Loved this post, so forgive my long comment! So happy to see you rave about "The Shop Around the Corner" and James Stewart's terrific work therein. It's my favorite Christmas movie and Stewart performance (some hold the idea Stewart won the 1940 Best Actor Oscar for "Philadelphia Story" because he lost the previous year for "Mr. Smith." However, he also made "Shop" in 1940, which IMO is definitely Oscar-worthy- Stewart did at least get mentioned by the National Board of Review for "Shop"). The whole cast is great, with Margaret Sullavan equal to Stewart. "Remember the Night" is also wonderful, deftly mixing comedy, romance and drama. Ditto 1949's "Holiday Affair," with Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum ideal together, forming an interesting love triangle with the also-good Wendell Corey. I've written about "Shop," "Remember" and "Holiday" on my blog, and I just posted on "Meet Me in St. Louis" today to celebrate its 80th Anniversary this year. Along with any comic relief she provides, I think Margaret O'Brien is extremely compelling dramatically in "Meet Me," specifically in the Halloween sequence, then later in her big emotional moment with Garland among the snow people. Haven't see "Blast of Silence" yet, but it shows in the L.A. area sometimes, so I'll have to prioritize it now. For X-mas viewing suggestions, "The Thin Man" takes place around Christmas, "We're No Angels" is an enjoyable dark comedy with Bogart, "Bell, Book and Candle" is bewitching enough and 1947's "It Happened on 5th Avenue" is also worth a look as a Christmas sleeper.
Thanks for the recommendations! Yeah Id definitely recommend Blast of Silence, crazy how many great performances Stewart had in that sort of 4/5 year period of his career in particular
The dark movie about "blast" is against the entire spirit of Christmas which is LOVE. God gave hope to the world when he loved the world enough to send Jesus to save us from our sin.
Loved this post, so forgive my long comment! So happy to see you rave about "The Shop Around the Corner" and James Stewart's terrific work therein. It's my favorite Christmas movie and Stewart performance (some hold the idea Stewart won the 1940 Best Actor Oscar for "Philadelphia Story" because he lost the previous year for "Mr. Smith." However, he also made "Shop" in 1940, which IMO is definitely Oscar-worthy- Stewart did at least get mentioned by the National Board of Review for "Shop"). The whole cast is great, with Margaret Sullavan equal to Stewart. "Remember the Night" is also wonderful, deftly mixing comedy, romance and drama. Ditto 1949's "Holiday Affair," with Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum ideal together, forming an interesting love triangle with the also-good Wendell Corey. I've written about "Shop," "Remember" and "Holiday" on my blog, and I just posted on "Meet Me in St. Louis" today to celebrate its 80th Anniversary this year. Along with any comic relief she provides, I think Margaret O'Brien is extremely compelling dramatically in "Meet Me," specifically in the Halloween sequence, then later in her big emotional moment with Garland among the snow people. Haven't see "Blast of Silence" yet, but it shows in the L.A. area sometimes, so I'll have to prioritize it now. For X-mas viewing suggestions, "The Thin Man" takes place around Christmas, "We're No Angels" is an enjoyable dark comedy with Bogart, "Bell, Book and Candle" is bewitching enough and 1947's "It Happened on 5th Avenue" is also worth a look as a Christmas sleeper.
Thanks for the recommendations! Yeah Id definitely recommend Blast of Silence, crazy how many great performances Stewart had in that sort of 4/5 year period of his career in particular
thank you for doing this!!!! I love christmas movies each year. Its a wonderful life is the best next to the Nativity bible stories in animation.
Anytime! Look out for more top 12s in the future👍🏼
The dark movie about "blast" is against the entire spirit of Christmas which is LOVE. God gave hope to the world when he loved the world enough to send Jesus to save us from our sin.