Gary Jive
The Thin Man (1934) - Day 186, June 29th
1934’s The Thin Man also deals with a grisly holiday season murder but is oddly charming and congenial. Much of this is down to the...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Blast of Silence (1961) - Day 185, June 28th
Blast of Silence, a hard-boiled, rough-around-the-edges slice of ‘60s pulp fiction is far more like it. Allen Baron directs and stars in...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Christmas Crime Story (2017) - Day 184, June 27th
Next up is the overly ambitious festive felony thriller Christmas Crime Story from 2017 which tries the whole multiple narrative thing...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Christmas Rush (2002) - Day 183, June 26th
This month: Festive Action movies and thrillers! I'm well excited for this. Who doesn't love car chases. gunfights and explosions and...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 25
- 3 min
I Am Santa Claus (2014) - Day 182, June 25th
I round off my look at Christmas documentaries with the far-more upbeat I Am Santa Claus, an interesting, if not exactly revelatory look...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Roger And Me (1989) - Day 181, June 24th
We're straight back into bleak, what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-humanity territory with 1989's Roger and Me, the cinematic debut of legendary...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Stalking Santa (2006) - Day 180, June 23rd
Glad to have gotten all of the ‘death’ documentaries out of the way, I’m initially enthusiastic to get stuck into my next yuletide...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 22
- 2 min
A Christmas Family Tragedy (2006) - Day 179, June 22nd
My hat-trick of yuletide death docu-downers is complete with the aptly titled A Christmas Family Tragedy, a thoroughly disturbing 2006...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Dreams Of A Life (2011) - Day 178, June 21st
The theme of dark festive docu-downers continues with Dreams of a Life, a 2011 film from director Carol Morley. This one tells the story...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Casting JonBenet (2017) - Day 177, June 20th
Something much more sobering next with 2017’s unsettling doc Casting JonBenet, a uniquely told exploration of one of North America’s most...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Jingle Bell Rocks (2013) - Day 176, June 19th
The synopsis of my next festive doc probably doesn’t make it sound too exciting - filmmaker and music collector explores unusual and...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 18
- 4 min
The Christmas Question (2019) - Day 175, June 18th
The Christmas Question, another obscure documentary I find online, tackles a lot of the same topics as A Christmas to Treasure but makes...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 17
- 3 min
A Christmas to Treasure (2005) - Day 174, June 17th
My next film is incredibly informative but turns out to be about as cinematic as reading a newspaper. 2005’s A Christmas to Treasure is...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 16
- 3 min
The Vice Guide to Travel: Takanakuy (2012) - Bonus Short
To make up for today's film's rather lean run-time, I'll be watching a bonus festive short documentary. And what a Christmas cracker I’ve...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Dreaming of a Jewish christmas (2017) - Day 173, June 16th
Happily, 2017’s Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas fits the bill perfectly. This captivating musical documentary charts the incredible story...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 15
- 4 min
The Star of Bethlehem (2007) - Day 172, June 15th
My next festive documentary feels less like a movie and more like a very dry university lecture captured on camera. 2007’s The Star of...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 14
- 5 min
Homeless At Christmas (2018) - Day 171, June 14th
Next day, it’s safe to say I’m feeling excited, as it’s the day that Scotland finally play their first football match at a major...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Road Trip For Ralphie (2008) - Day 170, June 13th
For my next film, I enter the world of the enthusiastic ‘Super-fan’, otherwise known as the ‘nerd’, with Road Trip For Ralphie, a DIY,...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Dear Santa (June 12th) - Day 169, June 12th
Ever wonder how your letter gets to Santa Claus? Well, in 1912 the U.S. Postmaster General came up with ‘Operation Santa’, authorising...
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Gary Jive
- Jun 11
- 5 min
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) - Day 168, June 11th
Looking at the list of yuletide docu-movies on my slate, I realise I’m a bit of a philistine when it comes to my knowledge of the history...
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Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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