Top 5 Movie Stars with Christmas Misses

  Mike Spiegelman tackles the top 5 worst Christmas movies made by major movie stars. 5. Robin Williams – Toys (1992) – Let’s begin twenty years ago when the creative force behind Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) released a Christmas movie. Director Barry Levinson and the late actor Robin Williams whipped up an original trailer where Williams riffed in costume and on set. The production looked mismatched and detached, Williams ranted on, but at least the trailer was 3 minutes long. The actual film departed from Levinson’s grounded family stories into…

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The Writer of Michael Keaton’s “Jack Frost” tells all

How does a movie about a dead dad who becomes a snow man get made? Jeff Cesario, the writer of Jack Frost tells us everything.

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“Star Wars Holiday Special,” Adam Sandler’s “8 Crazy Nights” and the War on Christmas

Adam Sandler, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk. Cameron and Chewbacca all get roasted on an open fire. as we explore the worst holiday movies ever made.

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Jimmy Pardo, ToddLevin a& SharonHouston Roast “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas”

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp182.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSJimmy Pardo,  Todd Levin  (Conan) and comedian Sharon Houston  (Punk’d) rip apart the worst Christmas movie ever made, “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas.” Listen to more Christmas movie reviews Itunes  or RSS.

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“An American Carol”

Comedians Janine Brito and Graham Smith & I review  “An American Carol.” One of the guys who made “Airplane” wears his politics on his sleeve and his lunch on his shirt with this terrible political comedy. From Wikipedia: An American Carol is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Zuckerand starring Kevin Farley. In some other countries the film is known as Big Fat Important Movie.  Presented from a conservative-leaning perspective, the film is a parody of liberal filmmaker Michael Moore that “lampoons contemporary American culture, particularly Hollywood.” It uses the framework of A Christmas Carol but moves the setting of the story from Christmas to Independence Day. The…

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“Christmas with the Kranks”

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp144.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSTim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in “Christmas with the Kranks.” It’s my brother’s favorite good/bad holiday film. Mike tells me all the time. I hear it all the time! Finally watched it. It’s a film about a couple who decide to not do Christmas, which is apparently illegal in their small white block.     Mike and I recap this Christmas crap with ho ho holiday cheer.Special guest: My niece Molly! She runs around and is just being cute.   Buy Mike’s Joke Book! …

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“The Christmas Shoes” and “The Christmas Blessing” W/ Adam Felber

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp109.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSThe saddest Christmas song ever was made into the saddest Christmas movie ever. “The Christmas Shoes” stars Rob Lowe, Dorian Harewood, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, John Dunsworth (“The Trailer Park Boys”) and a fabulous pair of shoes. Listen to  me and NPR’s Adam Felber (“Wait… Wait Don’t Tell Me”) via Skype from his backyard to talk about the this three hanky tearjerker and it’s sequel, “The Christmas Blessing.” Watch the Christmas Shoes Here. From IMDB.com: Two separate stories mesh – in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie…

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“Santa Claus: The Movie” Not Nice

HO HO HOpeless. Greed comes to Christmas in the first Santa Claus origin story/superhero reboot.  Dudley Moore, John Lithgow  do their best to get through “Santa Claus: the Movie.” Obviously they only read the first draft of the paycheck. Mike Spiegelman, my brother from the same mother, joins with back ground on this film, ridiculous moments and product placement. Yes, a movie that takes place mostly on the North Pole has product placement. Lithgow chews up the scenery like a Christmas cookie and Moore sits there like an old fruit…

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