Reel Reflection: Looking Back on Some Forgotten 2017 Movie Anniversaries

By Michael LyonsAh, the end of the year, a time to reflect.  For many, this means looking back over life’s accomplishments, challenges, joys and tears.For film buffs, reflection may not delve this deep, but instead is focused on: “What were my favorite films of the year? My top 10!”  Additionally, Film Buffs...

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Happy Cruise Year: “The Poseidon Adventure.”

By Michael LyonsDuring the era of ‘70’s-all-star-disaster-movies, there were few movies more ‘70’s, more all-star and more disaster-y than 1972’s “The Poseidon Adventure.”Considered by many to be the movie that ushered in films like “Earthquake” and “The Towering Inferno” (both 1974), “The Poseidon Adventure” centered...

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Touched by An Angel: Celebrating the Christmas Classic “The Bishop’s Wife.”

By Michael LyonsWhen the term “classic Christmas movies” is used, titles ranging from 1946’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” to 1996’s “Jingle all the Way’ (yikes!) are often mentioned.  Seldom does the title “The Bishop’s Wife” ever make it into that conversation, which is a shame.Starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David...

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A “Special” Place in TV History: “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”

By Michael LyonsBefore Rudolph took flight, Before Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang put on a Christmas pageant; even before the Grinch stole Christmas, there was...Mr. Magoo...?Not a typo.   The seldom seen Christmas Special, “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” debuted on December 18, 1962 on NBC, making it the very...

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“There Goes Mr. Humbug!”: The 25th Anniversary of “The Muppet Christmas Carol”

By Michael LyonsWho would have thought that the most faithful version of Charles Dickens immortal, holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” would star a cast who were made mostly of felt and fur?“The Muppet Christmas Carol,” celebrating its 25th anniversary this month is not only faithful to Jim Henson’s Muppet Universe, but...

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