{"id":6066,"date":"2015-12-24T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-holiday-special\/"},"modified":"2015-12-24T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-holiday-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-holiday-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Holiday Special"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for holiday movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/em> Holiday Special of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lightsabers and Stormtroopers become candy canes in this Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> spoof from Candy Warehouse:<\/p>\n

\n

Sometimes you just have to fight for that last candy cane. #StarWarsTheForceAwakens<\/a> Shop: https:\/\/t.co\/uVlfta08RX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pPLLftJ4jj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CandyWarehouse (@candywarehouse) December 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holiday Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas Vacation<\/em><\/strong> gets even darker, and Krampus<\/em><\/strong> gets even funnier when the two movies are mashed together (via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Holiday Movie Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What would the ultimate Christmas movie look like? This supercut shows us:<\/p>\n

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Alternative Holiday Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This Mondo print by Laurent Durieux honors the Christmas setting of Die Hard<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vintage Holiday Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

105 years ago this week, the Thomas Edison<\/strong>-produced version of Charles Dickens<\/strong>‘s A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong> was released in cinemas. Watch the short silent classic remastered in full below.<\/p>\n

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Holiday Movie Parodies of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What if Hollywood remade holiday movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em><\/strong> and A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong> starring Owen Wilson<\/strong> and Vince Vaughn<\/strong>? Fandango and Movieclips show us in a special edition of MisCast:<\/p>\n

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Holiday Movie Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dressing up like Santa Claus isn’t really movie cosplay, unless it’s the version of Santa Claus from Rise of the Guardians<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Classic Holiday Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week is the 60th anniversary of the Oscar-nominated animated short Good Will to Men<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the classic cartoon, with its anti-war holiday message, in full below.<\/p>\n

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Holiday Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Never mind all the think pieces arguing that Love Actually<\/em><\/strong> is not very good. Honest Trailers lays down all the ways it’s not loveable actually:<\/p>\n

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Classic Holiday Movie Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You’ve probably seen A Christmas Story<\/em><\/strong> so many times you’ve forgotten what it was like before it existed. Here’s the original trailer, which arrived in theaters before the holiday classic did:<\/p>\n

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<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for holiday movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/em> Holiday Special of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lightsabers and Stormtroopers become candy canes in this Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> spoof from Candy Warehouse:<\/p>\n

\n

Sometimes you just have to fight for that last candy cane. #StarWarsTheForceAwakens<\/a> Shop: https:\/\/t.co\/uVlfta08RX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pPLLftJ4jj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CandyWarehouse (@candywarehouse) December 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holiday Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas Vacation<\/em><\/strong> gets even darker, and Krampus<\/em><\/strong> gets even funnier when the two movies are mashed together (via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Holiday Movie Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What would the ultimate Christmas movie look like? This supercut shows us:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Alternative Holiday Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This Mondo print by Laurent Durieux honors the Christmas setting of Die Hard<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vintage Holiday Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

105 years ago this week, the Thomas Edison<\/strong>-produced version of Charles Dickens<\/strong>‘s A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong> was released in cinemas. Watch the short silent classic remastered in full below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Holiday Movie Parodies of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What if Hollywood remade holiday movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em><\/strong> and A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong> starring Owen Wilson<\/strong> and Vince Vaughn<\/strong>? Fandango and Movieclips show us in a special edition of MisCast:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Holiday Movie Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dressing up like Santa Claus isn’t really movie cosplay, unless it’s the version of Santa Claus from Rise of the Guardians<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Classic Holiday Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week is the 60th anniversary of the Oscar-nominated animated short Good Will to Men<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the classic cartoon, with its anti-war holiday message, in full below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Holiday Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Never mind all the think pieces arguing that Love Actually<\/em><\/strong> is not very good. Honest Trailers lays down all the ways it’s not loveable actually:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Classic Holiday Movie Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You’ve probably seen A Christmas Story<\/em><\/strong> so many times you’ve forgotten what it was like before it existed. Here’s the original trailer, which arrived in theaters before the holiday classic did:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

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