Love Actually

Die Hard is on the list. And no, we won’t be debating its merits Let’s just get one thing out of the way: Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. One of the very best. But is it the best? And what exactly makes a movie a Christmas movie? It’s not enough to be set around Christmastime, like much of Shane Black’s oeuvre (see: Lethal Weapon, The Nice Guys), but a Christmas movie should boast scenes and themes tied to the holiday (family, charity, personal transformation) as well as…

British rockers Keane have unearthed their previously unreleased song “Love Actually,” which, as the title suggests, was written for the beloved 2003 rom-com of the same name but ultimately unused by the film’s director. In defense of Love Actually director Richard Curtis, Keane wrote the song before the then-unknown band even released their debut album, 2004’s Hopes and Fears. With Love Actually the film celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hopes and Fears, Keane dug out…

Image: NetflixSynopsis: “From the multi-Academy and BAFTA award-winning Aardman (Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep), and Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated director Sam Fell (ParaNorman and Flushed Away, respectively), comes Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the beloved and highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, Chicken Run. Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream—a peaceful island sanctuary…