WINTER WONDER
The one time of year when overplayed winter classics and overly debated alt-choices come together in unity to enjoy a decadent cinematic feast, only to be interrupted by the perpetually God-questioning Ingmar Bergman.
December
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Screenwriter Shane Black (LETHAL WEAPON, THE NICE GUYS, KISS KISS BANG BANG) solidified his reputation for concocting the perfect alt-holiday film with this yuletide thriller about a private detective assisting an amnesiac schoolteacher in discovering her true identity.
Director:
RENNY HARLIN
Runtime:
121
min
Genre
THRILLER
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1996
An instant classic to swoon and shed tears over, Todd Haynes magnificently captures the wonderful Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara navigating a taboo relationship of the time with delicate restraint, stunning gazes, and simmering passion.
Director:
TODD HAYNES
Runtime:
118
min
Genre
DRAMA
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
2015
The definitive adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic finds the muppet gang earnestly trying to thaw the frigid heart of local miser Ebenezer Scrooge, played by thespian legend Michael Caine conducting a masterclass in dramatic acting.
Director:
BRIAN HENSON
Runtime:
85
min
Genre
FAMILY
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1992
Though the mystery remains how the McCallister clan could ever afford such a luxurious Parisian holiday trip, revisit the timeless classic of one home alone boy confronting two bumbling bandits getting in the way of his pizza and gangster classics.
Director:
CHRIS COLUMBUS
Runtime:
103
min
Category
Curated
Family Matinee
Holiday Limited Series
PFS Young Friends Film Club
YF Film Series
Formats
4K
Release
1990
A year before Kevin McCallister wreaked havoc on The Wet Bandits, French filmmaker René Manzor introduced the world to the mullet-rocking 10-year-old Thomas on a mission to save his family home from a murderous Santa Claus with his arsenal of toys.
Director:
RENÉ MANZOR
Runtime:
92
min
Genre
THRILLER
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1989
60 years before Shopgirl and NY152 discovered AOL 3.0 in the Nancy Meyers’ classic YOU’VE GOT MAIL, director Ernst Lubitsch had audiences swooning over fawning, anonymous pen pals Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart as they navigate work and love IRL.
Director:
ERNST LUBITSCH
Runtime:
99
min
Genre
Comedy
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1940
After a decadent Christmas holiday, tragedy strikes an aristocratic family that leaves two siblings under the tutelage of an evil bishop in this rarely screened “television version” of Bergman’s semi-autobiographical opus. (Part 1 - 12:30 PM /// 45 minute break /// Part 2: 4:00 PM)
Director:
INGMAR BERGMAN
Runtime:
312
min
Genre
DRAMA
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1983
Inspired by urban legends and true events, this influential and clever slasher film finds a group of sorority girls fielding threatening phone calls and an unexpected visitor during a fateful Christmas party.
Director:
BOB CLARK
Runtime:
98
min
Genre
Horror
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Formats
4K
Release
1974
A young man ignores the three very important rules for his brand new and extremely cute gift that turns his town upside down in Joe Dante’s groundbreaking horror comedy.
Director:
JOE DANTE
Runtime:
106
min
Genre
Comedy
Horror
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Formats
4K
Release
1984
You can put lipstick on a gremlin, but it’s still a gremlin, in Joe Dante’s madcap, go-for-broke sequel to the beloved original about everyone’s favorite mogwai and friends on the loose in The Big Apple.
Director:
JOE DANTE
Runtime:
106
min
Genre
Comedy
Category
Curated
Holiday Limited Series
Release
1990