A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) Reginald Owen portrays Charles Dickens’ holiday humbug Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser’s miser who has a huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and future. From sets to stars to story, this triumphant adaptation adds a glow to the season. Like Tiny Tim’s benediction, it blesses us [...]
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Self-proclaimed as “the greatest newsman-hosted holiday special since A Walter Cronkite Tet Offensive,” this fine, foolish and sentimental musical special is better than an Oreo with a cookie in the middle. Tis not the season to be bloviating. Its a kinder, gentler Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Centrals The Colbert Report, clad in homey blue jeans, [...]