Crafting a Christmas classic Nov 20, 2009
Advertisement Every year, families enjoy the same shows: "The Nutcracker," "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story," "A Christmas Carol," "Amahl and the Night Visitors," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," the Rockettes. Rarely does a new production join the hallowed upper echelon and become an acknowledge classic you revisit each year. (Erie Times-News, PA)
"A Christmas Carol" opens tonight at SHHS Nov 20, 2009
Carolers stop to spread Christmas cheer among the vendors in the market place in this scene from A Christmas Carol. Carols from the 1800s will be a feature of the presentation of the theater arts department at Spring Hill High School. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Movie review capsules Nov 20, 2009
A Christmas Carol Robert Zemeckis s second try at 3-D motion-capture holiday storytelling (after 2004 s dire The Polar Express ) is a marked improvement: A darkly detailed marvel of creative visualization that does well by Dickens and right by audiences. Jim Carrey (or his digital facsimile) gives a sharp, reined-in performance as Scrooge, and while the film sometimes panders, it just as often soars. (Boston Globe)
Turner Classic Movies Brings Holiday Cheer to Movie Fans With Digitally Remastered Gem Remember the Night Nov 20, 2009
Critically Acclaimed Film Also Available on DVD from TCM and Universal Studios Home EntertainmentOther Holiday Films on TCM Include A Christmas Carol (1938), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Little Women (1933 and 1945), Holiday Affair (1950), 3 Godfathers (1948) and Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) ... In addition, each Thursday in primetime and during the day on Christmas, the network will present such holiday classics as A Christmas Carol (1938), starring Reginald Owen; two film versions of Little... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mark your calendar Nov 19, 2009
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CATS gives classic tale a new twist Nov 19, 2009
The cast of CATS A Christmas Carol includes clockwise from top left, Steve Combs as Ghost Present, Nick Topoleski as Ghost Future, Robin Field as Scrooge and Juliana Hendricks as Ghost Past. Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:34 AM PST Just in time for the kickoff of the holiday season, the Community Arts Theater Society presents A Christmas Carol ... Also featured are The CATS Christmas Carolers, which include Dale Covington, Joan Carlson, Bill Ferguson, Walter Lee and Marilyn... (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Mini movie reviews Nov 19, 2009
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (PG): Animated version of holiday classic. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A Christmas Carol presented on stage live this weekend Nov 19, 2009
Presenting for the first time since its 2006 inception, the Bandera County Riverside Players will perform the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol ... Because the staging of A Christmas Carol is difficult on a proscenium stage due to several indoor and outdoor locations, Dennis Thompson, my co-director, suggested we try Theater in the Round ... No stranger to the stage, J.D. portrayed Scrooge in the Boerne Community Theatre production of A Christmas Carol last year, and has written and starred in... (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Mazama High School presents "A Christmas Carol" Nov 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:07 AM PST When Mazama High School English and drama teacher Teresa Farrell told her students she had selected Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol for the fall production, they didn t say, Bah, humbug ... Farrell has read A Christmas Carol and said the play follows the story very closely ... What: Mazama High School presents A Christmas Carol. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
"2012" a Big Hit First Weekend Out Nov 18, 2009
"Disney's A Christmas Carol" slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for "A Christmas Carol" indicates it could have a long shelf life through the holiday season ... " Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "2012," $65 million. 2. "Disney's A Christmas Carol," $22.3 million. 3. "The Men Who Stare at Goats,"... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Modern Spin of the classic 'A Christmas Carol' Nov 18, 2009
Modern Spin of the classic 'A Christmas Carol ... A new spin on Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol" takes audiences through an animated adventure with the greedy Ebenezer Scrooge. (The Seahawk, NC)
Nicolas Cage Sued by Former Money Manager Nov 18, 2009
"New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. Stories. (CBS News)
Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking Nov 17, 2009
It required the reinvention of bulky 3-D cameras, which had to be downsized to fit into smaller spaces and move with fluidity, and lengthy experimentation with improvements in motion-capture animation, which superimposes animated characters onto real actors, as in the current Disney version of "A Christmas Carol.". As part of his research and development, Cameron directed the 3-D documentaries "Aliens of the Deep" and "Ghosts of the Abyss," which visited the Titanic's underwater wreckage. (FOX59, IN)
2012 movie explodes at box office Nov 17, 2009
The movie knocked Disney's A Christmas Carol into second place ... A Christmas Carol - $22. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Holiday movie preview: Studios cut back on gift-giving Nov 17, 2009
