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Megan Abbott recommended All That Heaven Allows (1955) in Movies (curated)

 
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
1955 | Classics, Drama, Romance
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"It’s very hard for me to pick a favorite Douglas Sirk movie, but ultimately it’s this one, a sumptuous tearjerker with Sirk’s signature cultural critique. The moment when Jane Wyman, after sacrificing her own happiness for her children, receives a television set as a Christmas gift in lieu of their presence shatters me every time. No one understood melodrama like Sirk, or how to sharpen it into the dagger it’s meant to be."

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Alex Kapranos recommended Absolutely by Madness in Music (curated)

 
Absolutely by Madness
Absolutely by Madness
1980 | Reggae
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I bought it when I was eight in John Menzies in Edinburgh using a record token I'd got for Christmas. ""Madness were this really exciting band who mademe want to jump around. It's stood the test of time and is still a great record. ""It felt great to own my first album and was a responsibility too. Before then I'd only had a bunch of 7in singles and an old Dansette record player."

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Tracy Letts recommended Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
1983 | Drama, War
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite Watch

"A story about compassion and forgiveness set in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence seems to improve with age and repeated viewings. The screenplay, by Nagisa Oshima and Paul Mayersberg, based on a book by Laurens van der Post, is oblique, brutal, poignant. Tom Conti, David Bowie, and Takeshi Kitano all give first-rate performances, and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score is heartbreaking. The last five minutes never fail to destroy me"

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Abigail Breslin recommended Prancer (1989) in Movies (curated)

 
Prancer (1989)
Prancer (1989)
1989 | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
6.1 (9 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"And then finally I love… [long pause] Can I think about the last one? [Breslin’s mother intervenes: “For sentimental reasons the one you always loved was Prancer,” she suggests, laughing.] Oh yeah, I loved Prancer. Oh my god. [Laughs] I actually, really— okay, yeah, I’ll put that. So that movie, for sentimental reasons, and just because I still love it. It still has to be watched every Christmas. [Mom laughs in the background. ]"

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    Paris 1919 by John Cale

    Paris 1919 by John Cale

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    Album

    Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1973 solo album from the former Velvet Underground...

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Kevin Phillipson (9955 KP) rated Doctor who church on ruby road in TV

Dec 27, 2023  
Doctor who church on ruby road
Doctor who church on ruby road
2023 | Sci-Fi
9
7.3 (3 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
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Millie gibson
Yes doctor who back at Christmas first time in 6 years it has everything a mystery that only Russell t davies can create and we gave to wait may to find what's going on not forgetting the goblins which was inspired by both labyrinth and gremlins movies and to think davina mccall not so annoying for a change for a first story for a new doctor strong start roll on may
  
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Lindsay (1693 KP) rated An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster County in Books

Feb 15, 2018  
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An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster County
Beth Wiseman | 2009
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I picked this book up from the library. I read the back on the cover and one of the story caught my attention or interest. So I picked it up and checked it out to read. It one I read from start to finish. It was hard to put down. I love Christmas stories anytime of year but the season is one of my favorites. In this case, these four novellas tell the story of one December in Lancaster County. These four some way connect to each other but not in a series kind of way.

In A Miracle For Miriam, you learn about the deep hurt that causes Miriam to disappear into herself. Seth caused the hurt when they were both fourteen years old. Most of us remember our hurts and some of us have allowed those hurts to influence us as adults. It’s a beautiful love story in which other characters from the other three novellas are introduced.

A Choice to Forgive opens with Lydia answering a knock at her door and discovering her first love, Daniel Smucker, standing confidently on her doorstep. He promised to marry her when they were young and mysteriously disappeared on Christmas. Lydia marries his brother, Elam, who happens to comfort her during her difficult heart break. She becomes a widow when he dies of a heart attack. Those feelings of love for Daniel rise again and she struggles to forgive him for running away. He tries to explain the difficult and complicated situation that sent him away, and the secret that he and his brother kept from her causes an enormous emotional struggle.

One Child by Barbara Cameron addresses Sarah and David’s struggle over their miscarriage. Sarah prays to Derr Herr for a child. It’s the only gift she wants on Christmas. Mysterious visitors bring unexpected joy during a particularly bad blizzard. It’s a story of healing, love, and friendship.

Christmas Cradles tells the story of Anna Stolis and Asa Mast. Anna has never been married. She has become a midwife. Asa Mast also never married. A tragedy occurred during his rumschpringe years that brought him to this point. His father is very ill, refusing to go to the hospital on Christmas. Anna has three deliveries during the night. Normally, his father, Samuel, accompanies Anna’s Aunt Ruth (also a midwife), but with Aunt Ruth taking the evening off and Samuel sick, Asa joins Anna in her delivery runs. It is a love story of two insecure people who never thought they could fall in love.