Tag Archives: Bing Crosby

Oscarama Stats: Same Actor, Same Role

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s awards season again, and this past week brought out the nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards. As always, there’s a lot that people are discussing, from the racial makeup of the nominees to the fact that the third sequel … Continue reading →

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White Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

In 1942, Bing Crosby starred in Mark Sandrich’s Holiday Inn and performed the now-classic Irving Berlin song “White Christmas”. Twelve years later, Paramount would have him star in a film named directly for that song, this time directed by Michael … Continue reading →

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Holiday Inn

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Released in 1942, Holiday Inn isn’t precisely a Christmas movie, as the star-spangled poster hints at. In fact, the film covers several major — and minor — calendar holidays, as that is the central conceit of the film. The Holiday … Continue reading →

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Top 12 Favorite Christmas Tunes

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Last week, I posted a list of my Least Favorite Christmas Tunes. It was pretty well-received, but even those who were laughing and nodding gave me some gentle ribbing over the general Scrooginess of the post, and said they hoped … Continue reading →

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Top 12 Least Favorite Christmas Tunes

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Permit me, for just one moment, to have some sympathy for the Grinch. For as much as he needed to have that change of heart, he also had a grain of legitimacy in his gripes that I can relate to … Continue reading →

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