (2011 Disney channel movie) - Dec. 1

Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special (2016 animated special) - Dec. 6

TV One

Turkel Marathon (three-day Family Matters marathon ) - Nov. 27-30 (Teaser)

Get TV

Perry Como’s Early American Christmas (1978 TV special) - Nov. 17

Perry Como’s Christmas in the Holy Land (1980 TV special) - Nov. 17

Perry Como’s Christmas in Austria (1976 TV special) - Nov. 17

The Secret of Giving (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Reba McEntire) - Nov. 24

A Song for the Season (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Naomi Judd and Andy Griffith) - Nov. 24

Johnny Cash Christmas ‘83 (1983 TV special) - Nov. 24

24 Hour Bing Crosby Black Friday White Christmas (Crosby movie and holiday special marathon) - Nov. 29

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971 made-for-TV movie that introduced The Waltons) - Dec. 1

Papa’s Angels (2000 made-for-tv movie starring Scott Bakula) - Dec. 7

Comfort and Joy (2003 made-for-TV movie starring Nancy McKeon) - Dec. 7

A Town Without Christmas (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Patricia Heaton) - Dec. 7

Finding John Christmas (2003 made-for-TV movie starring Valeri Bertinelli) - Dec. 7

When Angels Come to Town (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Peter Falk) - Dec. 7

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (1991 movie starring Richard Thomas, Ed Asner and Charles Bronson) - Dec. 8

Ms. Scrooge (1997 made-for-TV movie starring Cicely Tyson) - Dec. 8

The Soul and Spirit of Christmas (2018 original music special featuring CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Koryn Hawthorn and Take 6) - Dec. 17

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977 movie based on the classic 1950s series) - Dec. 21

MeTV

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 TV movie based on the classic 1970s series) - available now

Showtime

Second Act (2018 movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Vanessa Hudgens) - Nov. 7

Everybody’s Fine (2007 movie starring Robert De Niro) - Nov. 7

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017 movie starring Dan Stevens) - Nov. 12

You Better Watch Out (1981 holiday horror movie) - Nov. 13

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017 movie starring Mils Kunis and Kristen Bell) - Nov. 25

Christmas Evil (1980 horror movie) - available now, on demand

HBO

The Search for Santa Paws (2010 Disney movie) - Oct. 29, HBO Family

Love, Actually (2003 movie starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson) - Oct. 29, HBO Comedy

Snow Buddies (2008 Disney movie) - Nov. 2, HBO Family

Shazam (2019 DC superhero movie starring Zachary Levi) - Dec. 5, HBO

Cinemax

Jingle All the Way (1996 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Oct. 28, ActionMax

The Family Stone (1996 movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker) - Oct. 28, 5StarMax

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 movie staring Rene Zellweger) - Oct. 31, 5StarMax

Starz

A Christmas Carol (2006 animated movie) - available now, on demand

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992 animated special) - available now, on demand

Scrooged (1988 movie starring Bill Murray) - available now, on demand

Serendipity (2001 movie starring John Cusack) - Oct. 29, Starz Comedy

Silent Night (2012 horror film) - Oct. 31

Saving Santa (2013 animated movie) - Nov. 5

Epix

A Cadaver Christmas (2011 horror movie) - available now, on demand

Christmas Bunny (2010 movie starring Florence Henderson) - available now, on demand

Christmas in Hollywood (2014 children’s film, a Chinese co-production) - available now, on demand

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now, on demand

Saving Christmas (2014 film created by Kirk Cameron dubbed the “worst movie of all time”) - available now, on demand

Santa and Three Bears (1970 animated special) - available now, on demand

A Very Wompkee Christmas (2003 animated special) - available now, on demand

Netflix

48 Christmas Wishes (2017 movie starring Liam MacDonald and Clara Kushnir) (Trailer)

Abominable Christmas (2012 animated special) - available now

Aggretsuko: We Wish You a Metal Christmas (2018 original anime special) - available now (Trailer)

Angela’s Christmas (2018 animated special based on the children’s book by Frank McCourt) - available now (Trailer) **Review**

Angels in the Snow (2015 made-for-TV movie starring Kristy Swanson) - available now

Arthur Christmas (2011 animated movie) - Jan. 1, 2020

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017 movie starring Mils Kunis and Kristen Bell) - available now

Benji’s Very Own Christmas Story! (1978 TV special) - available now

Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014 episode of the dystopian tech series) - available now

Bob’s Broken Sleigh (2015 animated special) - available now

Bojack Horseman: Christmas Special (2014 original special) - available now

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale (2018 original special holiday stand-alone episode of the series) - available now (Trailer)

Christmas Break-In (2018 movie starring Denise Richards and Danny Glover) - Nov. 1

The Christmas Chronicles (2018 original Netflix movie produced by Chris Columbus, starring Kurt Russell, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Judah Lewis) -available now (Trailer) ***Review***

Christmas Cracker (2015 British documentary about those obsessed with the holiday) - available now

Christmas Inheritance (2017 original Netflix movie, starring Eliza Taylor) - available now

Christmas in the Heartland (2017 movie starring Sierra McCormick) - available now

A Christmas Prince (2017 original Netflix movie, starring Rose McInver) - available now

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018 original Netflix movie; wedding-themed sequel to 2017′s A Christmas Prince, starring Ben Lamb and Rose McIver) - available now (Trailer)

A Christmas Special: Miraculous Tale of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2016 animated special) - available now

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - available now

El Camino Christmas (2017 original Netflix movie starring Jessica Alba and Tim Allen) - available now

Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018 animated movie starring Josh Hutcherson) - Nov. 1 (Trailer, Twitter) ****Review****

Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018 original special of the series) - available now

Get Santa (2014 British Christmas movie starring Warwick Davis and Jim Broadbent) - available now

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (1993 New York City ballet production, narrated by Kevin Kline) - available now

Great British Baking Show: Holidays (2016 Christmas special of The Great British Bake Off) - available now  ***Review***

Gremlins (1984 movie directed by Steven Spielberg) - May 1

The Grinch (2018 animated movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch) - June 5 (Trailer, Trailer 2,Trailer 3)

The Holiday Calendar (2018 original Netflix movie starring Kat Graham, Quincy Brown and Ron Cephas Jones) - available now (Trailer) **Review**

Holly Star (2018 movie written, directed and starring Michael Nickles) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Home for the Holidays (2017 animated special based on the Dreamworks movie characters from Home) - available now

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live action film, starring Jim Carrey) - available now

Just Friends (2005 holiday-com starring Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart) - May 1

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010 animated special) - available now

Lez Bomb (2018 movie starring Jenna Laurenzo) - available now

Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas (2015 musical special) - available now

The Magic Snowflake (2013 animated movie) - available now

Merry Madagascar (2009 animated special; packaged with other Dreamworks holiday shorts as “DreamWorks Holiday Classics”, also listed as Happy Holidays from Madagascar) - available now

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mickey Mouse (2001 animated Christmas compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - available now

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic “Best Gift Ever” (2018 animated special) - available now (Trailer)

Nailed It! Holiday! (2018 original holiday baking-themed special episodes of the series) - available now (Trailer) *Review*

Natale A Cinque Stelle (a.k.a. Five Star Christmas; Italian Christmas comedy starring Massimo Gini) - available now (Trailer)

Neo Yokio Pink Christmas (2018 Netflix original animated special  starring Jaden Smith and Jamie Foxx) - available now (Trailer)

The Night of the Meek (1954 class Christmas Twilight Zone episode; season 2, episode 11) - available now

Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018 Disney movie starring Keira Knightly, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Mackenzie Foy) - May 28 (Trailer)

OddBods: The Festive Menace (2018 animated special) - available now

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009 Black Friday movie starring Kevin James) - available now

Pee Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special (1988 special) - available now

Pottersville (2017 movie starring Michael Shannon, Judy Greer and Christina Hendricks) - available now

Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle (2018 original special) - available now

The Princess Switch (2018 Netflix original holiday movie starring Vanessa Hudgens and Sam Palladino) - available now (Trailer) ***Review***

Puppy Star Christmas (2018 children’s holiday film in the continuing Pup Stars franchise) - available now (Trailer) 

Reindeer Games (2000 action movie starring Ben Affleck) - available now

Santa Buddies (2009 Disney movie) - available now

Santa Pac’s Merry Berry Day (2016 animated special) - available now

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012 Disney movie) - available now

Santa’s Apprentice (2010 animated movie) - available now

The Spirit of Christmas (2015 made-for-TV movie) - available now

The Star (2017 animated film telling of the Christmas story from the animal’s perspective) - available now

Stick Man (2015 BBC animated special; starring Martin Freeman, based on the book by Julia Donaldson) - available now

A Storybots Christmas (2017 animated special, starring Judy Greer and Ed Asner) - available now

Super Monsters and the Wish Star (2018 original animated special based on the series) - available now

Tree Man (2015 documentary) - available now

Trailer Park Boys: Xmas Special (2004 special) - available now

Trolls Holiday - (2017 holiday special starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Zooey Deschanel, featuring characters from the Dreamworks feature film) - available now

