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Weekend Theater - A beloved holiday classic

Ed wrote 1 month ago: Dana Marks and Emma Nadeau in Jane Eyre A sampling of Triangle theater performances for the weekend … more →

Tags: Triangle Theater, weekend calendar, Charlotte Bronte, Gaston Leroux, Frank Capra, bad acid, CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE, Shakespeare, Charles Dickens

The Most Spookiest Time of the Year: My Picks for Halloween2 comments

Andrew wrote 2 months ago: Tomorrow is All Hallow’s Eve. All Saints Eve. Samhain. You know–Halloween, the time of y … more →

Tags: Film musings, Horror, Halloween, Trick 'r Treat, Holiday, Halloween Customs, michael myers, scary films, Evil Dead

.mad monster party.

VJESCI wrote 2 months ago: .mad monster party. .quite obviously my favourite of all rankin/bass creations.and now i blow a long … more →

Tags: SINEMATHEQUE, MAD MONSTER PARTY, Jules Bass, Joseph E. Levine, Arthur Rankin Jr., Larry Roemer, len korobkin, Harvey Kurtzman, Boris Karloff

Mad Monster Party

celluvoid wrote 6 months ago: 1967. Directed By Jules Bass. Written by Mad Magazine mastermind Harvey Kurtzman, and designed by Ja … more →

Tags: Family, MAD MONSTER PARTY, Jules Bass, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Boris Karloff, phyllis diller, Allen Swift

Coraline, Briefly

Ian Wolcott wrote 10 months ago: For artistry and skill of execution, Henry Selick’s Coraline leapfrogs over his 1993 stop-action fea … more →

Tags: film, Movies, Coraline, henry selick, nightmare before christmas, Jan Svankmajer, brothers quay, Neil Gaiman, stop action

Dreaming of a White Obama

misterzachward wrote 11 months ago: So yeah, it snowed in the South before and during the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday. Does tha … more →

Tags: Humor, News and Current Events, Barack Obama, obama, SNOBama, Inauguration, voldemort, white christmas, kkk

Xmas Flashback: Heat Miser 2 comments

christian wrote 1 year ago: From the timeless stop-motion musical charm of the Rankin/Bass Christmas special, THE YEAR WITHOUT A … more →

Tags: film, Music, Culture, The Year Without a Santa Claus

Christmas 2008: Waiting For Rockwell Wishes to Resurrect Abraham Lincoln4 comments

The Luigiian wrote 1 year ago: Christmas is a fascinating time to be alive right now. To begin with, America is crashing to the gro … more →

Tags: Humor, Blogroll, essays, Holiday Shmoliday, Life, Failed humor attempts, Christmas, Architecture, Dessie

Favorite Christmas Movie/Special Moment, Part 45 comments

The ArachNerd wrote 1 year ago: The Year Without A Santa Claus I love all of the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday sh … more →

Tags: Movies, christmas movies, The Year Without a Santa Claus

Rankin-Bass: Kings of the Christmas Special8 comments

Paxton wrote 1 year ago: It’s Christmas time! I love Christmas time. The decorations, the holiday-only items in the sto … more →

Tags: advertising, Apple, Christmas, Holiday, TV Shows, cartoons

A Year Without a Santa

Sylvia wrote 1 year ago: Every since I was a kid, I have always liked watching the Rankin/Bass (Arthur Rankin Jr./Jules Bass) … more →

Tags: TV, heat miser, snow miser, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

4.7 The Seventh Day: Bumble, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius Meet Aflac

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: After a very busy week that included writing a research paper, multiple doctor’s appointments, … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, aflac, Christmas, Miser Brothers

4.6 Where are they now: Dolly from the Island of Misfit Toys1 comment

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: Name:  Dolly, the Misfit Toy Also known as: A dolly for Sue Hobbies: says “how do you do” ; one nigh … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, Decepticons, dolly, King Moonracer, misfit toys, santa, Skeletor

4.5 Where are they now: Bumble2 comments

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: Name:  Bumble            Also known as:  Abominable Snow Monster Bumble, prior to his radical tooth … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, Yukon Cornelius, Bumble, abominable snow monster, chupacabra, moth man, Loch Ness Monster, Sasquatch

4.4 Where are they now: Yukon Cornelius2 comments

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: Name:  Yukon Cornelius Often mistaken for:  Kevin Youkilis, First Baseman for the Boston Red Sox   Y … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, Bumble, Christmas, Theater, Yukon Cornelius

4.2 Where Are They Now: Snow Miser

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: Name:  Snow Miser Also known as:  Mr. White Christmas, Mr. Snow, Mr. Icycle, Mr. 10 below   Snow Mis … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, Christmas, snow miser

4.1 Where Are They Now: Heat Miser1 comment

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: Name:  Heat Miser Also known as:  Mr. Green Christmas, Mr. Sun, Mr. Heat Blister, Mr. 101° Hobbies:  … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, Christmas, heat miser

Week 4: Where Are They Now--My Favorite Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters2 comments

observeroflife wrote 1 year ago: So now that Thanksgiving is over, let the Christmas season begin!  And nothing has ever said Christm … more →

Tags: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters, Christmas

Week of Cartoons - Day 7: Animal-themed superhero team grab bag

AtariHawk wrote 1 year ago: FROM JASON’S BABYSITTER’S HOUSE – In a production studio basement somewhere in Ame … more →

Tags: cartoons, 1980s, 80's, Animation, Christmas, Claymation, Clips, Comic Strip, Heroes


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