The past weekend at the Old Redford Theater was Christmas movie weekend. They offered Scrooged, A Muppet Christmas Carol, and Home Alone along the way. The Sunday matinee was billed as a mystery Christmas film.
"Is it a mystery surrounding Christmas?" me brother Phil and definitely not Cloyce asked.
"No, It's a mystery what the film is. They won't reveal which movie until opening curtain." Yes, they still have a curtain at the Old Redford.
Well, it turns out that Phil was kinda right (he never is more than kinda of right, and at that rarely). Imagine my delight when the movie turned out to be The Thin Man, a delightful comedy drama murder mystery with Christmas as a backdrop. It has William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, the wonderfully bantering married sleuths. Great, crisp writing, fine acting, smart and funny quips between Nick and Nora; it's one of my all time favorite films. It was a satisfying surprise for me.
But is The Thin Man a Christmas movie? Along the lines of Die Hard I suppose it is, as the action occurred over the Holiday. That said, you figure it out. I have my opinion (I typically do) but today I'm just going to be the guy throwing the bomb into the room and running away.
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Whenever that question comes up, I tell people that mine is Terry Gilliam's "Brazil."
Not bad! I hadn't thought of that one.
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