Oldman, who also was in A Christmas Carol earlier this month, doesn't see the shortage of movies as such a bad thing. "Movies come and go so quickly, there's not enough room for everybody most of the time," Oldman says. (USA Today)
Box-Office Weekend: 2012 Masters Disaster Nov 17, 2009
2012' Thriller Wins at Box Office, Earning $65 Million - TIME (Time.com)
Apocalypse flick '2012' swamps box office Nov 17, 2009
North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, final figures showed Monday. LOS ANGELES (AFP) - North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, final figures showed Monday ... Meanwhile "A Christmas Carol," slipped to second place after debuting at number one last week. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Hollywood rethinks use of pricey A-list actors Nov 17, 2009
Actor Jim Carreys A Christmas Carol became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million ... Last weekend, comic actor Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million. (MSNBC -- News)
'2012' opens at No. 1 Nov 16, 2009
Disney s A Christmas Carol slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for A Christmas Carol indicates it could have a long shelf life. (Boston Globe)
Scoop: Will Meyer bite into another Twilight book? Nov 16, 2009
A Christmas Carol hung tough at No. 2 it made another $22. 3 million. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Dickens of a Christmas ... Home for the Holidays Nov 16, 2009
McKinney Repertory Theatre Presents "A Christmas Carol" at the MPAC. Friday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
"2012" tops North America box office Nov 16, 2009
Last weekend's No.1, Disney's "A Christmas Carol" slipped to second place with an impressive 22. 3 millions dollars in projected sales. (Xinhuanet, China)
Doom spells dollars at box office for 2012 Nov 16, 2009
"Disney's A Christmas Carol" slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for "A Christmas Carol" indicates it could have a long shelf life through the holidays ... " Poor weekend for Pirate RadioThe weekend's other new wide release, Focus Features' rock 'n' roll comedy "Pirate Radio," opened a weak No. 11 with $2.9 million in 882 theaters, averaging $3,253 a cinema. The ensemble cast of "Pirate Radio" features... (MSNBC -- News)
`2012' Debuts as Top U.S., Canada Weekend Movie With $65 Million in Sales Nov 16, 2009
Last weekends No. 1 movie, A Christmas Carol, fell to second place with $22 ... A Christmas Carol, a 3-D adaptation of the classic, features the voice of in multiple roles including Ebenezer Scrooge ... 0 1 2 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 22. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Oscar Expands Roster for Animated Films Nov 14, 2009
"Disneys A Christmas Carol," the motion-capture animated film by Robert Zemeckis, starring Jim Carrey (or rather his computer-rendered likeness). "The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer," a computer animated tale of a teenage dolphin venturing out into the wide, wide ocean. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
It's the End of the World as We Know It Nov 14, 2009
A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol. Dana Stevens | Nov. 6, 2009. (Slate)
Amanda Peet: The Funny Side of Doom Nov 14, 2009
"New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. (CBS) Amanda Peet's known for making audiences smile, but don't count on a lot of laughs in the new disaster epic "2012," where Peet plays a mom dealing with the possible end of the world. (CBS News)
Scene 13: Theatre, Soul and Rock & Roll Nov 14, 2009
How about a dose of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol ... Warner Robins Little Theatre presents "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol". (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Hollywood rethinks on A-list actors Nov 14, 2009
Last weekend, comic actor Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million. Aside from Jim Carrey and "Carol," which cost at least $175 million, A-listers who suffered box office flops recently have included Bruce Willis ("Surrogates"), Adam Sandler ("Funny People"), Will Ferrell ("Land of the Lost"), Eddie Murphy ("Imagine That") and Julia Roberts ("Duplicity"). (India Times)
Stirring up the ghosts Nov 13, 2009
A Christmas Carol has it all ... Based on Charles Dickens 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol is quite possibly the most remade film ever ... Zemeckis A Christmas Carol uses performance capture technology (the same technique used for his earlier efforts, The Polar Express and Beowulf) a process that the filmmaker remains very much enamoured by, despite moviegoers lukewarm reception to it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Scoop: Ice, ice, baby: Levi strikes risque pose Nov 13, 2009
Last week, the box office caught some Christmas spirit as "A Christmas Carol" won the weekend. This week youll find a less cheery topic: apocalypse. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
End of the World for John Cusack? Nov 13, 2009
"New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. Photo Essay. (CBS News)
20 Toons Competing for 2009 Animati... Nov 13, 2009
AMPAS will likely decide that Disney's getting enough nominations, which means Tinker Bell and A Christmas Carol are out of luck (besides, mo-cap isn't really animation. right. (Suite101.com)
Hollywood gets in the holiday spirit Nov 12, 2009
