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12 Films of Christmas: The Silent Partner

Who says a Christmas movie can’t also be a twisty crime caper? Certainly not this excerpt from Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas : Bank teller Miles (Elliott Gould) realizes that mall Santa Harry (Christopher Plummer) is casing the bank for a robbery, so Miles arranges for Harry to steal what amounts to pocket change from the drawers while Miles stashes the big bucks away for himself, knowing that Harry will be blamed for the missing money. Unfortunately for Miles, Harry knows what he’s up to, and now he’s forcing Miles to hand over the stolen loot. Can Miles outwit this dangerous criminal — as well as his bright and flirtatious co-worker Julie (Susannah York) — and get away with the perfect crime?

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12 Films of Christmas: Unaccompanied Minors

A recent family film that went mostly unnoticed by both critics and audiences gets a little love in this excerpt from Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas : Winter storms trap a whole bunch of children traveling alone — “unaccompanied minors,” in airline-speak — on Christmas Eve at Hoover International Airport. Spencer (Dyllan Christopher) leads a group of kids who escape the bunker-like “U.M. Room” and explore the airport.

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This Week’s T&A on DVD: Pillars in your Pants!

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12 Films of Christmas: Eyes Wide Shut

Yes, believe it or not, this one’s a Christmas movie. This excerpt from Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas explains why: At a Christmas party, Manhattan physician Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) and his wife Alice (Nicole Kidman) are sexually propositioned, separately; she turns down her suitor because she’s married, but he seems to send his away only because he is called into service when the mistress of the party’s host (Sydney Pollack) overdoses in the bathroom.

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12 Films of Christmas: Some Girls

This little-seen selection, featured in Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas , stars Jennifer Connelly (back when she was curvaceous) and Patrick Dempsey (before he was McDreamy): Cocky college student Michael (Dempsey) travels to Québec City to spend Christmas with his girlfriend Gaby (Connelly), who has been out of school because of her grandmother’s illness. Upon his arrival, Gaby informs Michael that she no longer loves him, but that’s just the first of many shocks to his system.

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George Clooney Set for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity

Well, then! Warner Bros. announced today that George Clooney will replace Robert Downey Jr. in Alfonso Cuaron’s highly anticipated — and perhaps actually happening — Gravity . Clooney will co-star alongside Sandra Bullock in the space drama, though his part is of the supporting variety. What does this mean for that report about Clooney’s involvement in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. with Steven Soderbergh? Perhaps another addition to the Ridiculous Casting/Development Rumors list is needed. [ Deadline ]

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DVD: How Hard-Boiled Helped Create a New Brand of American Movie Nerd

John Woo’s action classic Hard Boiled makes its Blu-Ray debut this week (in a two-disc “Ultimate Edition” from Dragon Dynasty), and if you weren’t around in 1992, it’s hard to describe the impact that Hong Kong action cinema had on film nerds of the era.

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12 Films of Christmas: Die Hard

As we make our way toward Christmas Day, we asked Movieline DVD Editor Alonso Duralde to share a dozen of his favorite movies from his new book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas (Limelight Editions). We’ll be running his excerpts from the book all the way to December 25. Up first, you’re invited to a holiday party at Nakatomi Plaza.

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Amber Tamblyn Defends the 127 Hours Amputation Scene: ‘It’s Seriously Nothing’

You read the review for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours , and then shortly after, you read Movieline’s comprehensive timeline of everyone who fainted during the gruesome amputation scene starring James Franco and a dull pocket knife. Before you decide to not see the film because of a few personalized accounts of cold sweats, nausea, fainting and panic attacks , check out what 127 Hours co-star Amber Tamblyn told Movieline about the infamous scene.

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Why Hilary Swank’s New Flop is Good News for Annette Bening

Oscar night, 2000: Despite overwhelming acclaim for her turn as an embittered, adulterous realtor in American Beauty , an exceedingly pregnant Annette Bening loses the Academy Award for Best Actress to relative newcomer Hilary Swank, who plays martyred transgender teen Brandon Teena in the powerful drama Boys Don’t Cry . Oscar night, 2005: Despite overwhelming acclaim for her turn as an aging stage star in Being Julia , Annette Bening loses the Academy Award for Best Actress to Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, who plays a martyred butch boxer in the powerful drama Million Dollar Baby . What will Oscar night, 2011 bring?

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