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White Christmas (1954)

Jim loves this movie musical…it’s a Christmas miracle! Join Jim and A.Ron as they sip their way to a cozy inn in Vermont where singers Bob and Phil join the sister act Betty and Judy. They’ll sing and dance their way through problems in a way you could in 1950s Hollywood. Put on your tap shoes and sing along to White Christmas.

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Jingle All The Way (1996) – Public Premiere

Experience the holiday cheer of Podcasts of Christmas Past and enjoy this special public premiere episode!

Bad Ass Christmas continues.   What on the surface is a light-hearted tale with decent to good performances hides a deeper, darker secret that exposes everything wrong with the increasing consumer culture encroaching on everything that is good about the observation of Christmas.  The boys spend time grapling with that, and discuss Arnold’s career in general, and Phil Hartman’s shamelessness, before things devolve into reindeer punching.

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It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

What says “Christmas” more than a housing crisis? The wealthy O’Connor family leaves their New York City home vacant and seeing the opportunity, a drifter named Mac and a homeless vet named Jim move in. The sudden return of the O’Connor family has unexpected consequences. You’ll recognize the problems onscreen in our world today. Maybe we can make the holidays brighter for the people around us who need it most.

Magnolia (1999) – 25th Anniversary Rerelease

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Paul Thomas Anderson’ Magnolia (1999), Bald Move is rereleasing their coverage. Special thanks to Lauren, Anne, and Rick who chipped in to commission this podcast on Magnolia for Alex Myers as a Christmas (!!!) present.  Jim and I had never seen Magnolia, the Paul Thomas Anderson classic before now, and wow is it a doozy.  Starring greats such as William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, to name just a few, it involves a day in the life of a dozen or so characters on a collision course with fate and coincidence, and what they’ll learn about themselves and each other along the way.  Fueled by raw emotion and melodrama, we were intrigued by the complex tale being woven before our eyes.  If you haven’t seen it, check it out before we spoil it for you on this podcast, because it’s an amazing film.

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Start off the Christmas movie coverage with a happy humbug! This fast-talking comedy delivers the perfect balance of acerbic dialogue and humor. Sheridan Whiteside, played by Monty Woolley, brings down hell on his hosts during Christmas. His aggrieved secretary Maggie Cutler, played by Bette Davis, is having her own fun in the Ohio winter. Check out this classic comedy with Jim and A.Ron!

Bald Move Pulp - Halloween (1978)

It’s that time of year again. Leaves are falling from the trees, kids pick out costumes, and slashers are on the loose. Jamie Lee Curtis makes her scream queen debut in John Carpenter’s horror classic, Halloween (1978). Jim and A.Ron dive into the first installment of a decades-long franchise and ask the important questions like…

Saturday Night (2024)

Coming to you from Ohio! Saturday Night (2024) captures the excitement and the tension of the first live Saturday Night Live broadcast. The cast of this movie will have you laughing as much as the cans of SNL does. Find out what Jim and A.Ron thought of this account of both real and apocryphal stories behind the longest running sketch comedy show of all time.