A holiday film primer
Die Hard
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Holiday movies and hooch
Local bartenders pair their favorite holiday movies with the perfect cocktail When I think of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” one of the first things that pops into my mind is Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid standing over the bowl of eggnog, drinking out of those ridiculous glass moose mugs. Or how about Bill Murray in […]
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When the weather outside is frightful
Sometimes you just need a movie break during the holidays. Here are our suggestions on what to watch this season The term “Christmas movie” means different things to different people. Just like the holiday itself — which can be both universal and extremely personal — we all celebrate in our own way, and certain films […]
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“A Good Day to Die Hard”
The fifth film in a franchise that began way back in 1988 demonstrates Hollywood’s faith in the repetition of formulas and its concomitant tendency toward depletion of imagination. The new movie in the “Die Hard” series, “A Good Day to Die Hard,” deploys just about all the elements that distinguished its predecessors, including Bruce Willis, […]
