Watching the 1964 holiday sci-fi epic, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, is a Christmas Eve tradition here at the Shattered Lens! So, sit back, turn on Kid TV, and get ready to sing!
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Holiday Spirit: Santa Claus (dir by Rene Cardona)
Today’s holiday movie is …. well, it’s a little bit odd.
Santa Claus is many things but, for the purposes of this post, Santa Claus is a 1959 Mexican film that reminds us that before he became an advertising icon, Nicholas Claus was a Catholic saint. According to this film, St. Nick also apparently lives in outer space with a bunch of singing children. His best friend is Merlin and he apparently gets along with Vulcan, the Roman God of fire, as well.
Perhaps angered by the way that Santa is beloved by children of all races and figures of all mythologies, Lucifer orders a little demon named Pitch to go to Earth and turn the children against Santa.
So yeah, Santa Claus is really weird. However, if you’ve ever wanted to see a movie where Santa is revealed to be a God-like action hero who holds the fate of the world in his hands, this is the film for you!
Holiday Spirit: An American Christmas Carol (dir by Eric Till)
On Christmas Eve, a miserly businessman is visited by a series of ghosts who help him understand the true meaning of Christmas, along with showing him a frightening vision of a possible future.
And that businessman was named …. Benedict Slade!
Yeah, the name’s have been changed and the action has been updated to Depression-era New England but this is basically the story of Scrooge. Henry Winkler stars as the Scrooge character in the 1979 made-for-TV movie. His old age make-up was done by none other than Rick Baker!
Holiday Spirit: Santa And The Ice Cream Bunny (dir by Richard Winer)
The year is 1972 and Santa Claus’s magic sleigh is somehow stuck on a beach in Florida! Can the children help Santa free his sleigh? If not, he’s going to force them to listen to another fairy tale! Fortunately, the Ice Cream Bunny is always willing to help …. eventually.
Patrick says this is the worst holiday movie ever made. Watch it and see if you agree!
David Harbour brings some Yuletide fun with the Violent Night trailer!
It’s a little early to be celebrating the holidays with Halloween around the corner, but this is cute. From the director of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters comes Violent Night, starring David Harbour (Hellboy, Black Widow) as Santa Claus. Santa finds himself in a Die Hard-like situation when a family is held hostage by gunmen, led by John Leguizamo (John Wick). Can Santa save the family and still finish doing his Christmas duties?
The film also stars Alex Hassell (Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop), Beverly D’Angelo (The National Lampoon’s Vacation films), and Cam Gigandet (Twilight).
The film premieres in theatres on December 2.
Celebrate Christmas With Treevenge!
Hi! We hope you’re having a wonderful holiday!
Here at the Shattered Lens, we have a Christmas tradition, one that was started way back in 2009 by site founder Arleigh Sandoc. And that tradition is …. TREEVENGE!
Celebrate Christmas with the greatest haunted Christmas tree movie ever!
Enjoy!
Merry Christmas From The Cats and the Humans Of The Shattered Lens!
And just wait until you see what’s under the tree!
Merry Christmas!
Let’s Celebrate Christmas By Watching Santa Claus Conquers The Martians On The Shattered Lens!
Watching the 1964 holiday sci-fi epic, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, is a Christmas Eve tradition here at the Shattered Lens! So, sit back, turn on Kid TV, and get ready to sing!
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Scenes That I Love: The Cemetery Scene From It’s A Wonderful Life
Over the past 11 years, I’ve shared so many scenes from It’s A Wonderful Life that I’m a bit worried that I’m gong to run out of moments to share. It’s A Wonderful Life is one of my favorite films of all time, along with being a Christmas tradition. I watched it earlier this month and I’ll be watching it tonight with my family.
Below is one of the more somber but important scenes in It’s A Wonderful Life. George and Clarence go to what would have been Bailey Park if George had been born. Instead, it’s now a cemetery and buried there is George’s brother, who would have died if George hadn’t been born. And, as Clarence explains, every man that George’s brother saved would have died as well. “Each man’s life touches so many other lives,” as Clarence puts it.
Here is a scene from a wonderful movie called It’s A Wonderful Life.
Scenes that I Love: The Post Office Proves Santa Claus Does Exist from Miracle on 34th Street
This is from the original, 1947 version of Miracle of 34th Street, starring Edmund Gwenn as the one and only Kris Kingle. Yes, the scene below is colorized. I’m not a fan of colorization but at least it’s not as poorly done here as it’s been in some other films that I’ve recently watched.
Anyway, on to the scene! Kris Kringle is on trial. His lawyer (John Payne) is attempting to prove the Kris really is Santa Claus and he gets some help from the U.S. Postal Service.
I love this scene and I love this movie. It always puts me in the mood for Christmas. And, if nothing else, it shows that postal service has gotten at least one thing right over the years. Anyone who has ever seen Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle know that there’s no way he isn’t Santa Claus!
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