Tag: A Christmas Carol
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Robert Zemeckis | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 14, 1954
On this day in 1952, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis was born. He is known for using visual effects in new and innovative ways. For Disney, Zemeckis directed 1988’s ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit,’ where he combined hand-drawn animation with live-action footage. He integrated groundbreaking performance capture techniques in his direction of 2009’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’…
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‘Spirited’ Headed to Theaters on November 24
Apple Films has announced that it will be re-releasing Spirited in U.S. and Canadian theaters on November 24, 2023. The film will be returning to theaters in the U.K. and Ireland on December 1st. This means that the film will be returning to theaters just in time for the holidays. The film stars Will Ferrell,…
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Spirited – Mr. Daps’ Review
Spirited is a modern and musical take on the classic A Christmas Carol story that is currently in some theaters and on Apple TV+. In it, Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) is a less-than-scrupulous and very successful media consultant who is viewed as unredeemable by Jacob Marley (Patrick Page) and the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Sunita…
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The Muppets Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of “The Muppet Christmas Carol”
30 years ago today The Muppet Christmas Carol arrived in theaters. This classic telling of A Christmas Carol found Gonzo playing Charles Dickens, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchet, and Michael Caine as Mr. Scrooge. With music by Paul Williams, this movie has become a Christmas classic that is watched annually by many. This week,…
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KDAP Presents: A Geekmas Carol – Geeks Corner – Episode 512
Good Eve’, dear friends, and welcome, to this most unique and joyous Christmas episode of The Geek’s Corner. Tonight, fair gentles, we invite you to partake in a narrative of olde, as we tell the oft’ unknown tale of our dear Mr. DAPs, or, as he was known then, as the crotchety DAPsanezer Scrooge. For…