A Very Murray Christmas (2015 Netflix variety special starring Bill Murray) - available now

White Christmas (1954 movie classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney) - available now

Hulu

Albert (2016 animated special) - available now

Angels in the Snow (2015 made-for-TV movie starring Kristy Swanson) - available now

Anna and the Apocolypse (2018 holiday horror-comedy starring Ella Hunt) - Nov. 13  (Trailer, Trailer 2, Redband UK Trailer)

Bad Santa (2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton) - July 1

Back to Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie) - available now

Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011 animated special) - available now

Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008 animated special) - available now

Barney: Night Before Christmas (1998 special) - available now

Barney A Very Merry Christmas: The Movie (2011 movie) - available now

Barney: Christmas Star (2002 special) - available now

Ben is Back (2018 holiday-set drama starring Julia Roberts) - available now

Bob the Builder: Christmas to Remember (2001 animated special) - available now

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 movie starring Rene Zellweger) - available now

Chasing Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Arnold) - available now

Christmas in Wonderland (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Swayze) - available now

Christmas Perfection (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Caitlin Thompson, James Henri-Thomas and Robbie Silverman) - available now

Crazy for Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Howard Hesseman) - available now

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009 animated movie) - available now

Daddy’s Home 2 (2017 holiday comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell) - available now

Dear Santa (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Amy Acker) - available now

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017 special) - available now

Deck the Halls (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Gabrielle Carteris) - available now

Disney Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (2017 special) - available now

Drinksgiving (2017 movie starring Pamela Mitchell) - available now

Eve’s Christmas (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Elisa Donovan) - Dec. 1

Every Other Holiday (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Schulyer Fisk, David Clayton Rogers, Dee Wallace and Abby James Witherspoon) - available now ****Review****

A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Drake Bell; one in a series of live-action adaptations of the animated series The Fairly OddParents) - Nov. 1

Flesh and Blood (2018 Hulu original holiday horror movie) - available now

A Frozen Christmas 3: Party Time (2018 animated movie) - available now

Giada’s Holiday Handbook (seasons 1-3 of the Food Network series) - Nov. 1

The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition (season 4 of the limited-run series) - available now

The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 6 of the limited-run reality competition featuring outrageous holiday displays judged by Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak) - available now

Happy New Year Charlie Brown (1986 animated special) - available now

Holiday Baking Championship (seasons 1-4 of the Food Network series) - Nov. 1

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez) - available now

Home by Christmas (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Linda Hamilton)

Home for the Holidays (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Sean Young) - available now

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011 animated special based on the Ice Age movie series) - Nov. 24

Instant Family (2018 movie starring Mark Wahlberg) - Nov. 14 (Trailer)

I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - available now

Jingle Bell Rocks (2014 non-traditional Christmas music documentary) - available now

Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (2014 film dubbed the “worst movie of all time”) - available now

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2018 documentary sequel) - available now

Midnighters (2017 New Year’s-set movie thriller) - available now

My Dad is Scrooge (2014 family movie) - available now

My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas (2005 animated special) - available now

My Santa (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Samaire Armstrong) - available now

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 movie starring Chevy Chase) - available now

New Year, New You (2018 Hulu original holiday horror movie) - available now

NOS4A2 (season one of the AMC Christmas-obssesed vampire series, based on the book by Joe Hill) - Nov. 26

No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (2018 made-for-TVmovie starring Dave and Odette Annable) - available now (Trailer) Review

The Oath (2018 movie starring Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, John Cho and Nora Dunn) - available now (Trailer)

OddBods: The Festive Menace (2018 animated special) - available now

Pixi Saves Christmas (2018 animated special) - available now

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 movie starring John Candy and Steve Martin) - July 1

The Polar Express (2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks) - July 1

Pooka (2018 Hulu original holiday horror movie) - available now

Prancer (1989 movie starring Sam Elliott) - Dec. 1

Rare Exports: A Christmas tale (2010 holiday horror movie) - available now

Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Jennie McCarthy) - available now

Santa Hunters (2014 made-for-TV family movie starring Benjamin Flores Jr. and Breanna Yde) - available now

Saving Christmas (2017 movie starring Ed Asner, Brooke Langton and Patrick Muldoorn) - Sep 1 (Trailer)

The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007 movie starring Brian Cox and Tom Carey) - available now

Snow (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh) - available now

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Tom Cavanagh) - available now

The Spirit of Christmas (2015 made-for-TV movie) - available now

So This Is Christmas (2013 movie starring Vivica A. Fox) - available now

The Swan Princess Christmas (2012 animated movie) - available now

Terrific Trucks Save Christmas (2016 animated movie) - available now

Tiny Christmas (2017 made-for-TV family movie starring Riele Downs and Lizzy Greene) - available now

The Truth About Christmas (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Kali Hawk) - available now (Trailer)  ****Review****

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 TV movie based on the classic 1970s series) - available now

A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy with Terry Crews (2018 special) - available now

The Wiggles, Go Santa Go ( 2013 musical special) - available now

Amazon Prime

12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Steven Weber and Molly Shannon) - available now

Abbott & Costello Christmas Show (1955 Christmas special) - available now

All I Want For Christmas is You (original animated movie based on the 2015 children’s book of the same title; featuring Mariah Carey) - available now (Trailer) Review

All is Bright (2013 dark holiday comedy starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti) - available now

An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998 animated movie) - available now

An American Christmas Carol (1979 made-for-TV movie starring Henry Winkler) - available now

An American Girl Story, Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas (2016 original movie) - available now

An Angel for Christmas (1995 animated special) - available now

Anna and the Apocolypse (2018 holiday horror-comedy starring Ella Hunt) - Nov. 13  (Trailer, Trailer 2, Redband UK Trailer)

The Apartment (1960 Billy Wilder classic starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine) - available now

Arthur’s Perfect Christmas (2011 animated special) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1986 movie starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1961 Disney movie starring Annette Funicello) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1997 animated movie) - available now

Bad Santa (2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton) - Nov. 1

Believe: The True Story of Real Bearded Santas (2017 documentary of real-bearded Santas) - available now

Best Thanksgiving Ever (2018 movie starring Eric Roberts) - available now

The Beverly Hillbillies Christmas Adventure (new compilation of 1963 holiday episode of the series) - available now

Beyond Christmas (1940 colorized movie classic starring Harry Carey) - available now

Black Christmas (1974 slasher film) - available now

Blizzard (2004 live-action kids movie directed by Le Var Burton) - available now

Bob Hope Christmas Special (1968 variety special) - available now

Box Office Bargain Bin Presents: A Christmas Carol (2018 special featuring movie commentary from “Bo McGraw”) - available now

Brat Holiday Spectacular (2019 family movie) - available now (Trailer)

Brer Rabbit’s Christmas Carol (1992 animated special) - available now

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 movie starring Rene Zellweger) - available now

A Bush Christmas (1983 movie starring Nicole Kidman) - available now

A Cadaver Christmas (2011 holiday horror comedy) - Aug 31

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1982 animated movie) - available now

Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol (1949 tv special narrated by Vincent Price) - available now

Chasing Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Arnold) - available now

A Child’s Christmas (2008 British animated special, narrated by Matthew Rhys) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - available now

A Christian Carol (2017 movie puts faith-based spin on Dickens) - available now

Christmas, Again (2014 movie written and directed by Charles Poekel) - available now

Christmas Bunny (2010 movie starring Florence Henderson) - available now

Christmas at Maxwell’s (2006 faith-based movie starring Andrew May) - TBA

A Christmas Carol (1951 movie classic starring Alastair Sim) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1954 TV version originally aired as part of Shower of Stars, starring Fredric March) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1969 animated special, originally aired on NBC) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1971 animated movie starring Alastair Sim) - available now

A Christmas Carol (2016 Australian musical version aimed at kids) - available now

Christmas Cartoons (14 Christmas shorts from Fleischer Studios/Famous studios 1930s-40s collection) - available now

Christmas Cartoon Wonderland (collection of 1930s-40s cartoons) - available now

Christmas Child (2004 movie based on the Max Lucado story) - available now

Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936 animated short) - available now

The Christmas Dragon (2015 animated movie) - available now

Christmas Dreams (2017 children’s movie narrated by Kevin Sorbo) - available now

Christmas in Car City (2017 holiday series of preschool animated shorts from Amuse Entertainment) - available now

A Christmas in New York (2017 Nathan Ives movie) - available now

Christmas in New York (2005 animated special) - available now

Christmas in Hollywood (2014 children’s film, a Chinese co-production) - available now

Christmas in Wonderland (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Swayze) - available now

Christmas is Here Again (2007 animated movie) - available now

Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979 made-for-TV sequel starring Billy Dee Williams) - available now

Christmas Miracles (2017 Richard Thomas and Nia Peeples-hosted series featuring holiday stories of hope) - available now

A Christmas Snow (2010 movie starring Catherine Mary Stewart) - available now

Christmas Story (2008 movie starring Jon Turturro and Noah Emmerich) - available now

A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip For Ralphie (2008 documentary about the classic Christmas film) - available now

