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Lunatics and Laughter Directory
Most of my writing these days is concentrated on my main blog, BlakeMPetit.com. But I still like having these archives of older works. For those of you who may have stumbled upon this recently, here is a directory of my 2012 project Lunatics and Laughter, in which I reviewed and discussed 20 of the best and most important horror/comedies of all time. Lunatics and Laughter: An Introduction The…
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The Christmas Special Day 25: Prep and Landing (2009)
The Christmas Special Day 25: Prep and Landing (2009)
Directors: Stevie Wermers & Kevin Deters Writers: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers & Chris Williams Cast: Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Vale Cotton, David DeLuise, Derek Richardson, William Morgan Sheppard, Nathan Greno Plot: Before “The Big Guy” (William Morgan Sheppard) can make his rounds, it’s up to the Prep and Landing Elves to scout ahead and make sure your house is ready: children nestled in…
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The Christmas Special Day 23: A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2004)
The Christmas Special Day 23: A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2004)
Director: Scott Jeralds Writer: Jonathan Collier & James Krieg Cast: Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Casey Kasem, Kathy Kinney, Frank Welker Plot: A group of kids find an enormous snowman in the woods. When they try to take its nose, it comes to life, removes its head, and hurls it at them, making them run away in a panic. Nearby, the gang in the Mystery Machine is on their way to Mill’s Corner to…
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The Christmas Special Day 22: Hooves of Fire (1999)
The Christmas Special Day 22: Hooves of Fire (1999)
Director: Richard Goleszowski Writers: Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Richard Curtis Cast: UK VERSION-Robbie Williams, Ardal O’Hanlon, Paul Whitehouse, Jane Horrocks, Steve Coogan, Caroline Quentin, Jean Alexander, Ricky Tomlinson, Rhys Ifans, Harry Enfield; US Version-Ben Stiller, Britney Spears, James Woods, Brad Garrett, Hugh Grant, Leah Remini, James Belushi, Jerry Stiller, Rob Paulsen Plot: The…
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The Christmas Special Day 13: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
The Christmas Special Day 13: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Director: Jon Stone Writer: Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey Cast: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Linda Bove, Northern Calloway, Debbie Chen, Will Lee, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Alaina Reed Plot: On Christmas Eve the gang on Sesame Street takes a trip to the local ice skating rink. While everyone else is having a good time, Oscar the…
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The Christmas Special Day 10: The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977)
The Christmas Special Day 10: The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977)
Note: Revelations about Bill Cosby himself have obviously tainted perceptions of much of his work, this special included. However, I have chosen to keep this article in its entirety as a sort of archival piece. Regardless of who Cosby himself turned out to be, I stand by my thoughts on the work itself as being valid. Director: Hal Sutherland Writer: Bill Danch & Jim Ryan Cast: Bill Cosby, Jan…
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The Christmas Special Day 7: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
The Christmas Special Day 7: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr. Writer: William J. Keenan, based on the novel by Phyllis McGinley Cast: Mickey Rooney,Shirley Booth, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden, Rhoda Mann, Bradley Bolke, Colin Duffy Plot: One year Santa Claus (Mickey Rooney) comes down with a terrible cold. His elfin doctor tells him people don’t care about Christmas anymore anyway, and the sad Santa…
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The Christmas Special Day 6: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
The Christmas Special Day 6: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970)
Directors: Jules Rankin & Arthur Bass Writer: Romeo Muller Cast: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester, the Westminster Children’s Choir Plot: Friendly mailman S.D. Kluger (Fred Astaire) has once again rounded up a cart full of letters about Santa Claus. To answer all the questions at once, he decides to share with us the story of Santa’s life. Years…
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The Christmas Special Day 2: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Christmas Special Day 2: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Director: Bill Melendez Writer: Charles M. Schulz Cast: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Kathy Steinberg, Tracy Stratford, Chris Doran, Geoffrey Ornstein, Karen Mendelson, Sally Dryer, Ann Altieri, Bill Melendez Plot: It’s nearly Christmas, but Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins) can’t seem to find it within himself to enjoy the season. Nobody is sending him any Christmas cards, his little sister Sally…
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The Christmas Special: An Introduction
The Christmas Special: An Introduction
Once again, my friends, the Christmas season is underway, and that means it’s time to immerse ourselves in the sort of cheerful yuletide content that we all love. There are Christmas books, Christmas movies, Christmas music, Christmas food (oh… oh dear Heaven the Christmas food…) but there’s one entertainment medium that, as far as I’m concerned, Christmas dominates like no other. The television…
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Back in Time: 2019
Back in Time: 2019
As I noted in the previous Back in Time article, it seems kind of silly that we put out a “best of the year” list at the end of each year and then just walk away, as if we never watch another movie from that time period again. I watch older movies all the time. Just a few days ago I watched a movie from 1929 that makes me totally re-evaluate that list (as there are now two films on it). So why…
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Back in Time: 2020
Back in Time: 2020
I’m going to have a little fun with something here: last week, as the year was ending, everyone shared their lists of their favorite movies of 2021. I did it myself. But the thing that’s occurred to me is that these lists aren’t immutable, are they? It’s not like I’m never going to watch another movie from 2021. It’s not even like I’ll never watch a movie I like more than one of the ones on the…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home - A review
Spider-Man: No Way Home – A review
At this point, movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have sort of a unique task. They not only have to work as standalone movies, or installments in their individual franchise, but they also need to feel as though they contribute to the greater narrative of the MCU. They’ve struggled with that a bit this year. Black Widow wasn’t a bad movie, but it felt like an extended deleted scene with…
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Bye-Bye, Box Office
Movies are changing, and I’m not sure how to feel about it. Box office numbers don’t mean what they used to mean. Take the Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story, a movie that is getting massive acclaim both from critics and audiences, but is struggling to sell tickets. In its first weekend, the film made a little more than $10 million domestically. Now to a lot of us, ten million dollars is…
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What makes a Christmas movie?
What makes a Christmas movie?
The movie that launched a thousand arguments. Over the last few years, as the Die Hard debate reached peak internet meme status, there seems to have been some degree of confusion as to what constitutes a Christmas movie. “Well if Die Hard is a Christmas movie,” says some joyless homunculus, “then so does Lethal Weapon! So does Gremlins! So does Batman Returns!” To which I reply, “Yeah,…
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What I Watched In… May 2018 In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month.
What I Watched In… April 2018 In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month.