The newest version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol features Jim Carrey as Scrooge. Presented in 3-D, Disney's A Christmas Carol is the latest from director Robert Zemeckis, who presents Dickens' London with the same performance-capture technology he used on The Polar Express and Beowulf. (The Clarion-Ledger)
KCCT raises curtain on holiday performances Nov 12, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:36 AM CST Kaufman County Civic Theatre will open its holiday production, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, on Dec. 4. The play, adapted from Charles Dickens classic Christmas story, will run for two weekends. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Alhambra sold for $1.6 million Nov 12, 2009
The curtains will rise again for a production of A Christmas Carol Dec. 1. Most Read Stories. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Parents guide to new movie releases Nov 12, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
3D spices up battle for Oscars animation glory Nov 12, 2009
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What's Playing Nov 12, 2009
A Christmas Carol - An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions ... A Christmas Carol - in 3-D. PG. Beechwood: 5:10, 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. daily starting Friday, with additional shows at 12:30 and 2:50 p.m. Friday-Sunday; Carmike: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m. daily starting Friday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Disney's A Christmas Carol Opens Strong in IMAX(R) Theatres Nov 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) (TSX: - ) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Disney's A Christmas Carol, the spectacular Disney Digital 3D(TM) holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, grossed $4 ... Disney's A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital... (Primezone Releases)
'Scrooge' cashes in to become No. 1 Nov 10, 2009
Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie ... Jim Carrey's Scrooge cashes in to become No. 1 Articles Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Precious' Becomes Serious Awards Contender After Impressive Open Nov 10, 2009
This past weekend, moviegoers across the nation had their choice of over 3,600 theaters at which they could catch "A Christmas Carol," the 3-D motion-capture odyssey starring Jim Carrey. At the same time, the indie drama. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Jim Carrey's Scrooge cashes in to become No. 1 Nov 10, 2009
Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked "Michael Jackson's This Is It" to second place with $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Scrooge Scores at Box Office Nov 10, 2009
Disney's Version of Dickens Classic 'A Christmas Carol' Takes Top Weekend Spot ... Jim Carrey's take on Ebenezer Scrooge has already generated buzz in Disney's new version of the "Christmas Carol." Karina Mitchell reports on this and some of this week's latest movie openings ... Publicity image released by Disney shows Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, in scene from animated version of "A Christmas Carol." (AP Photo/Disney). (CBS News)
Nothing loony about today's toons Nov 10, 2009
Robert Zemeckis, who once gave us Forrest Gump, has turned his attention to motion capture, covering actors such as Jim Carrey (for Disney's new version of A Christmas Carol) with ping-pong balls to digitise their motions. As for Mickey Mouse, whose popularity has shown signs of fading in recent years, Disney says it is ''re-imaging'' him - initially for a new computer game for teenagers - and the new look could stick. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Precious Off To Big Start Nov 10, 2009
By comparison, the nation's top movie in general release, Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" took in an average $8,418 per screen over the weekend. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
'Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office Nov 10, 2009
Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office - Yahoo ... Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office ... US actor Jim Carrey arrives for the world premiere of his latest film 'A Christmas Carol' in London's Leicester Square on November 3. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Have yourself a `Madagascar' Christmas Nov 10, 2009
And usually when it comes to Christmas TV specials, producers delude themselves into thinking audiences crave another version of "A Christmas Carol.". Credit DreamWorks' zany "Madagascar" series for ignoring the usual. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 6, 2009 Nov 9, 2009
Rank Title Distributor Weekend Gross Cume Location ---- ----- ----------- ------------- ---- -------- 1 Disney's A Disney Christmas Carol 31,000,000 31,000,000 3683 - ---------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---- 2 Michael Jackson's Sony This Is It 14,000,000 57,855,342 3481 - ----------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---- 3 The Men Who Stare Overture Films At Goats 13,309,000 13,309,000 2443 - ----------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---- 4 The Fourth Kind... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"A Christmas Carol" tops North America box office Nov 9, 2009
"A Christmas Carol" beat "This Is It" for first place of North America box office_English_Xinhua. "A Christmas Carol" beat "This Is It" for first place of North America box office ... British actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia arrive for the world premiere of "A Christmas Carol" at Leicester Square in London November 3, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M wee... Nov 9, 2009
Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend ... Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend ... LOS ANGELES Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Moviegoers have a merry 'Christmas Carol' Nov 9, 2009
Moviegoers have a merry 'Christmas Carol ... Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, should have been smiling this weekend as A Christmas Carol was No. 1 ... By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY Christmas came (very) early for Disney this weekend as the studio's A Christmas Carol easily took the top spot at theaters. (USA Today -- Life)
'Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office Nov 9, 2009
Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office - CNN.com ... Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office ... Jim Carrey provides the voice for Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney's "A Christmas Carol." STORY HIGHLIGHTS. (CNN -- US)
A Christmas Carol Wins — And Loses — the Weekend Nov 9, 2009
Box Office Weekend: A Christmas Carol Wins And Loses - TIME ... " Related Stories The raw numbers the studios' early tallies of the weekend gross, based on hard numbers for Friday, estimates for Saturday and sheer guesswork for Sunday say that Christmas Carol won the weekend with $31 million, more than double the $14 million take of the runner-up, and last week's winner, Michael Jackson's This Is It. The very odd Clooney comedy came in third, with $13.3 million, just beating out the $12.9... (Time.com)
'Precious' is raw and painful but poignant Nov 9, 2009
There's the old-shoe familiarity of A Christmas Carol with its well-worn message of a codger who learns the value of generosity and kindness. And there's Precious, the blisteringly raw account of a 16-year-old girl from Harlem, abused in every conceivable way, who learns to rise above her achingly terrible life. (USA Today -- Life)
Carrey's Carol tops US box office Nov 9, 2009
Disney's animated version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has topped the North American box office chart in its first weekend on release ... According to Disney, nearly three-quarters of A Christmas Carol's sales came from cinemas showing it in 3D. ... US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE 1 A Christmas Carol - $31m 2 This Is It - $14m 3 The Men Who Stare at Goats - $13. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Scoop: Susan Boyle says fame can flatten you Nov 9, 2009
Christmas Carol tops box office, but disappointsEven though Disneys new big-budget release, A Christmas Carol, came in No. 1, it only made $31 million its opening weekend at the box office ... And considering A Christmas Carol ran with an increased ticket price because of 3-D premiums in some theaters, the take is even more disappointing. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
'Christmas Carol' Wraps Up $31M Weekend Nov 9, 2009
Walt Disney ImageJim Carrey in "A Christmas Carol". LOS ANGELES -- Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie ... Featuring Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and also as the three holiday ghosts that show Scrooge the error of his miserly ways, "A Christmas Carol" came in on the low end of Disney's expectations for opening weekend. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation Nov 9, 2009
Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation - USATODAY.com ... Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation ... Jim Carrey plays Scrooge and the three ghosts of Christmas in the 3-D Christmas Carol. (USA Today -- Life)
Jim Carrey's Admirably Restrained Scrooge Nov 8, 2009
A Christmas Carol reviewed ... 0A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol ... After you've seen A Christmas Carol, listen to our Spoiler Special discussion on Zemeckis' take on this holiday classic. (Slate)
What's old is new Nov 8, 2009
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Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug. Too many special effects Nov 7, 2009
Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug ... Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug ... You may well feel the urge after seeing "A Christmas Carol," Robert Zemeckis' exasperating re-imagining of the Dickens classic as a 3-D action-thriller zooming through Victorian London and the fever dreams of that most miserly of men, Ebenezer Scrooge. (FOX59, IN)
I Can Do Normal, Really Nov 7, 2009
A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol. Dana Stevens | Nov. 6, 2009. (Slate)
Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season Nov 7, 2009
Why A Christmas Carol ... The movies got to A Christmas Carol as early as 1901, and television in an experimental broadcast in 1943 ... Scrooge has been played by Reginald Owen (for MGM in 1938), the great Alastair Sim (in a 1951 film known alternately as Scrooge or A Christmas Carol), Albert Finney (in a 1970 musical version) and Michael Caine (with the Muppets) on the big screen, and by John Carradine, Ralph Richardson, Fredric March, George C. Scott and country star Hoyt Axton on the small. (Time.com)
PULSE BLOG: Weekend all about music Nov 7, 2009
With only 48 days left till Christmas and with the release of Disneys A Christmas Carol this weekend, its definitely not too early to get into the holiday spirit. Allenberrys annual Christmas musical opened Wednesday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