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966 Italian movie, avant garde take on A Christmas Carol) - available now

The Christmas Toy (1986 Jim Henson special) - available now

Christmas Wander (2017 faith-based holiday movie written/directed by Micah Caronna) - available now

The Christmas Wife (1988 made-for-TV movie starring Jason Robards) - available now

Christmas with Lorne Greene (1966 special) - available now 

Christmas with the King Family (1967 holiday special) - available now

A Christmas Without Snow (1980 made-for-TV movie starring John Houseman and Michael Learned) - available now

Christopher and Holly: The Bears Who Saved Christmas (1994 animated special) - available now

Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm (2017 original animated special) - available now

Coopers’ Christmas (2010 movie starring Dave Foley) - available now

The Cowboy & The Indians: A Gene Autry Christmas Western (1949 movie) - available now

Crazy for Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Howard Hesseman) - available now

Daddy’s Home 2 (2017 holiday comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell) - available now

Date with the Angels: Santa’s Helper (1957 special starring Betty White) - available now

Dear Santa (2006 special hosted by Kristen Bell, with celebs answering kids’ “Dear Santa” letters) - available now

Deck the Halls (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Deck the Halls (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Gabrielle Carteris) - available now

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009 animated movie starring Jim Carrey) - available Dec. 5

Dot & Spot’s Magical Christmas Adventure (1996 animated special) - available now

The Elf Who Didn’t Believe (1996 family movie) - available now

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977 Jim Henson special) - available now

Ex-Mas Eve (2006 independent holiday rom-com) - available now

Fall City (2018 movie starring Dashiell Wolf) - available now

Fanny, Annie & Danny (2010 Christmas movie) - available now

Franklin’s Magic Christmas (2001 animated special) - available now

G.E. Theatre Christmas Show: A Child is Born (1956 special hosted by Ronald Regan) - available now

Getting to the Nutcracker (2014 ballet documentary) - available now

The Great Rupert a.k.a. A Christmas Wish (1950 movie starring Jimmy Durante) - available now

The Gruffalo (2009 animated special) - available now

The Gruffalo’s Child (2011 animated special) - available now

Gumby’s Christmas Capers (2014 animated special) - available now

Happy! (2017 holiday-set sci-fi series starring Christopher Meloni) - available now

Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Holiday Heart (2000 movie starring Ving Rhames and Alfre Woodard) - available now

Holiday Inn (1941 Irving Berlin classic starring Bing Crosby) - available now

Home for Christmas (1990 made-for-TV movie starring Mickey Rooney) - available now

Home for the Holidays (1995 movie starring Hollie Hunter and Robert Downey Jr.) - available now

Home for the Holidays (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Sean Young) - available now

I Am Santa Claus (2014 Mick Foley documentary) - available now

I Believe in Santa Claus (1984 French children’s movie, dubbed in English) - available now

If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (2016 animated special) - available now

Instant Family (2018 movie starring Mark Wahlberg) - Nov. 14 (Trailer)

It Happened One Christmas (1977 movie starring Marlo Thomas) - available now

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) - available now

The Jack Benny Show: Jack Benny Does Christmas Shopping (1954 classic) - available now

Jack Frost (1979 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Jingle All the Way (1996 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Dec. 5

Jingle Bell Rap (1991 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Johann’s Gift to Christmas (1991claymation and live action special, based on the 1972 children’s book) - available now

Juggler of Notre Dame (1983 faith-based, made-for-TV movie) - available now

Jolly Old St. Nicholas (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Just Getting Started (2017 movie starring Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo) - available now

Larry’s Tree: A Christmas Journey to the White House (2018 documentary about the White House tree) - available now

The Legends of Santa (2012 documentary) - available now

Let’s Go: Christmas the Movie 2 (2018 low-budget sequel) - available now

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1976 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

The Little Christmas Burro (1977 animated special available as part of “Christmas Classics Vol. 2″) - available now

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1990 animated special, based on the book and narrated by Christopher Plummer) - available now

Lost Christmas (2014 movie starring Eddie Izzard) - available now

The Lost Season (2004 animated special) - available now

Lovely, Still (2010 movie starring Martin Landau, Elizabeth Banks and Ellen Bustyn) - available now

The Magic Christmas Tree (1964 fantasy movie) - available now

Magic Gift of the Snowman (2003 animated special) - available now

March of the Wooden Soliders (a.k.a. Babes in Toyland, colorized version of the 1934 Laurel and Hardy movie) - available now

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017 movie starring Dan Stevens) - available now

Meet John Doe (1941 classic directed by Frank Capra) - available now

The Merry Gentlemen (2009 movie starring Michael Keaton) - available now

A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (1984 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Merry Christmas from Funny or Die (2010 special featuring Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell) - available now

A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (2014 movie starring Robin Williams) - available now

Miracle at Sage Creek (2005 Western holiday film starring David Carradine and Wes Studi) - available now

A Miracle on Christmas Lake (2016 made-for-TV movie) - available now

The Miracle on 34th Street (2006 made-for-TV version of the movie classic) - available now

Mister Scrooge To See You (2013 movie that imagines what happened after A Christmas Carol) - available now

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008 made-for-TV movie starring Henry Winkler) - available now

Mother Krampus (2017 horror movie) - available now

Mr. Bill’s Christmas Special (1994 Canadian special) - available now

MST3K: Santa Claus (1993 episode of the bad movie mocking series) - available now

New Year’s Day (1989 movie starring David Duchovny) - available now

Noel (2006 movie starring Susan Sarandon and Penelope Cruz) - available now

Nick and Noel (1993 animated special) - available now

The Night Before Christmas (2016 animated special) - available now

Night of the Comet (1984 holiday horror camp classic) - available now

The Night of the Meek (1954 class Christmas Twilight Zone episode; season 2, episode 11) - available now

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986 movie starring Wade Walthall) - available now

Noelle (2018 movie starring Luiz Baille and Sean Patrick Brennan) - available now

O Christmas Tree (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

O’Christmas Tree (1999 animated special starring Ed Asner) - available now

Oddbods: The Festive Menance (2017 animated special) - available now

Operation Christmas List (2016 comedy) - available now

On Valentine’s Day (1986 movie, part 2 of the Horton Foote trilogy The Story of a Marriage, which originally aired on PBS; Despite the title Christmas is integral to this section of the story)

Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year (2017 animated special) - available now

Pete’s Christmas (2013 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison) - available now

Pieces of April (2003 Thanksgiving movie starring Katie Holmes) - available now

A Pondemonium Christmas (2011 animated special) - available now

Red Skelton Christmas Classics (1955 variety specials highlights) - available now

Rosemont (a.k.a. A Rosemont Christmas; 2015 movie starring Michael Gross, Brad Dourif and Grace Zabriskie) - available now

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1948 animated short) - available now

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Santa Claus Wears a Gun (1956 special starring Annie Oakley) - available now

Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951 Sid Davis live-action short) - available now 

Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972 cult classic fantasy film) available now

Santa and Pete (1999 made-for-TV movie starring James Earl Jones and Hume Cronyn) - available now

Santa and Three Bears (1970 animated special) - available now

Santa Claus vs the Devil (a.k.a. Santa Claus, 1959 Mexican fantasy movie) - available now

The Santa Suicides (2018 UK horror-comedy) - available now

Scrooge (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks; colorized version also listed as “A Christmas Carol in Color!”) - available now

Scrooge (1970 movie classic musical movie classic starring Albert Finney) - available now

Shelved (2016 holiday horror movie directed by Michael E Cullen III) - available now

Silent Night, Bloody Night (2014 French horror movie) - available now

Some of My Best Friends Are (1970 movie starring Fannie Flagg) - available now

The Snowy Day (2016 original animated special, based on the classic children’s book) - available now

The Snowman (1982 animated special based on classic children’s picture book) - available now

The Snowman and the Snowdog (2014 animated special sequel to The Snowman) - available now

Snow Queen (2002 series based on the fairy tale, starring Bridget Fonda) - available now

Snow Queen (2013 animated movie) - available now

Solstice (1993 movie starring Mike Kelly) - Nov. 27

Some Girls (1988 comedy starring Patrick Dempsey and Jennifer Connelly) - available now

Something for Nothing (1999 animated special based on a Jewish folk tale) - available now

Stick Man (2015 BBC animated special; starring Martin Freeman, based on the book by Julia Donaldson) - available now

Stuck in Love (2012 Thanksgiving movie starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly) - available now

Switchmas (a.k.a. Ira Finkelstein's Christmas or All I Want Is Christmas; 2012 movie starring Elliot Gould) - available now

Thanksgiving (2015 movie starring Matthew Chastain) - available now

A Thanksgiving Tale (1983 puppet special from the producers of Alf) - available now

The Ugly Duckling’s Christmas Wish (1996 Reynolds-Harris animated movie) - available now

Unlikely Angel (1996 made-for-TV movie starring Dolly Parton) - available now

Up on the Housetop (1992 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

A Very Merry Cricket (1973 animated special) - available now

We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1994 animated special) - available now

