The Halloween season is here, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start planning for the holidays in December. This is especially true if you intend to purchase an artificial Christmas tree this season. “The Christmas tree sector, like most other Christmas-related items, is confronting challenges, mostly supply chain issues,” says Jami Warner, executive […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
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Hard-hit On Christmas Eve, California surpassed 2 million coronavirus cases, as the United States prepared for a holiday season of travel and family gatherings that threatens to spread the deadly pandemic across the country. Despite public health officials’ advice to stay at home, more than 1.19 million people passed through U.S. airport security checks on […]
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Due to persistent interruptions in the worldwide supply chain, the artificial Christmas tree sector is encountering issues this holiday season. Artificial trees, like many other decorations and gifts, are frequently imported from China, so port congestion and shipping delays are affecting supply this year. As a result, experts are advising Americans to get their fake […]
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Netflix has a well-established strategy: identify genres and formats that “belong” to other networks and gradually intrude on them. “The Final Table” is a clear response to Bravo’s “Top Chef,” while “Dogs,” a docu-series, would have gone to Animal Planet in a previous life. And now that it’s the holiday season, it’s certainly on the […]
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“Neo Yokio” is a show that is completely dedicated to its aesthetic, and the Netflix special “Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas” has the same distinctive appeal that made the first season so enjoyable. It opens with a snowy panorama of its fantasy version of New York, complete with a scoreboard ranking the fake city’s eligible bachelors […]
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I’m happy to report that I’ve stumbled onto the Bermuda Triangle of defunct television stars. It’s because of these films. Have you ever found yourself late at night watching “Cheers” and thinking to yourself, “Good old George Wendt.” “I’m curious as to what he’s up to.” Playing Santa Claus in Christmas movies on TV. These […]
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Since his excellent breakthrough independent, “Junebug,” which introduced Amy Adams in 2005, director Phil Morrison hasn’t created a feature. The film is alive with an unusual humanity and exceptionally deep and creatively developed characters, even without the Oscar-nominated and extremely deserving Adams performance. However, his long-awaited follow-up, “Almost Christmas,” which arrived eight years after his […]
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You should know that there are no protected topics or memories in cable Christmas movies, much as I now fear that, having strip-mined the birth of Christ, the cable networks are now working on an infinite deluge of movies themed around the time of year celebrating the end of Jesus’ life on Earth. Sure, we’ve […]
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It provides him motivation and a sense of purpose, but it comes too late and seemingly out of nowhere. Rene is adamant on marrying Therese if his ex-wife agrees to a divorce, which generates tension between the odd couple friends. Especially when Rene isn’t the most considerate or attentive partner and Dennis is still smitten. […]
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Under their currently undisclosed distribution label, Tom Quinn, Jason Janego, and Tim League have announced that Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next” would be released on December 23 in New York and Los Angeles. The documentary will be the new distribution company’s first theatrical release. This Christmas Michael Moore’s film “Where to Invade Next” will […]