Thursday, December 3, 2009

Holiday Films On DVD

Can you believe it’s that time of year again? I have compiled a list of holiday films that are available in the Tarver Media Center. Some of these titles are holiday classics, and some just feature holiday scenes that I consider worthy of this list. Many of these DVDs are on display on the shelves just to the left of the Media Center entrance (they can still be checked out even though they are on display). While I was compiling this list I noted some omissions that I am going to add to our DVD wish list. So far I have been unable to find any Hanukkah or Kwanzaa movies. If any of you would like to suggest a holiday film, then please feel free to send me an email.



Happy holidays,

Richard Marcum

Media Center Supervisor

marcum_rg@mercer.edu



*Christmas film

**New Year’s Eve film



After The Thin Man (Mystery starring Myrna Loy & William Powell), PN1997.9 STAR LOY .T4 1936 **

Amahl and the Night Visitors (Christmas Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti), PN1997.9 OPR DRA .A43 1955 *

The Apartment (Best Picture of 1961 starring Jack Lemmon & Shirley McLaine), PN1997.9 COM ROM .A6 1960 **

Bishop’s Wife (Classic starring Cary Grant, Loretta young & David Niven), PN1997.9 STAR GRT .B5 1947 *

Black X-mas (2006 remake of classic horror film set on a college campus), PN1997.9 SUS HOR .B6 2006 *

Curse of the Cat People (A sweet ghost story about childhood dreams), PN1997.9 SUS HOR .C38 1942 *

Desk Set (Classic comedy starring Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn), PN1997.9 STAR HEP .D4 1957 *

Die Hard ("The greatest Christmas movie ever" - BlogCritics.org), PN1997.9 AA LEG .D54 1988 *

Elf (Will Ferrell at his best), PN1997.9 COM FAN .E4 2003 *

The Family Stone (The misadventures of a family at Christmas), PN1997.9 COM ROM .F3 2005 *

The Godfather II ("I know it was you Fredo; you broke my heart."), PN1997.9 DIR COP .G6 1972 v.2 **

Holiday (Wonderful Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn classic), PN1997.9 STAR GRT .C3 2006 **

The Holiday (Starring Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz & Jack Black), PN1997.9 COM ROM .H6 2006 *

It’s A Wonderful Life (The quintessential Christmas movie with Jimmy Stewart), PN1997.9 DIR CAP .I8 1946 *

Just Friends (Starring Ryan Reynolds & Amy Smart), PN1997.9 COM ROM .J87 2005 *

Love Actually ("The best romantic comedy set at Christmas" - Richard Marcum), PN1997.9 COM ROM .L6 2003 *

March of the Wooden Soldiers (Laurel & Hardy classic a.k.a. Babes In Toyland), PN1997.9 STAR VAR .M3 1934 *

Miracle on 34th Street (Academy Award winning Christmas classic), PN1997.9 STAR VAR .M5 1947 *

The Nightmare Before Christmas (The dark and twisted fantasy by Tim Burton), PN1997.9 DIR BUR .N5 1993 *

Penny Serenade (Classic melodrama starring Cary Grant & Irene Dunne), PN1997.9 STAR GRT .P4 1941 **

Pocketful of Miracles (Final film by It's a Wonderful Life director Frank Capra), PN1997.9 DIR CAP .P6 1961 *

Scrooged (Comedic retelling of A Christmas Carol starring Bill Murray), PN1997.9 COM PAR .S37 1988 *

Sunset Blvd. (Film noir classic starring Gloria Swanson & William Holden), PN1997.9 STAR VAR .S8 1950 **

This Christmas (A Family reunites for Christmas), PN1997.9 COM SIT .T35 2007 *

We’re No Angels (Christmas Comedy starring Humphrey Bogart), PN1997.9 STAR BOG .W4 1955 *

When Harry Met Sally (Great comedy starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan), PN1997.9 COM ROM .W34 1989 **

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