Who (2018 Indian sci-fi movie set on Christmas) - available now

Yes, Virginia (2009 animated special) - available now

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991 made-for-TV movie starring Richard Thomas, Ed Asner and Charles Bronson) - available now 

The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa (2012 animated special) - available now

Disney+

12 Dates of Christmas (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Amy Smart) - available Nov. 12

Babes in Toyland (1961 movie starring Annette Funicello) - available Nov. 12

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997 direct-to-DVD animated sequel) - Nov. 12

The Christmas Star (1986 movie starring Ed Asner) - available Nov. 12

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017 TV special about decorating Disney parks - available Nov. 12

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009 animated movie starring Jim Carrey) - available Nov. 12

Doug’s Secret Christmas (1996 holiday special episode of the series) -available now

Ducktales: Last Christmas (2018 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Frozen (2013 Disney animated movie) - available Nov. 12

Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas (2011 Disney channel movie) - available Nov. 12

Home Alone (1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - available Nov. 12

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - available Nov. 12

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998 movie starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas) - available Nov. 12

Iron Man 3 (2013 movie starring Robert Downey, Jr.) - available Nov. 12

The Kids’ Hospital at Christmas (2014 UK series) - available now

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - available Nov. 12

Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Hot Diggity Holiday (2017 animated special) - available Nov. 12

Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Happy Holiday Helpers (2017 animated special) - available Nov. 12

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - available Nov. 12

Millions (2004 movie written and directed by Danny Boyle) - available Nov. 12 

Miracle on 34th Street (1947 holiday classic starring Natalie Wood) - available Nov. 12

The Mistle-Tones (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Tori Spelling and Tia Mowry-Hardrict) - available Nov. 12

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992 movie starring Michael Caine) - avialable Nov. 12

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 stop-animate movie) - available Nov. 12

Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018 Disney movie starring Keira Knightly) - available now (Trailer)

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017 special based on the characters from Disney’s Frozen) - available now

One Magic Christmas (1985 movie starring Mary Steenburgen) - available Nov. 12

Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952 animated short) - available now

Phineas & Ferb’s Christmas Vacation (2009 Disney Channel animated special) - available Nov. 12

Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998 movie starring Eugene Levy) -available Nov. 12

Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009 Disney movie) - available now

The Santa Clause (1994 movie starring Tim Allen) - available Nov. 12

The Santa Clause 2 (2002 sequel starring Tim Allen) - available Nov. 12

Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006 sequel starring Tim Allen and Martin Short) - available Nov. 12

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012 Disney movie) - available Nov. 12

The Search for Santa Paws (2010 Disney movie) - available now

The Snowball Express (1972 movie starring Dean Jones) - available Nov. 12

Snow Dogs (2002 movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr.) - available Nov. 12

Snowglobe (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - available Nov. 12

Three Days (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Kristin Davis and Reed Diamond) - available Nov. 12

‘Twas the Night (2001 Disney Channel movie starring Bryan Cranston) - Nov. 12

The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000 Disney Channel movie) - available Nov. 12

Unaccompanied Minors (2006 family movie staring Lewis Black) - Dec. 1

Victorian Farm: Christmas Special (2009 UK holiday special) - available now

While You Were Sleeping (1995 movie starring Sandra Bullock) - available Nov. 12

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002 direct-to-DVD animated movie) - available Nov. 12

Britbox

Black Adder’s Christmas Carol (1988 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1977 BBC special showing of stage performance starring Michael Hordern) - available now

Click & Collect (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Stephen Merchant) - available now

Clash of the Santas (2008 made-for-TV movie starring Robson Green and Mark Benton) - available now

Gavin & Stacey: 12 Days of Christmas (2008 documentary on the making of the original Christmas special) - available now

Hold the Sunset Christmas Special (special Christmas episode of the series) - available now

The Lights Before Christmas: Luminous London (2018 Britbox original, “slow TV” holiday-themed special) - available now

Mock the Week Christmas Special (2018 special Christmas episode of the comedy news show) - available now

Mr. Stink (2012 made-for-TV movie based on the popular children’s book) - available now

QI Christmas Specials (2018 special Christmas episodes of the game show) - available now

The Snow Queen (2005 BBC animated movie starring Patrick Stewart) - available now

Swingin’ Christmas (2018 concert special hosted by Michael Parkinson with special guest Seth McFarlane) - available now

Upstart Crow Christmas Special (special Christmas episode of the series) - available now

Would I Lie to You Christmas Specials (special 2018 Christmas episodes of the game show) - available now

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favorites (holiday special featuring The Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry) - available now

Acorn TV

After Henry: A Quiet Christmas (1988 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Birds of a Feather Christmas Special (2014 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Boomers Christmas Special (2015 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

The Brokenwood Mysteries: A Merry Bloody Christmas (2016 holiday special episode of the series) - available now)

Detectorists Christmas Special (2015 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Fresh Fields: A Dickens of a Christmas (1985 holiday special episode of the series) - available now)

Midsomer Murders: Ghosts of Christmas Past (2004 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Midsomer Murders: The Christmas Haunting (2013 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

A Moody Christmas (2012 Australian holiday comedy, six-episode mini-series with each episode taking place on a different Christmas) - available now

The Moodys (2014 Australian follow-up series to A Moody Christmas, with each episode taking place on a different holiday over course of a year) - available now

Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Murdoch Mysteries: Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (2016 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

A Place to Call Home: Ghosts of Christmas Past (2014 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

The Worst Christmas of My Life (3 episode, season 3 mini-series of the British comedy series The Worst Week of My Life) - available now

The Yorkshire Vet at Christmas (2016 holiday special episode of the series) - available now

Hallmark Movies Now

It’s Christmas, Carol (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Carrie Fisher) - available now

Window Wonderland (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Chyler Leigh) - available Oct. 25

Vudu (free-to-stream titles only)

Black Christmas (1974 holiday horror film) - available now

Christmas Bunny (2010 movie starring Florence Henderson) - available now

A Christmas Carol (2018 Scottish version starring Stuart Brennan) -available now (Trailer)

Christmas Evil (1980 horror movie) - available now

Discarding Santa (2018 mockumentary) - available now

Once Upon a Time at Christmas (2017 horror movie) - available now

Pete’s Christmas (2013 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison) - available now

Santa’s Christmas Crash (1995 animated special) - available now

Santa’s Christmas Snooze (1995 animated special) - available now

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Santa and Pete (1999 made-for-TV movie starring James Earl Jones and Hume Cronyn) - available now

Santa and Three Bears (1970 animated special) - available now

Santa’s Slay (2004 horror movie) - available now

Santa with Muscles (1996 movie starring Hulk Hogan) - available now

In Search of Santa (2004 animated movie starring Hilary Duff) - available now

The Swan Princess Christmas (2012 animated movie) - available now

Yo Gabba Gabba!: A Very Awesome Live Holiday Show! (2014 special) - available now

Tubi

All American Christmas Carol (2013 movie starring Beverly D’Angelo) - available now

An American Christmas Carol (1979 made-for-TV movie starring Henry Winkler) - available now

An Angel for Christmas (2018 animated special) - available now

Back to Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie) - available now

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973 animated special) - available now

The Beverly Hillbillies Christmas Adventure (new compilation of 1963 holiday episode of the series) - available now

Beyond Christmas (1940 colorized movie classic starring Harry Carey) - available now

Black Christmas (1974 slasher film) - available now

Brat Holiday Spectacular (2019 family movie) - available now (Trailer)

Brer Rabbit’s Christmas Carol (1992 animated special) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - available now

A Christmas Adventure (2001 animated movie) - available now 

Christmas All Over Again (2016 movie starring Joey Lawrence) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks) - available now 

A Christmas Carol (2012 animated movie starring Gary Chalk) - available now

Christmas Crime Story (2017 thriller) - available now

Christmas Oranges (2012 movie starring Edward Herrman) - available now

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987 made-for-TV movie starring John Schneider) - available now

Christmas for a Dollar (2013 made-for-TV movie) -available now

Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979 made-for-TV sequel starring Billy Dee Williams) - available now

A Christmas in New York (2017 Nathan Ives movie) - available now

My Christmas Soldier (2006 short) - available now

Christmas Twister (2012 made-for-TV holiday disaster movie) - available now

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966 Italian movie, avant garde take on A Christmas Carol) - available now

Cooper’s Christmas (2010 movie starring Jason Jones, Sam Bee and Dave Foley) - available now

Davey and Goliath Snowboard Christmas (2004 stop-motion animation movie) - available now

Discarding Santa (2018 mockumentary) - available now

The First Christmas (2005 musical starring Lauren Faber) - available now

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012 movie starring Connie Britton) - available now

The Great Rupert a.k.a. A Christmas Wish (1950 movie starring Jimmy Durante) - available now

Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (2014 made-for-TV movie) - available now

Gumby’s Christmas Capers (2014 animated special) - available now

Happy Christmas (2014 movie starring Anna Kendrick) - available now

I Believe in Christmas (1984 French family movie) - available now 

Let’s Kill Grandpa this Christmas (2017 black comedy) - available now 

The Magic Christmas Tree (1964 fantasy movie) - available now

Mary Christmas (2002 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Bosley and Cynthia Gibb) - available now

