Besides injecting  fashion sense, it appears the man who once saved Gucci can proverbially plunge his poetic syringe into the hearts and minds of  moviegoers.
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Great Britain and her citizens value the high drama of their aristocracy in equal measure to how much we Americans value our conquests in war.  American audiences look to Hollywood for jingoistic fantasies and (recently) anti-war pictures just as the Brits seem to crave costume dramas that are alternately revealing and respectful of royalty.  The Young Victoria, the most recent addition to this ever-growing category, shares both of those qualities.  
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We learn three things while watching Davis Guggenheim’s music documentary It Might Get Loud. First we learn that Jack White, though a phenomenal guitar player and one of the most innovative artists of his musical generation, is a pompous brat and quite full of shit. Second we learn that The Edge is nothing more than smoke & mirrors – the electronic man behind the Wizard’s curtain. And last, but certainly not least, we learn that Jimmy Page is still the coolest guy in Rock & Roll.
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It’s still the eighth day of Christmas, so it’s not to late to give you my gift. Are you ready?

This all started when I went to Disney’s A Christmas Carol back in November, hoping to hate it so I could write a fun review. To my surprise, it was strangely compelling, and got me thinking about Dickens’ story and how it’s been adapted ad nauseam. I made up my mind: I would read through the story, and then watch every adaptation I could get my hands on. Some of them were quite good. Some of them were nauseating. Read on for the results…

THE TEN BEST:

10. Scrooged (1988)

All I could think of when watching this one was “This is really weird.” And it is. And it might not even be that good, but it was definitely different enough to stick in my head. Bill Murray plays a TV exec haunted by spirits that include a golf-obsessed zombie (in the Jacob Marley role) and a fairy with a penchant for beating people up (as the Ghost of Christmas Present). The pacing is off, and the humor is hit-and-miss, but I imagine it gets better with repeat viewings. It’s not too hard to see why this one’s a cult favorite.
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