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The animated short “An Almost Christmas Story” completes Alfonso Cuaron’s trifecta of Christmas stories. This time, he turned to “The Green Knight” director David Lowery to helm the ...
[ Christmas in Tramore: A short story by Aingeala Flannery in 2023 Opens in new window ] I sidled closer to inhale the heady sulphur scent of her. You could get landed with them very easily, I warned.
Cuarón’s first short, Le Pupille, earned an Oscars nomination in 2022, and last year’s The Shepherd was shortlisted, both of which were live action. An Almost Christmas Story is produced by ...
Reilly gets to tap back into his musical roots in his role as the Folk Singer in the new short film. "I love it," he said. "I love singing." His film career has lasted for decades, beginning in ...
So, let's crack open the history of the Christmas nutcracker! ... prompting Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann to pen a children's short story in 1816 called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Though the words “White Christmas” likely evoke images of a snow-packed street or immediately bring to mind one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, there’s something you likely ...
For the past 30 years, Beckmann had created a holiday tradition through his annual Christmas history presentation to the Tri-Cities Exchange Club. I have written about each of those presentations.
At the Penn Social venue in D.C., Noble led a session of Profs and Pints, in which she shared the history of Christmas ghost stories and shared a few of her favorites.
Within days, Schulz, along with producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez, produced a story outline. Executives at CBS agreed to air the special but only gave it a budget of $76,000 (or ...
“The story of even the humblest Christmas cookie is a global story,” explains Linda Raedisch, author of The Secret History of Christmas Baking. “They’re not tied to just one holiday.” ...