Mercy Christmas (2017 holiday horror-comedy) - available now

A Miracle on Christmas Lake (2016 made-for-TV Canadian movie) - available now

Molly and the Christmas Monster (2016 animated special) - available now

Noelle (2018 movie starring Luiz Baille and Sean Patrick Brennan) - available now

A Pahappahooey Island Christmas (2005 puppet special) - available now

Pete’s Christmas (2013 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison) - available now

The Real St. Nick (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Torrey DeVitto) -available now

Red Christmas (2016 holiday horror movie starring Dee Wallace) - available now

Santa’s Castle (2018 family movie) - available now (Trailer)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Santa Mouse and the Reindeer (2000 animated special) -available now

Santa's Special Delivery (1999 animated special) - available now

Santa and Three Bears (1970 animated special) - available now

The Side Show Christmas (2008 animated special) - available now

Throwback Holiday (2018 made-for-TV movie) - available now

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas (1999 animated special) -available now

Winslow the Christmas Bear (1995 family movie) -available now

The Wizard’s Christmas (2014 animated movie) -available now

The Wizard’s Christmas: Return of the Snow King (2014 animated movie sequel) -available now

Roku Channel

Christmas Eve (1947 movie starring George Raft) - available now

A Christmas to Remember (2015 movie starring Robin Givens) - available now

Joyeux Noel (2005 movie written/directed by Christian Carion) - available now

Mixed Nuts (1994 movie starring Steve Martin) - available now

Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2014 movie starring Chevy Chase) - available now

Hoopla

48 Christmas Wishes (2017 movie starring Liam MacDonald and Clara Kushnir) (Trailer) - available now

Abbott & Costello Christmas Show (1955 Christmas special) - available now

All American Christmas Carol (2013 movie starring Beverly D’Angelo) - available now

The American St. Nick (2015 documentary) - available now

An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998 animated movie) - available now

Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon (2003 documentary) - available now

Babar and Father Christmas (1986 animated special) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1996 movie starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore) - available now

Back to Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie) - available now

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973 animated special) - available now

Believe (2017 Santa documentary) - available now

Beyond Christmas (1940 colorized movie classic starring Harry Carey) - available now

Caillou’s Holiday Movie (2003 animated movie based on the PBS series) - available now

Candles in the Dark (1993 Macimillian Schell movie) - available now

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1982 animated movie) - available now

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (2012 Jason Figgis movie) - available now

Chasing Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Arnold) - available now

A Child’s Christmas (2008 British animated special, narrated by Matthew Rhys) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - available now

The Chosen (2018 special telling the story of the first Christmas) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks; colorized version a.k.a. Scrooge) - available now 

A Christmas Carol (2002 animated movie starring Tim Curry and Whoopi Goldberg) - available now

A Christmas Carol (2015 Canadian movie starring Simon Baker) - available now

Chirstmas & Co. (2017 French family film) - available now

The Christmas Elves (2016 animated special) - available now

Christmas Eve (2015 movie starring Patrick Stewart) - available now

Christmas in Hollywood (2014 children’s film, a Chinese co-production) - available now

A Christmas in New York (2017 Nathan Ives movie) - available now

Christmas in New York (2005 animated special) - available now

Christmas in Wonderland (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Swayze) - available now

Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979 made-for-TV sequel starring Billy Dee Williams) - available now

Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek (2005 made-for-TV movie starring David Carradine) - available now

Christmas on the Coast (2017 movie starring Julie Ann Emery) - available now (Trailer) 

Christmas Panic (2016 animated special set in the Town Called Panic universe) - available now

Christmas Perfection (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Caitlin Thompson, James Henri-Thomas and Robbie Silverman) - available now

The Christmas Stallion (1992 movie starring Peter Edwards) - available now

The Christmas Star (1986 Disney movie) - available now

The Christmas Wife (1988 made-for-TV movie starring Jason Robards) - available now

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - available now

A Christmas Without Snow (1980 made-for-TV movie starring John Houseman and Michael Learned) - available now

Clara’s Ultimate Christmas (2016 family movie) - available now

Cooper’s Christmas (2010 movie starring Jason Jones, Sam Bee and Dave Foley) - available now

Cosmic Christmas (1977 animated special) - available now

Darkest Night (2013 holiday horror film) - available now

Disneyland Around the Seasons (1966 TV special) - available now

Elf-Man (2012 movie starring Mackenzie Astin) - available now

Getting to the Nutcracker: The Making of a Christmas Classic (2014 documentary) - available now

The Gift of the Magi (2001 live-action special) - available now

Great British Baking Show: Christmas Masterclass (2016 special) - available now

The Great Rupert a.k.a. A Christmas Wish (1950 movie starring Jimmy Durante) - available now

Guess How Much I Love You: Christmas to the Moon and Back (2017 animated special) - available now

Gumby’s Christmas Capers (2014 animated special) - available now

Happy Christmas (2014 movie starring Anna Kendrick) - available now

The Happy Elf (2005 animated special starring Harry Connick Jr.) - available now

The Heart of Christmas (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Candace Cameron Bure) - available now

I Believe in Santa Claus (1984 French children’s movie, dubbed in English) - available now

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992 animated special) - available now

Jack Frost (1997 holiday horror film) - available now

Jingle Hell (2000 movie starring James Brennan) - available now

The Least of These: A Christmas Story (2018 movie starring Tayla Lynn) - available now (Trailer)

Love at the Christmas Table (a.k.a. Christmas Love Story, 2013 made-for-TV movie starring Danica McKellar) - available now

Lovely, Still (2010 movie starring Martin Landau, Elizabeth Banks and Ellen Bustyn) - available now

Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas (2011 children’s movie) - available now

Meet John Doe (1941 Frank Capra classic starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper)

Mercy Christmas (2017 holiday horror film) - available now

Midnight Clear (2007 movie starring Stephen Baldwin) - available now

Mister Scrooge To See You (2013 movie that imagines what happened after A Christmas Carol) - available now

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008 movie) - available now

My Dad is Scrooge (2015 children’s movie) - available now

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (2017 special) - available now

The Night Before Christmas (2016 animated special) - available now

Noel (2014 movie starring Penelope Cruz and Paul Walker) - available now

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986 Pacific Northwest ballet performance) - available now

The Nutcracker Sweet (2015 animated movie starring Alicia Silverstone) - available now

One Christmas (1994 movie starring Katherine Hepburn and Henry Winkler, based on the Truman Capote story) - available now

Pixi Saves Christmas (2018 animated special) - available now

Red Boots for Christmas (1995 animated special) - available now

Red Skelton Christmas Classics (1955 variety specials highlights) - available now

The Ride (2012 faith-based film) - available now

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Santa’s Christmas Circus (1966 Whizzo the Clown special) - available now

Santa’s Christmas Crash (1995 animated special) - available now

Santa’s Christmas Snooze (1995 animated special) - available now

Saving Christmas (2014 film created by Kirk Cameron dubbed the “worst movie of all time”) - available now

The Secret of the Nutcracker (2015 movie starring Janelle Jorde) - available now

Shelby (2015 movie starring Chevy Chase and Tom Arnold) - available now

Sick for Toys (2018 holiday horror movie) - available now (Trailer)

Snowmance (2017 made-for-TV movie starring Ashley Newbrough) - available now

Snowmeggdon (2011 made-for-TV holiday disaster movie) - available now

Some Girls (1988 movie starring Jennifer Connelly) - available now

The Tangerine Bear (2000 animated special starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas) - available now

The Side Show Christmas (2008 animated special) - available now

This is Christmas (2018 holiday film directed by Joseph Rassulo) - available now

Three Wise Guys (2006 movie starring Judd Nelson and Tom Arnold) - available now

Tiny Christmas (2017 made-for-TV family movie starring Riele Downs and Lizzy Greene) - available now

The Toys That Saved Christmas (1996 animated movie) - available now

The Truth About Christmas (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Kali Hawk) - available now (Trailer) ****Review****

Unlikely Angel (1996 made-for-TV movie starring Dolly Parton) - available now

A Very Merry Cricket (1973 animated classic) - available now 

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas (2015 animated Christmas special) - available now

Kanopy

Black Christmas (1974 holiday horror film) - available now

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1982 animated movie) - available now

Christmas, Again (2014 movie written and directed by Charles Poekel) - available now

Christmas in New York (2005 animated special) - available now

A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip For Ralphie (2008 documentary about the classic Christmas film) - available now

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017 documentary) - available now

Getting to the Nutcracker: The Making of a Christmas Classic (2014 documentary) - available now

Rare Exports: A Christmas tale (2010 holiday horror movie) - available now

The Silent Partner (1978 movie starring Elliott Gould) - available now

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016 British movie based on the book) - available now

The Store (1983 Neiman-Marcus documentary) -available now

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas (2015 animated Christmas special) - available now

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Famous Muses & Groupies in Rock Music Pt. 26

