Posts Tagged ‘holiday’
Holiday Homecomings
Big TicketLate November is usually a sleepy time for local theatergoers, with all the companies putting on cozy holiday fare, occasionally punctuated by some spikier stuff like The Santaland Diaries.
The Man in the Fred Suit
Bitter and schmaltzy, this comedy about Santa’s brother doesn’t fly.Kristian Lin
The trailers for Fred Claus that showed in theaters last Christmas pitched the movie at adults — the director of Wedding Crashers re-teaming with Vince Vaughn to make a comedy about Santa Claus’ unjolly brother.
Aimee Mann
Listen UpWhen an interminably melancholic and arty rock singer-songwriter like Aimee Mann releases an album of yuletide tunes, you have to wonder: Whatever happened to Christmas?