And a lot of the emotional climax takes place around the fact that the family will no longer be in St. Louis and that this is their last Christmas in their house.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Barb - Dec 06, 2010 7:46:12 am PST #10280 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Steph L. - Dec 06, 2010 7:47:31 am PST #10281 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I said in the Movies thread the other day that I think of Desk Set as a Christmas movie, because it has that awesome Christmas party scene.
Vortex - Dec 06, 2010 7:48:23 am PST #10282 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I love Desk Set and will watch it at any time of the year.
Sparky1 - Dec 06, 2010 7:49:59 am PST #10283 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
At my ex-university, every year on the day the students handed in their final papers, we librarians would put on Desk Set and watch it while we waited for all of them to drop off their stuff.
erikaj - Dec 06, 2010 7:50:23 am PST #10284 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
The Ref, A Christmas Story, and maybe I'll dig out that Christmas Homicide episode with Munch and the kid, and the card game.
And this:
MUNCH: Name one miracle you've witnessed in your lifetime.
BOLANDER: How about that I haven't killed you yet?
It really is surprisingly touching, but I'll never believe you can hustle people playing hearts.
Steph L. - Dec 06, 2010 7:53:33 am PST #10285 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I love Desk Set and will watch it at any time of the year.
Oh, yeah. But it still seems like a Christmas movie to me -- just one that I'll watch any time.
Burrell - Dec 06, 2010 7:53:59 am PST #10286 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love The Grinch, Charlie Brown Xmas Special, and It's a Wonderful Life.
javachik - Dec 06, 2010 7:55:12 am PST #10287 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Miracle on 34th Street and Charlie Brown.
Barb - Dec 06, 2010 7:56:34 am PST #10288 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Oh, and thank you to javachik for sending me the neatest picture in the wild of STARS! She found it in Dublin, y'all! How cool is that? My book's in Ireland!
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2010 7:56:56 am PST #10289 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't have much in the way of beloved Christmas movies. I think I prefer Christmas episodes of TV, like Chrismukkah from The OC or A Very Supernatural Christmas.
I don't think of When Harry Met Sally as a Christmas movie, although I love it a lot. I probably associate it more with New Year's.