MUSE: Carrie Fisher (full name Carrie Frances Fisher)

Carrie was born on October 21st, 1956 in Burbank, CA to movie star Debbie Reynolds and popstar Eddie Fisher. She has a younger brother Todd and TV actress Joely Fisher is her half-sister from Eddie’s marriage to singer Connie Stevens. When Carrie was 2 years old, Debbie and Eddie famously divorced after the latter ran off with actress Elizabeth Taylor. As a child, Carrie was a bit of a wallflower and preferred reading and writing over performing arts. But by the time she was studying at Beverly Hills High School, she began doing musical theatre like her mom—who also got Carrie her first stage role as a chorus girl in the 1973 Broadway revival of ‘Irene,’ starring Debbie as the title role. Two years later Carrie made her film debut as Lee Grant’s daughter in Hal Ashby’s Shampoo (1975), and two years after that she helped make sci-fi movie history as Princess Leia in George Lucas’ Star Wars (1977). Despite the huge boost of popularity from the blockbuster and the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), Carrie didn’t make a huge effort to form a career as an actress. In the 1980s she started focusing more on supporting roles in films like The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and When Harry Met Sally… (1989), and penned her first, semi-autobiographical book Postcards from the Edge (1987). In the ‘90s, she moonlighted as an in-demand ghostwriter on scripts for movies like Hook (1991), Anastasia (1997) and The Wedding Singer (1998); and made appearances in hits such as Soapdish (1991), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Scream 3 (2000). In 1990, Postcards was adapted into a movie with Carrie writing the screenplay. She published eight books including memoirs Wishful Drinking (2008) and The Princess Diarist (2016).

Romance wise, Carrie’s significant others were all over the place. In her books, she sardonically stated how her teen puppy love with her mom’s younger backup dancers and co-stars was ‘before they became gay.’ In Wishful Drinking she ~jokingly suggested that Shampoo co-star Warren Beatty was interested in deflowering her; and in The Princess Diarist she confirmed a longtime rumor of an affair between her and Harrison Ford during the original Star Wars productions. Carrie’s other SW cast member Mark Hamill also apparently got a make-out session with the space princess off camera at one point. Her first fiancé was Blues Bros. co-star Dan Aykroyd from 1979-81. The engagement bizarrely began right after Dan saved Carrie with the Heimlich Maneuver when she began choking on a bite of food during a dinner date. “I thought, ‘I better keep him around in case that happens again.’”

Folk-pop legend Paul Simon composed the score to Shampoo at the same time Carrie was shooting her scenes, but the two didn’t actually meet in person until three years later. In between Harrison and Dan, Carrie casually dated Paul on-and-off from 1977 to 1983. Apparently Paul was the only reason she didn’t marry Dan. In ‘83, Paul and Carrie did get married, but then divorced less than a year later, but then went back to dating sporadically again until finally separating in 1991. Phew. While they were together, Carrie appeared in the music video for Paul’s song ‘Rene and Georgette Magritte;’ and was the inspiration for his songs ‘Allergies,’ ‘She Moves On,’ and the title tracks of the albums ‘Graceland’ and ‘Hearts & Bones.’ In 1984 she experienced an ectopic pregnancy (holy shit), and Paul later talked about how he went through depression because they kept breaking up. Carrie’s infamous substance abuse of cocaine and oxycodone was at its highest when she was with Paul unfortunately, and was another big reason they evidently separated. Carrie also discovered that she was experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder and she later claimed she was using drugs as a coping mechanism. On her marriage, Carrie famously said: “My father is a short Jewish man, and my husband is a short Jewish man. Go figure.” (Harrison’s also Jewish, but much taller, lol.)

In 2013, Carrie re-joined the Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens (2015) and lost a record 35 pounds to get back into shape as Leia. But on December 27th, 2016, Carrie—age 60—tragically died mid-flight from a cardiac arrest caused by sleep apnea. Less than 24 hours later, Debbie died as well at age 84. This was only 5 months after Carrie completed her scenes for The Last Jedi (2017). She’s survived by her daughter, Billie (born in 1992), from ex-boyfriend, talent agent Bryan Lourd.

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A Shining (Somewhat Shorter) Season at MC

By Dateline Staff on June 30, 2020 in Society, Arts & Culture

The Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2020-21 season: a truncated version scheduled to begin in January when management hopes the center can reopen.

The new presenting program, despite being only about 70 percent of a normal season, looks to be another great one. Highlights include:

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, presenting two performances of Ailey’s landmark work Revelations.

Orpheus Chamber Ensemble with Branford Marsalis.

SFJAZZ Collective, playing Joni Mitchell songs

Celebrate Beethoven, in the 250th anniversary year of the composer's birth, features the pianist Christopher Taylor, performing all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies in four concerts; and Heartbeat Opera, performing Beethoven’s Fidelio in a modern-day adaptation.

Spiritrials, a performance piece by UC Davis alumnus Dahlak Brathwaite.

Ira Glass and Rob Reiner in the Speakers Series.

Staff, faculty and staff have a head start this week on purchasing new subscriptions, before they go on sale to the general public next week. Staff and faculty save 25 percent on all presenting program subscriptions and 10 percent on all individual event purchases. Students get half off all single ticket prices.

See At a Glance below for information on purchasing and renewing subscriptions.

The 2019-20 season came to an early close in March, due to the pandemic. For the new season, the Mondavi Center took a schedule that had been three years in the making and spent three months rearranging it.

“While we won’t gather in the Mondavi Center until next January, our new season is extremely rich,” Don Roth, the executive director, wrote in the season brochure’s introduction. “We’ll come together to celebrate great classical composers like Beethoven and Mozart, alongside heroes of our own time like Joni Mitchell. Artist friends like the Alvin Ailey dance company and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will once again be in the house. And we will introduce you to newcomers like the exciting singer Nella, who won last year’s Latin Grammy for best new artist.”

Criminal justice focus

Two shows in the new season deal with the criminal justice system, and both earn Roth’s nod as Director’s Choices:

Spiritrials — Addiction, religion and the law intersect in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program, in this one-man show written, scored and performed by Brathwaite, offering what his website describes as “a timely exploration of the American criminal justice system.” The multidimensional play blurs the line between hip-hop and dramatic performance as Brathwaite “weaves through the autobiographical and the fictional, music and monologue, to examine his place in what appears to be a cultural rite of passage as a young Black male.” He graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008, as an English major with a minor in dramatic art.

Heartbeat Opera’s Fidelio — Founded in 2014, this New York City-based company is breaking down traditional barriers to reimagine opera for artists and audiences of the 21st century. In this adaptation of the Beethoven work, a Black activist is wrongfully incarcerated, and his wife, Leah, in disguise, infiltrates the system to free him, according to the company’s website. But when injustice reigns, one woman’s grit may not be enough to save her love. The opera has a live cast of five singers and seven musicians, plus a prerecorded virtual chorus comprising more than 100 inmates in six U.S. prison choirs and more than 70 volunteers who sing with the inmates. Learn more about the virtual chorus.

Spiritrials and Fidelio are add-on events (to be added to series subscriptions) or can be built into choose-your-own, or CYO, subscriptions.

Other series highlights

Orchestra — Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Prokoflev, Greig and Tchaikovsky.

Concert — Beatrice Rana, piano, performing works by Scriabin, Ravel and Chopin.

Studio Jazz — Connie Han Trio, and Sammy Miller and the Congregation.

With a Twist — The Queen’s Cartoonists (“virtuosic musicianship, multi-instrumental mayhem and comedy”) and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Dance — Red Sky Performance (Trace) and Delfos Danza Contemporanea (Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan).

American Heritage — Arlo Guthrie, songwriter, singer, storyteller.

World Stage — Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández and Las Cafeteras.

Speakers — Ellen Forney, author of the 2020-21 Campus Community Book Project (Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me).

Alexander String Quartet — Three performance dates (two concerts, same program, matinee and evening each day), all Mozart.

More add-on/CYO choices

Visions — Fry Street Quartet: Rising Tide, “an evocative performance that combines music, information and imagery, merging the intellectual with the visceral to take audiences from understanding to action.” Presented in collaboration with the UC Davis SHAPE course Envisioning Climate Futures. SHAPE stands for Science, Humanities and Arts: Process and Engagement.

Curtis on Tour — This year’s tour features Schubert’s masterful quintets for two violins, viola and two cellos.

VST Cabaret — Meow Meow (“careening from French chanson to Radiohead, with brilliant dashes of Brecht and Weill in between, she’s a remarkable singer and physical comedian who hypnotizes, inspires and terrorizes her audiences with ease”).

Family — Sonia de los Santos and The Okee Dokee brothers (Somos Amigos: Songs on Common Ground).

Holidays — The Irish quintet Goitse (go-wit-cha) performs Feb. 26, well within the St. Patrick’s Day celebration range.

Safety first

Rob Tocalino, marketing director for the Mondavi Center, said: “We will take extreme caution in reopening, with the audience's health our top priority. We are actively developing plans for how the hall would and could be used; we're consulting with campus and our industry colleagues on best practices.”

