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A Hollywood Christmas: Directed by Alex Ranarivelo. With Jessika Van, Josh Swickard, Anissa Borrego, Riley Dandy. A successful Christmas movie director begins living her own Christmas movie when a handsome network exec shows up threatening to halt production on her latest film.
- (1.5K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alex Ranarivelo
- 2022-12-01
A successful Christmas movie director begins living her own Christmas movie when a handsome network exec shows up threatening to halt production on her latest film.
- (109)
- Jessika Van
- Alex Ranarivelo
Dec 15, 2015 · The film's success inspired a film-industry colloquialism: to be “Home Aloned” –when a film dominates the box office, destroying its rivals.
- Nostalgia
- Magic
- Family
- Atmosphere
- Holiday Tropes & Clichés
- Hope
- Redemption
- How to Write A Great Christmas Movie
Nearly every great Christmas movie allows the audience to be kids again. Even if they're about adult themes and stories, the holiday genre is steeped in nostalgia, coating every scene with familiar touchstones for audiences to grab onto and make their own. Even more interesting is how these movies get passed down to kids by their parents, becoming ...
Believe it or not, there was a time when most of us believed in a fat, jolly, white-bearded man entering our houses through the fireplace. Even if your parents let you in on the secret, there's still a lot of belief and hope tied up with the holiday seasons. There's something to say that the darkest, longest night of the year is the night we choose...
For many of us, the holidays are all about family. And for those unfortunate enough to not be able to be with their family during that season, there’s that longing to do so. That’s what so many holiday movies explore so well. The essence of family taps into the emotions of the audience, especially when estrangement and geographical separation is ex...
When it comes to holiday movies, atmosphere is everything. What would a holiday movie be without Christmas lights and decorations? How good is a holiday movie without snow (yes, we know there doesn’t always have to be snow)? What about crowded toy stores with desperate parents? Atmosphere can even take an otherwise un-holiday movie to the top of ma...
Most critics and screenwriters scoff at tropes and clichés. They often feel that Hollywood cinema is worse off because of them. Nothing could be further from the truth. Audiences lovewhat is familiar, especially when it comes to seasonal movies. The test of a great screenwriteris giving audiences what they know while offering something new. For hol...
The holiday season is a season of hope. I know that's an optimistic take, but it's true. Audiences watch these holiday movies over and over and over again because we can all use a little more hope in our lives. When was the last holiday movie that you saw void of hope? Never. EvenBad Santahas a redemption arc. What great Christmas movies have ended...
One of the most common ingredients to holiday movies is redemption. There have been roughly 23 direct adaptations of A Christmas CarolFor some reason, people are drawn to the journey of redemption that Ebenezer Scrooge takes on Christmas Eve. It's easily one of the most recognizable, enduring, and adapted holiday films for a reason. People want to ...
These are the seven essential ingredients you need to write a great holiday film. Like any good recipe, you can add and remove ingredients as you see fit. A sprinkle of magic here, a cup of hope there, a teaspoon of redemption, a pinch of atmosphere, etc. Just don't deviate too far from the tried and true formula that audiences love. While Christma...
Jul 25, 2014 · Below Swanberg talks about he and wife Kris Swanberg having a son and buying a house as well as the cash flow provided by his back catalog, paying down his credit card debt, joining the WGA and DGA, why he sometimes prefers to sell a film before its festival premiere, and much more.
Dec 23, 2021 · In the years following the debut of The Christmas Card, CEO and President of Crown Media Family Networks Bill Abbott transformed Hallmark into a Christmas movie-making machine. The secret?
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Nov 3, 2022 · When it comes to the movie industry, many filmmakers often draw inspiration from real-life events to tell an original story to make it feel grounded in reality—and sometimes, that creative spark comes from the artists' own lived experiences.
