MY TOP 10 CHRISTMAS MOVIES

 Every year, at this time, I prepare myself to watch my favorite Yuletide Season movies and I have ranked them in order of preference. They're all great films and their place in the list does not deter from their merits. All 10 are highly recommended if you like classic films and/or Christmas themed movies.

1.-   A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)

2.-   NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989)

3.-   BABES IN TOYLAND (MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS) - 1934

4.-   THE BISHOP'S WIFE  (1947)

5.-   WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

6.-   IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

7.-   MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)

8.-   ELF (2003)

9.-   POLAR EXPRESS (2004)

10.- THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)

There's also the matter of the excellent and essential Christmas TV specials which I never miss during this season, but that is the subject of my next blog entry!

GET MICHAEL CAINE!

 Michael Caine, one of my favorite actors is 89 years old today and in celebration of this famous British icon, I will review here some of my favorite Caine performances.  His filmography on IMDb lists 134 film credits, which is quite a large body of work so it is rather difficult to pick out just a few. However, these here are my most memorable Michael Caine appearances:

ZULU (1964) 

With Stanley Baker

THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) 

 

With Sue Lloyd

ALFIE (1966)With Shelley Winters

THE ITALIAN JOB (1969)

TOO LATE THE HERO (1970)

         With Cliff Robertson

GET CARTER (1971)

 

SLEUTH (1972)

With Sir Laurence Olivier

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975)

With Sean Connery 

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)

DRESSED TO KILL (1980) 

With Angie Dickinson

                                                                                                                          

DEATHTRAP (1982)  

                                                           With Christopher Reeve

                   EDUCATING RITA (1983) 

With Julie Walters

BLAME IT ON RIO (1984)

 

With Michelle Johnson and Joseph Bologna

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1985)

 With Barbara Hershey

MONA LISA (1986)  With Bob Hoskins

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (1987)

WITHOUT A CLUE (1988)

 With Ben Kingsley

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988)

A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (1990)

NOISES OFF (1992)

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999)

 With Toby McGuire

SHINER (2000)

THE QUIET AMERICAN (2002)

SECONDHAND LIONS (2003)

THE STATEMENT (2003)

BATMAN BEGINS (2004)

With director Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale

As Alfred Pennyworth

 THE PRESTIGE (2006)

FLAWLESS (2007)

With Demi Moore

HARRY BROWN (2009)

GOING IN STYLE (2017)

With Alan Arkin and Morgan Freeman

KING OF THIEVES (2018) 

TWIST (2021)

BEST SELLERS (2021)

MICHAEL CAINE on IMDb