And, if the public health situation does not allow a return to the hall in January, “then we'll do what we did at the end of this season, namely roll out cancellations and issue refunds or credits,” he said.

AT A GLANCE

WHAT: 2020-21 season at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. The season brochure is online.

WHEN: The season as announced starts in January, but some unique events are in the works for fall, to tide people over until January.

SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS: Maintain seating priority by renewing by July 13.

NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS: Staff, faculty and students have a head start, from now until 1 p.m. Monday (July 6), when members of the general public can start purchasing new subscriptions.

The ticket office is operating remotely. You can reach the staff by email, or you can call:

Online support 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday — 530-746-8094

General information 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday — 530-285-0992

Frequently asked questions about the 2020-21 season.

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books 2017 so far

wow, tuv want to talk about why you haven’t kept a monthly book list? (because I am scared of my phone and also writing.) no. 

Reiffen's Choice - SC Butler

Flex- Ferrett Steinmetz

The Good Funeral - Thomas Long and Thomas Lynch

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - Natasha Pulley

The Portable Veblen - Elizabeth McKenzie

The Invaders - Karolina Waclawiak

Funny Boy - Shyam Selvadurai

Adaptation - Malinda Lo

The Dream of Enlightenment - Anthony Gottlieb

Central Station - Lavie Tidhar

Why Did I Ever - Mary Robison (vg)

Binti - Nnedi Okorafor (vg) 

The Book of Tea - Kazuko Okakura

Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

Unmentionable - Therese O'Neill

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage - Sydney Padua

IQ - Joe Ide

The Little Virtues - Natalia Ginzburg trans Dick Davis

The Hanging Tree - Ben Aaronovitch

Death's Door - Sandra Gilbert

Holy Anorexia - Rudolph Bell 

Hild - Nicola Griffith (vg)

Sum - David Eagleman

Secondhand Time - Svetlana Alexievich trans Bela Shayevich

Everything is Teeth - Evie Wyld and Joe Sumner

Water Dogs - Lewis Robinson (vg)

Selection Day - Aravind Adiga 

The Wicked Boy - Kate Summerscale

Nicotine - Gregor Hens trans Jen Calleja

Margaret the First - Danielle Dutton

Audition -  Ryu Murakami trans Ralph McCarthy

A Horse Walks into a Bar - David Grossman trans Jessica Cohen

Zakhor - Yosef Yerushalmi

Citizen - Claudia Rankine

Blitzed - Norman Ohler trans Shaun Whiteside

Exorcising Hitler - Frederick Taylor

Being A Beast - Charles Foster

The Open Fields - CS and CS Orwin 

Universal Harvester - John Darnielle

The Mistletoe Murder - PD James

The Radius of Us - Marie Marquardt

Something in Between - Melissa de la Cruz

The Apex Book of World SF 2- Lavie Tidhar ed

Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee

Of Fire and Stars - Audrey Coulthurst

Traitor to the Throne - Alwyn Hamilton

Cinnamon and Gunpowder - Eli Brown

Pain - Javier Moscoso trans Sarah Thomas and Paul House 

Suicide in Victorian and Edwardian England - Olive Anderson

The Regional Office is Under Attack - Manuel Gonzalez

The Vanquished - Robert Gerwarth

There is No Good Card For This - Kelsey Crowe

Death, Religion and the Family in England - Ralph Houlbrooke

His Bloody Project - Graham McRae

Violence in Early Modern Europe - Julius R Ruff

Snowblind - Ragnar Jonasson trans Quentin Bates

Today Will Be Different - Maria Semple

Martin Luther - Lyndal Roper

The Young Richelieu - Elizabeth Marvick

History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera

Inheritance - Malinda Lo

Reality Is Not What It Seems - Carlo Rovelli trans Simon Cornell and Erica Segre

Long Hidden - Rose Fox and Daniel Jose Older

Sarah Canary - Karen Joy Fowler

Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein

Monstress - Marjorie Liu 

This Close to Happy - Daphne Merkin 

The Gin Closet - Leslie Jamison

Bilgewater - Jane Gardam (vg)

Colonial Spirits - Steven Grasse

Fragrant Harbor - John Lanchester

A Cup of Rage - Raduan Nassar trans Stefan Tobler

A Very Long Engagement - Sebastien Japrisot trans Linda Coverdale

A Long Finish - Michael Dibdin

Uncle Silas - Sheridan Le Fanu

Powers of Darkness - Bram Stoker trans Valdimar Asmundsson trans Hans Cornell de Roos

Lincoln in the Bardo - George Saunders

Huntress - Malinda Lo

The Night Battles - Carlo Ginzburg trans Anne and John Tedeschi

Season of Migration to the North - Tayeb Salih trans Denys Johnson-Davies

Life's Work - Willie Parker

The Mothers - Brit Bennett

We Are Okay - Nina LaCour

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland - Diana Wynne Jones

Time Travel - James Gleick

Questions of Travel - William Morris, ed Lavinia Greenlaw

Words on the Move - John McWhorter

Stories of Your Life - Ted Chiang

Teeth - Mary Otto

Teeth - Hannah Moskowitz

We The Animals - Justin Torres

Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders - Anna Wirz-Justice et al

Great Granny Webster - Caroline Blackwood

English, August - Upmanyu Chatterjee

The Abyss Surrounds Us - Emily Skrutskie 

Days Without End - Sebastian Barry

The Girl Before - JP Delaney

The Loving Husband - Christobel Kent

Half-Bad - Sally Green

Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton

Mr. Bridge - Evan Carroll

Mrs. Bridge - Evan Carroll

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams

The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu trans Ken Liu

The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis 

Rest - Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Plucked - Rebecca Herzing

The Outsiders - SE Hinton

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

Mind Your Manors - Lucy Lethbridge

Blood in the Water - Heather Ann Thompson

Blood Rain - Michael Dibdin

The Dry - Jane Harper

History of Wolves - Emily Fridlund

See Under: Love - David Grossman trans Betsy Rosenberg

Spaceman of Bohemia - Jaroslav Kalfar

Sarong Party Girls - Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

The Rituals of Dinner - Margaret Visser

The Water Babies - Charles Kingsley

God's Perfect Child - Caroline Fraser

The Secret History of Wonder Woman - Jill Lepore

Otherbound - Connie Duyvis

Chronotherapy - Michael Terman and Ian McMahan

Emotionally Weird - Kate Atkinson (vg)

Bright Air Black - David Vann 

Out - Natuso Kirino trans Stephen Snyder

The Hero With A Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Dirty Snow - George Simenon trans Marc Romano and Louise Varese

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

And Then You Die - Michael Dibdin 

Medusa - Michael Dibdin 

Saga - Brian Vaughn, Fiona Staples et al 

The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu trans Joel Martinsen

A Line Made By Walking - Sara Baume

My Life With Bob - Pamela Paul

Two Women of London - Emma Tennant

Stoner - John Williams

The Crest on the Silver - Geoffrey Grigson

Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan

Oranges - John McPhee

Shrinking Violets - Joe Moran 

The Invisibility Cloak - Ge Fei trans Caanan Morse

The Water Kingdom - Philip Ball

The Moviegoer - Walker Percy

The Paper Menagerie - Ken Liu

Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, vol 1 - Arigon Starr, ed

The Happy Traveller - Jamie Kurtz

Century's End - Enki Bilal and Pierre Christin

Saga vol 2 - Brian Vaughn, Fiona Staples et al

The Little Drummer Girl - John Le Carre

The Day of the Jackal - Frederick Forsyth

Back to Bologna - Michal Dibdin

End Games - Michael Dibdin 

What If? - Randall Munroe 

Taft 2012 - Jason Heller 

Saga vol 3 - Brian Vaughn, Fiona Staples et al

Gentlemen and Amazons - Cynthia Eller 

The Psychopath Test - Jon Ronson

God's Philosophers - James Hannam

Ravished - Amanda Quick

Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson

The Weapon Wizards - Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot

Death's End - Cixin Liu trans Ken Liu

Chemistry - Weike Wang (vg)

