8mm Forum: What Christmas films are you seeing?

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Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on December 08, 2013, 03:57 AM:

Just wondering what 16mm or 8mm films are you watching around Christmas time?

Posted by Vidar Olavesen (Member # 3354) on December 08, 2013, 04:26 AM:

I haven't gotten to any tradition yet and to be fair, don't have anything Christmasy on reels. This year however, I have borrowed Gremlins, so I think we will see that next week. 16mm fun

Posted by David C. Lucidi (Member # 4020) on December 08, 2013, 11:11 AM:

One of these days I will grab a print of either Miracle on 34th Street, or It's a Wonderful Life. I never saw either of these until 2 years ago, when a local independent theatre was screening it on back to back weekends during their "Saturday kid matinees" series. My wife had seen both and wanted me to go, so I did. Couldn't believe I never saw either of them until 2 years ago, loved them both!

Decided I would make it a yearly tradition with my family once I get it on film. Not this year, but hopefully by next [Wink]

BTW....Gremlins in a good choice, too [Big Grin]

For this year, the closest I may come is showing my scope print of Lady and the Tramp....only because the ending takes place at Christmas (yes I realize that's stretching it) [Razz]

Posted by Oemer Yalinkilic (Member # 86) on December 10, 2013, 08:08 AM:

Usualy I didn´t find time to screen films at christmas, but last year I run White Christmas (35mm IB Tech.).
This year I want screen few cartoons, if it would be 35mm than Disneys "Cookie Carnival" and "A night before Christmas". If I decide to run 16mm than Disneys "On Ice".
Last weekend I watched a beautiful 35mm IB Tech. print of "Duchess of Idaho" with Ester Williams. It is not a christmas movie, but the location is sun valey with lot of snow and skiing, and I ve got a realy good christmas feeling.

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on December 10, 2013, 04:41 PM:

I have 2 christmas films on 16mm [Smile]

Woody Woodpecker Ski for two where he plays santa - b/w sound ....... and a Howdy Doody christmas show - b/w sound .Both are 400ft so they easily hold viewers interest [Smile]

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on December 11, 2013, 07:16 AM:

Oh where to start. On 8 we were oh so lucky Derann released so many Christmas classics along with others. Some of my favourites are: Night before Christmas 1933, Santa’s workshop 1932 in fact I love all the Wilfred Jacksons. Others that prove popular here are : Cinderella Steve 9.5 sound, Santa’s pocket watch and depending on the audience I may slip in ‘Where Jesus Walked’. One cartoon I could watch forever is Christmas comes but once a year which is a pretty amazing 1936 Grampy.

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on December 11, 2013, 02:51 PM:

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs…..and I was going to list it for sale but when I watched it on the DVD projector it kind of lost something of the atmosphere…..so it is going to stay along with its 8mm brother [Cool]

Posted by Tommy Woods (Member # 2437) on December 14, 2013, 02:17 PM:

Just watched Nativity with Martin Freeman,wonderfully funny film,watch it if you get a chance.

Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on December 16, 2013, 09:14 AM:

I don't have much just Death takes A Holiday Mash episode and Captain Newman, I have a Christmas Carol cutdown somewhere on 8mm.

anyways Christmas Story is on 24 hours on tbs

Posted by Tommy Woods (Member # 2437) on December 17, 2013, 04:29 AM:

My 23 yr old daughter has informed me of the running order on Christmas day,

mid day Miracle on 34th st on DVD

early evening

The Holyland 16mm short

followed by

A Christmas Carol (scrooge)16mm feature with Alistair Sim

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on December 17, 2013, 01:53 PM:

A1 doc that Tom 'Holyland'

Just about to set up for another Xmas special screening
'Carry on Doctor' (not quite Xmas but I hold the record for showing this the most times in 2013!
'Derann/ 'The Small One' (Aka dont go there!)
'Mickeys Christmas Carol'
AND
All stand for the Queen!
Here we go and all Super duper 8..

Posted by Brad Kimball (Member # 5) on December 17, 2013, 02:15 PM:

I usually mix it up over the season......

SUPER 8: A Walt Disney Christmas (Digest)
A Christmas Carol (Columbia Digest)
The Small One (Digest)
It's A Wonderful Life (Niles Print)

16MM: A Christmas Carol (Castle Digest)
A Christmas Carol (Hicks - Feature)
A Christmas Carol (1969 Animated CBS Afterschool Special)
The Small One (Full Length)
An American Christmas Carol (Henry Winkler - Feature)

This also sums up all I own that is holiday related so, for now, it works out well.

Posted by Tommy Woods (Member # 2437) on December 17, 2013, 04:11 PM:

Hi Lee
I must confess the Holyland is only on the list because we're entertaining the outlaws this year,and they will enjoy it,I'd prefer Death Vengeance,but I'm a lonely man in a house full of women and outvoted !!! [Frown]

Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on December 17, 2013, 08:07 PM:

Ive never seen it but I would think 16mm print of Christmas Story 1983 would be scarce and fetch a great deal.

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on December 18, 2013, 03:28 AM:

Tommy. The 1978 production by a University titled 'Where Jesus Walked' is another one which also made it onto Super 8 late in the 70's and always goes down well. It is a tour of the holy land so a good programme filler for this time of year and my usual overload of Christmas cartoons. [Cool]

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