Year after gloriously festive year, the Christmas ads of UK department store John Lewis are that one rare exception to featuring commercial ads on this blog. That’s largely because the ads, while obviously selling something, are far more creative than your usual “Hey we have Christmas stuff! Come and Continue Reading
Christmas 2017
Anna of the Apocalypse: Not a creature was stirring … except the undead
SNAPSHOT When a zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven, Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, Continue Reading
Reunited and it feels so festively good: Happy bonkers Christmas from French and Saunders
Apart from Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello, my favourite comedic couple in the world is French and Saunders. After meeting as students in 1978 at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have gone onto stellar careers, reaching a collective zenith Continue Reading
Book becomes movie: All I Want For Christmas is You premieres first trailer
SNAPSHOT The animated movie tells the story of young Mariah, who wants nothing more for Christmas than a puppy and has set her eyes on a specific little pooch named Princess. Little Mariah is tasked with taking care of her uncle’s dog to prove her responsibility to get the Continue Reading
Let the holidays begin! Time to go on Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
SNAPSHOT Featuring four new original songs, the 21-minute featurette welcomes the original cast and characters back to the big screen, including Olaf (Josh Gad), who is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna (Kristen Bell), Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Kristoff (Jonathan Groff). Directed by Emmy-winning Continue Reading
Come along for a glorious ride on Olaf’s Frozen Adventure!
One of the many joys of being an uncle to four quite delightful young nieces and nephews is the chance it gives me to go and watch a host of animated films that might otherwise pass me by. Of course, I go and see some of them anyway, but Continue Reading
It’s true, animated Mariah! All I Want For Christmas is You (teaser trailer)
SNAPSHOT According to the official press release, All I Want for Christmas Is You will center around a young Mariah (voiced by Breanna Yde), who wants a puppy named Princess for Christmas. But before Princess can be hers, she has to pet-sit Jack, described as “a scraggly rascal of Continue Reading