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2015 Movie Awards

Best Picture: Amy Brooklyn Inside Out Mad Max: Fury Road Wild Tales HONORABLE MENTION: Clouds of Sils Maria, The Martian, Carol, Anomalisa, James White, Room, Spotlight, 99 Homes, Chi-Raq, It Follows, Ex Machina Best Director: John Crowley, Brooklyn Pete Docter, Inside Out George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Ridley Scott, The Martian Damian Szifron, Wild Tales HONORABLE MENTION: Lenny Abrahamson, Room; Olivier Assayas, Clouds of Sils Maria; Ramin Bahrani, 99 Homes; Alex Garland, Ex Machina; Todd Haynes, Carol; Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa; Asif Kapadia, Amy; Spike Lee, Chi-Raq; Tom McCarthy, Spotlight; David Robert Mitchell, It Follows; Josh Mond, James White Best Actor: Christopher Abbott, James White Matt Damon, The Martian Andrew Garfield, 99 Homes Michael B. Jordan, Creed Jacob Tremblay, Room HONORABLE MENTION: Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation; Michael Caine, Youth; Nick Cannon, Chi-Raq; Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant; Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Walk; Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies; Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road; Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl; Jason Segel, The End of the Tour; David Thewlis, Anomalisa Best Actress: Juliette Binoche, Clouds of Sils Maria Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room Rooney Mara, Carol Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn HONORABLE MENTION: Cate Blanchett, Truth; Regina Case, The Second Mother; Greta Gerwig, Mistress America; Nina Hoss, Phoenix; Anna Kendrick, The Last Five Years; Jennifer Lawrence, Joy; Melissa McCarthy, Spy; Teyonah Parris, Chi-Raq; Amy Poehler, Inside Out; Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl; Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years; Amy Schumer, Trainwreck; Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back; Meryl Streep, Ricki and the Flash; Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road; Lily Tomlin, Grandma; Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Best Supporting Actor: Steve Carell, The Big Short Benicio Del Toro, Sicario Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight Michael Shannon, 99 Homes HONORABLE MENTION: Christian Bale, The Big Short; Emory Cohen, Brooklyn; Bradley Cooper, Joy; Tom Courtenay, 45 Years; Ricardo Darin, Wild Tales; Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation; Sam Elliott, Grandma; Diego Gentile, Wild Tales; Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road; Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight; Michael Keaton, Spotlight; Harvey Keitel, Youth; Richard Kind, Inside Out; Robert Redford, Truth; Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies; Liev Schreiber, Spotlight; Sylvester Stallone, Creed Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Anomalisa Cynthia Nixon, James White Erica Rivas, Wild Tales Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina HONORABLE MENTION: Joan Allen, Room; Angela Bassett, Chi-Raq; Cate Blanchett, Cinderella; Olivia Cooke, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Brie Larson, Trainwreck; Rachel McAdams, Spotlight; Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars; Sarah Paulson, Carol; Phyllis Smith, Inside Out; Mya Taylor, Tangerine; Tessa Thompson, Creed; Rachel Weisz, Youth; Kristen Wiig, The Diary of a Teenage Girl; Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Best Original Screenplay: Clouds of Sils Maria - Olivier Assayas Inside Out - Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmen, Pete Docter & Meg LeFauve James White - Josh Mond Spotlight - Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer Wild Tales - Damian Szifron HONORABLE MENTION: Ex Machina, 45 Years, It Follows, Maps to the Stars, Mistress America, 99 Homes, Sicario, Trainwreck Best Adapted Screenplay: Anomalisa - Charlie Kaufman Brooklyn - Nick Hornby Carol - Phyllis Nagy The Martian - Drew Goddard Room - Emma Donoghue HONORABLE MENTION: Ant-Man, Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, Brooklyn, Chi-Raq, Creed, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The End of the Tour, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Phoenix, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Truth, The Walk Best Ensemble: The Big Short Chi-Raq Joy Mad Max: Fury Road Spotlight HONORABLE MENTION: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Beasts of No Nation, Brooklyn, Carol, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out, Magic Mike XXL, Maps to the Stars, The Martian, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Sicario, Sisters, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Straight Outta Compton, Trainwreck, Wild Tales Best Limited Performance - Male: Donald Glover, The Martian Neal Huff, Spotlight Stacy Keach, Truth Ron Livingston, James White Chris Sheffield, The Stanford Prison Experiment HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Bernthal, Sicario; Victor Garber, Sicario; Tim Guinee, 99 Homes; Tracy Letts, The Big Short; Christopher Meloni, The Diary of a Teenage Girl; Ezra Miller, Trainwreck; Nick Offerman, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Chris Sarandon, I Smile Back; Jamey Sheridan, Spotlight; Cory Michael Smith, Carol; Lakeith Stanfield, Straight Outta Compton; Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Limited Performance - Female: Jane Fonda, Youth Noni Hazlehurst, Truth Rebecca Henderson, Mistress America Audra McDonald, Ricki and the Flash Lupita Nyong'o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens HONORABLE MENTION: Connie Britton, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Drena De Niro, Joy; Kathryn Erbe, Mistress America; Sarah Gadon, Maps to the Stars; Adepero Oduye, The Big Short; Lisa Renee Pitts, Straight Outta Compton; Margot Robbie, The Big Short; Bailey Spry, It Follows; Angela Walker, Clouds of Sils Maria Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl Amy Schumer, Trainwreck Mya Taylor, Tangerine Jacob Tremblay, Room HONORABLE MENTION: R.J. Cyler, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Julia Garner, Grandma; O'Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton; Jason Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton; Maika Monroe, It Follows; Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Tangerine; Elias Schwarz & Lukas Schwarz, Goodnight Mommy Best Film Editing: Amy - Chris King Mad Max: Fury Road - Margaret Sixel The Martian - Pietro Scalia Room - Nathan Nugent Wild Tales - Pablo Barbieri Carrera & Damian Szifron HONORABLE MENTION: Ant-Man, Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol, Chi-Raq, Creed, Ex Machina, It Follows, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, 99 Homes, The Revenant, Sicario, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Walk Best Cinematography: Carol - Edward Lachman It Follows - Mike Gioulakis Mad Max: Fury Road - John Seale The Revenant - Emmanuel Lubezki Sicario - Roger Deakins HONORABLE MENTION: Beasts of No Nation, Brooklyn, Creed, Ex Machina, James White, The Look of Silence, The Martian, 99 Homes, Phoenix, Room, The Walk, Wild Tales Best Original Score: Carol - Carter Burwell It Follows - Disasterpeace Mad Max: Fury Road - Junkie XL Steve Jobs - Daniel Pemberton The Walk - Alan Silvestri HONORABLE MENTION: Anomalisa, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, Sicario, Spectre, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Wild Tales, Youth Best Original Song: Chi-Raq - "Pray 4 My City" - Robert Amparan, Nick Cannon, Rico Cox & Leroy Griffin Jr. Fifty Shades of Grey - "Earned It" - Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye Fifty Shades of Grey - "Love Me Like You Do" - Savan Kotecha, Tove Lo, Max Martin, Ali Payami & Ilya Salmanzadeh Freeheld - "Hands of Love" - Linda Perry The Hunting Ground - "Till It Happens to You" - Lady Gaga & Diane Warren HONORABLE MENTION: Chi-Raq - "I Run"; Insurgent - "Never Let You Down"; Pitch Perfect 2 - "Flashlight"; Ricki and the Flash - "Cold One"; Shaun the Sheep Movie - "Feels Like Summer"; Spectre - "Writing's on the Wall"; Youth - "Simple Song #3" Best Art Direction: Carol - Judy Becker & Heather Loeffler Joy - Judy Becker, Hillary Derby & Heather Loeffler Mad Max: Fury Road - Colin Gibson, Katie Sharrock & Lisa Thompson The Martian - Celia Bobak, Zoltan Horvath & Arthur Max Room - Mary Kirkland & Ethan Tobman HONORABLE MENTION: Anomalisa, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Cinderella, The Danish Girl, Ex Machina, The Hateful Eight, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The Revenant, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Walk, Wild Tales Best Costume Design: Bridge of Spies - Kasia Walicka-Maimone Brooklyn - Odile Dicks-Mireaux Carol - Sandy Powell Chi-Raq - Ruth E. Carter Mad Max: Fury Road - Jenny Beavan HONORABLE MENTION: Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cinderella, The Danish Girl, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Joy, The Martian, The Revenant, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Walk, Wild Tales Best Makeup: Avengers: Age of Ultron Ex Machina Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens HONORABLE MENTION: Ant-Man, Brooklyn, Carol, Chi-Raq, Cinderella, Creed, The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Spy, Trumbo, The Walk Best Sound Mixing: Amy Inside Out Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian Star Wars: The Force Awakens HONORABLE MENTION: Anomalisa, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chi-Raq, Creed, Ex Machina, The Hateful Eight, It Follows, Joy, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, The Revenant, Room, Sicario, Spy, Straight Outta Compton, The Walk, Wild Tales Best Sound Editing: Ant-Man Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens HONORABLE MENTION: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Ex Machina, The Hateful Eight, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Inside Out, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Sicario, Spy, The Walk Best Visual Effects: Ant-Man Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Walk HONORABLE MENTION: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ex Machina, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, The Revenant, Spy Best Foreign Film: Goodnight Mommy - Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz The Look of Silence - Joshua Oppenheimer Phoenix - Christian Petzold The Second Mother - Anna Muylaert Wild Tales - Damian Szifron HONORABLE MENTION: The Assassin Best Documentary: Amy - Asif Kapadia Ballet 422 - Jody Lee Lipes The Hunting Ground - Kirby Dick Iris - Albert Maysles The Look of Silence - Joshua Oppenheimer HONORABLE MENTION: Best of Enemies, Cartel Land, Merchants of Doubt, Red Army Best Animated Film: Anomalisa - Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman Inside Out - Pete Docter The Peanuts Movie - Steve Martino Shaun the Sheep Movie - Mark Burton & Richard Starzak The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - Paul Tibbit HONORABLE MENTION: The Good Dinosaur Every 2015 Film I've Seen: Ranked