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…
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.
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…
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! …
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…
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…
https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp075.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS“Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter” has risen. Actors Tara Platt and Joe Mortimer turn their back on good movies and join me to review this classic. Join our Facebook Group
https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp058.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSNeil Breen’s (“Pass Thru”) second film is actually called “I Am Here….Now” (trailer below). It’s fantastic from the moment you notice the error in the title. In the title! This is a crazy movie. It opens with Jesu not Jesus coming from outer space in a paper weight (yep) to stop corruption and literally lay with a prostitute. Also this movie has an environmental message. This is one of the crazier movies we’ve reviewed on this show. Judith Benezra (TV’s Chuck) and Adam Felber (Radio’s NPR) guest review…
https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp051.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSFilm blogger and bad movie expert, Sherilyn Connelly, bashes the holiest of holy, “It’s a Wonderful Life. Here’s Sherilyn’s review of her own appearance: “The Proudly Resents interview is up. If you listen closely, you can hear me waving my arms around as I extemporized like mad. I thought we were going to be talking more about the philosophy of Bad Movie Night and showing It’s a Wonderful Life, and I wasn’t expecting to have to come up with jokes on the spot about specific elements.…
