FW MOVIE PICK: RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR

You know movies about the New Year are kind of hard to come by, but Rankin Bass Production managed to pull it off with this stop-motion gem! Rudolph must find for Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight, New Year’s Eve. I love this special for Baby New Year! As well as classic songs like […]

FW MOVIE PICK: RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY

This is shockingly the longest Rankin Bass Production to date (its 97 minutes; but nearly two hours when watching it on TV) and it brings together two memorable Christmas icons together with this sweet crossover event! Long ago the Lady Borealis placed the evil Winterbolt under a magic spell, and put the last of her […]

FW MOVIE PICK: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS

You know the only thing that really drew me to this Rankin Bass Production classic was the Miser Brothers; but the sentimental message has merit too! When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his Elves set out to change his mind. I love this […]

FW MOVIE PICK: SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN

This is arguably one of my favorite adaptations of Kris Kringle himself explaining his origins; all thanks to the team of Rankin Bass Productions! A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus. I love this special for this warmhearted depiction of Santa, the memorable characters and light-hearted tone! As well as classic songs like “The […]

FW MOVIE PICK: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

To be honest haven’t watched this Rankin Bass Production as much as others during the Christmas Season, because its hard to catch on TV (but then again the thought never crossed my mind to watch it on DVD or Video); regardless its a true stop-motion classic! A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a […]

FW TV PICK: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

Without this Dr. Seuss animated classic, we wouldn’t have had the massive wave of Christmas Specials that came after it; and its all thanks to Chuck Jones animation and Boris Karloff’s narration! A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. As you already know the important message is Christmas […]

FW MOVIE PICK: RISEN

I have decided to instead choosing a Christmas flick on Christmas Day; that I chose a movie about the Son of God himself Jesus Christ. The story goes; in 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ who rose from the dead. I know that there […]

FW MOVIE PICK: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

They don’t call it the greatest bible epics of all time for nothing and whenever you think of the story of Moses, this is always the first movie to come to mind which shows! The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of […]

FW MOVIE PICK: NOAH

As a Christian I have always been curious to see a depiction of the bible story Noah in some form! But this recent adaptation is the one; I really wanted to check out. The story goes; Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world. The cast including […]

FW MOVIE PICK: MICKEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge is a little on the nose; but it is pure genius! Out of all the animated adaptations of A Christmas Carol; this is the one most people talk about (also its came before “The Rescuers”)! The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles […]