Bullying Lands Kids in Court Jul 16, 2008
From "the Ogre" in Revenge of the Nerds to Scut Farkas in A Christmas Story, the bullies always lose when you simply stand up to them, right. Perhaps, or you can end up dead. (ABC News)
Valley Performing Arts' new manager learned the broad way Jul 13, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. The bears are awake and showing up around town. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Christmas Story Ultimate Collector's Edition on DVD & Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def November 4 Jul 8, 2008
A Christmas Story Ultimate Collector's Edition on DVD & Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def November 4: Financial News - Yahoo ... A Christmas Story Ultimate Collector's Edition on DVD & Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def November 4Monday July 7, 6:45 pm ET ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--On November 4, Warner Home Video serves up an old-fashioned holiday treat with DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def Ultimate Collectors Editions of celebrated humorist Jean Shepherds A Christmas Story to commemorate the films 25th Anniversary. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Free agency, Day 2 Jul 3, 2008
I triple dog dare you(think A Christmas Story). I really want to hear DW stick his tongue on the flag pole. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Too hot? Cold? TV episodes to make you comfy Jun 11, 2008
You could sit there, blissfully frosty, until your entire body freezes to the ice blocks and youre trapped like the kid with the tongue in A Christmas Story. It's enough to make a New Yorker take up modeling. (MSNBC -- News)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Warner Bros. Consumer Products Showcases Unsurpassed Entertainment Portfolio at Licensing International Expo 2008 Jun 10, 2008
Perennial classic films including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Caddyshack, The Goonies, and Gremlins, as well as holiday favorites like The Polar Express, Frosty the Snowman, and A Christmas Story will also be presented at this years show. WBCP CONTINUES TO SCORE WITH FOOTBALL. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A Whatchamajigger May 28, 2008
I felt like "Mr. Parker" (the role personified by actor Darren McGavin in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story") when the large crate arrived at his house holding the infamous woman's-leg lamp sporting fishnet stockings. Like the movie character, I tore into the box, anxiously tossing aside several layers of bubble wrap. (Townhall.com)
Aussie shows he can at Cannes May 27, 2008
Deneuve, whose role in Un Conte de Noel (A Christmas Story) was one of several she has played for the French innovator Arnaud Desplechin, said it was a joy to "continue making such fine and sensitive films as this one". The Camera d'Or for a first film in any official section of the festival, as expected by everyone, went to the British visual artist Steve McQueen's Hunger, a dazzling film about the IRA activist Bobby Sands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cannes Festival Notebook: Cannes: Where reality intrudes, like a goat, on fantasy May 20, 2008
With a cast that includes Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni and Mathieu Amalric, "A Christmas Story" is one of the more lighthearted selections. It begins with the death of a child and includes a vicious sibling feud, mental illness and cancer. (International Herald Tribune)
Yes we Cannes! Indiana Jones meets "Blindness" May 14, 2008
Desplechin returns to Cannes this year with "Un conte de No l" ("A Christmas Story"), a tale about a warring, wounded family whose cast of French stars includes Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Devos, Hippolyte Girardot and Chiara Mastroianni. There's nothing in the entire festival I want to see more. (Salon)
More of this story » Apr 9, 2008
We now know what Ralphie's old man, Mr. Parker, felt like in A Christmas Story, when he returned to the kitchen to find the neighbor's dogs eating their turkey. Just as the narrator sadly states there will be no turkey sandwiches, no turkey salad, no turkey gravy, turkey hash, turkey a la king or gallons of turkey soup, passersby on Bellevue's Main Street might soon lament that there will be no more chili colorado, Spanish chicken and Mama's carnitas. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Not even Wilson's antics can save Drillbit Mar 22, 2008
Filkins is a believable bad guy, but Frost give him a heinous, menacing laugh that sounds like the bullying Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story. Wade, Ryan and Emmit--all of whom are lucky that they're not afflicted by early teenage acne--are pitiable and quintessential underdogs. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Local teen actor gets into Royal Scottish Academy Feb 16, 2008
Locally, he has appeared in productions such as ``Annie Get Your Gun,'' ``A Christmas Story'' and ``The Outsiders'' at The Civic, The Barn Theater and Loy Norrix. Marquardt also has received a merit scholarship from the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts as a semifinalist in the annual student competition, which recognized 241 students nationwide out of 6,000 to 8,000 applicants. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
‘It feels like winter’ Feb 16, 2008
By late afternoon, the main street was adorned with the sinister Darth Vader and the gaudy the leg lamp from A Christmas Story. Passers-by admired the glistening knee. (Scranton Times, PA)
Review: 'Wild West' tour has plenty of drama Feb 9, 2008
But Vaughn's project, which he produced with his longtime friend (and "A Christmas Story" BB gun enthusiast) Peter Billingsley, has even more depth ... Footage of Billingsley as Ralphie from "A Christmas Story" is also good for a few laughs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show' Feb 8, 2008
Which is funny, because it's Peter Billingsley, who isn't that much more intimidating than when he played the blond boy who wanted a BB gun in A Christmas Story. However, by the time tour organizers pack their stars into an SUV to visit refugees from Hurricane Katrina, the movie has already been utterly deflated by its self-important aspirations to be a documentary. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Comics' Dull Road Trip No Laughing Matter Feb 8, 2008
Vaughn gathered some little-known comics (Ahmed Ahmed, Bret Ernst, John Caparulo, Sebastian Maniscalco) and his friends Peter Billingsley (the "A Christmas Story" kid, who has been buds with Vaughn since the two of them did an after-school special on the dangers of steroids) and Justin Long (Mac guy from the commercials) for a 30-day comedy tour of the sticks to see if anything would happen. If anything had, this movie would not have been on the shelf all this time. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Vince Vaughn Shooting For Big Laughs With 'Wild West Comedy Show' Feb 7, 2008
"Billingsley was Ralphie in 'A Christmas Story,' and he's my best friend.". "It was real," the subject of their teasing shrugged. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Laughs, misfires in Wild West Comedy Show Feb 6, 2008
Coming off as the organized grown-up of the group is executive producer Peter Billingsley forever known as Ralphie from A Christmas Story who now produces films (Elf, the upcoming Iron Man) and TV (Dinner for Five) for Favreau. Wild West includes a hilarious clip of the project on which Billingsley and Vaughn met, an after-school special about steroid abuse. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Critic's corner Feb 1, 2008
But host Jon Favreau is bringing together a few of his friends - Vince Vaughn, Justin Long, Keir O'Donnell, and Peter Billingsley (yes, the kid from "A Christmas Story") - for a one-off gathering ... But host Jon Favreau is bringing together a few of his friends - Vince Vaughn (above right, with Favreau), Justin Long, Keir O'Donnell, and Peter Billingsley (yes, the kid from "A Christmas Story") - for a one-off gathering. (Boston Globe)
Indiana Boys Left With Bleeding Tongues After Licking Flagpole Jan 28, 2008
Two fourth-grade boys mimicking a scene from the movie "A Christmas Story" wound up with their tongues stuck to a frozen flagpole. Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander were serving on flag duty at Jackson Elementary School Friday morning, with the job of raising and lowering the school's flags. (Fox News -- Politics)
Rudy to make closing pitch to Floridians Jan 27, 2008
Two fourth-grade boys mimicking a scene from the movie A Christmas Story wound up with their tongues stuck to a frozen flagpole. Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia s communist movement and pushed aside the country s founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. (FOXNews)
Pam Reinig: Next time, bundle up Jan 26, 2008
Remember the kid from "A Christmas Story," the one who couldn't raise or lower his arms, or pick himself up whenever he fell in the snow. That was us. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Local actor stars in 'The Music Man Jr.' Jan 22, 2008
This production is directed by Jack Neary, who last directed A Christmas Story for the mainstage and whose play The Porch, will premiere at Stoneham Theater this spring. The Music Man Jr. is choreographed by Leah Fine. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Helping from the heart Jan 5, 2008
A: It was a Christmas story. I'm going to be picking up Danielle Steel's "Amazing Grace," which is her newest. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Yes, It Was That Good Jan 4, 2008
The first half was a Christmas story that somewhat brought back my holiday cheer. It had been lost for a little while but it sparked a new appreciation for Christmas in my heart. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Nielsens: Everyone wins with Patriots on TV Jan 4, 2008
TBS' annual 24-hour A Christmas Story run averaged 2. 8 million viewers Monday and Tuesday, the best performance yet for the marathon, which started on TNT in 1997. (USA Today -- Life)
Truth gets rubbery on the US presidential trail: fact-checkers Jan 4, 2008
Republican presidential hopeful and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani reads a Christmas story. Slideshow. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Christmas Story still a hit with cable viewers Jan 1, 2008
Actor Peter Billingsley stars as Ralphie in the 1983 holiday film "A Christmas Story." ... TBS set records last week with its 11th annual 24-hour marathon of the 1983 holiday movie "A Christmas Story," which started at 8 p.m. Christmas Eve. (MSNBC -- News)
Multichannel Newswire Dec 31, 2007
Christmas Story Marathon Scores for TBS TBSs marathon broadcast of A Christmas Story scored its best ever average delivery of adults 18 to 34 775,000 and adults 25 to 54 1. 5 million , the network said Friday. (Multichannel News)
Big Christmas Present for TBS Dec 29, 2007
The 11th annual A Christmas Story marathon brought TBS its best ratings ever ... For my family, having the TV locked onto the A Christmas Story marathon has become a Christmas tradition, from sign on to sign off. (TVweek.com)
Twas The Night Before Christmas Dec 28, 2007
Sure TBS was playing "A Christmas Story" for 24 stright hours, but because I have seen this movie about 999,999 times before I searched for other holiday offerings for us to enjoy. As I sat down among my vast collection of satellite and IPTV boxes I remembered that I subscribed to a neat IPTV service called ITVN. I chose ITVN as it offers the Starz and Starz On Demand services. (Multichannel News)
Happy Birthday, George Bailey Dec 26, 2007
It will be aired again at 7pm [ET] tonight, one hour before TBS begins its 24-hour marathon screenings of Bob Clark's A Christmas Story (1983), the season's most popular movie on TV these days. The film's official standing is far from secure. (Guardian Unlimited)
Going out on the town to help kids Dec 25, 2007
This is a Christmas story. Being Christmas, it has a happy ending. (Lompoc Record, CA)
The O’Reilly Factor: Can Al Gore save Christmas? Dec 25, 2007
Published: Monday, December 24, 2007 2:19 PM MST Here s a Christmas story that might make you cry, but not for sentimental reasons. The town of Great Barrington, Mass. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
More shops stay open on Christmas Dec 25, 2007
In the 1983 classic A Christmas Story, Ralphie Parker's family has to eat duck at a quirky Chinese restaurant because nothing else is open when their home-cooked meal is ruined. But times are changing since the film's 1940s setting. (AZCentral -- Business)
More > Dec 25, 2007
Lewis: "A Christmas Story." I'm a huge, huge fan of that ... MLB.com: That's very reminiscent of the Red Rider BB Gun gift from "A Christmas Story." Now that you've got some of that big league money in your pocket, what kind of gift-giver will you be this year. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Q&A with Brian McCann Dec 25, 2007
McCann: You have to go with "A Christmas Story," don't you. MLB.com: That movie was made before you were even born. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Your Christmas survival guide Dec 25, 2007
TBS will show a 24-hour marathon beginning at 7 p.m. today of "A Christmas Story," the story of Ralphie, a young boy who wishes for a BB gun for Christmas but all the adults in his life respond to that wish the same way: "You'll shoot your eye out.". ABC Family will show a marathon all day today of classic Christmas movies including "The Year without a Santa Claus," "Frosty the Snowman" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Growing up with hands to hold Dec 24, 2007
Last week, Maureen read a Christmas story about giving, and the four eldest Arnolds played a guessing game while the babies crawled around nearby and played with various toys. Then, Matt helped Brooklynn and Alyssa decorate sugar cookies that Maureen had baked earlier that day. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Critic's Corner Monday Dec 24, 2007
Many will look no further than TBS' annual 24-hour run of A Christmas Story (tonight, 8 ET/PT). Don't be surprised, though, if your kids end up asking for an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, Range Model air rifle and don't bother telling them they'll shoot their eyes out. (USA Today -- Life)
Test your knowledge of 'A Christmas Story' Dec 24, 2007
Flick answers a double-dog dare in "A Christmas Story.". William McCulloch of Monroeville is a major fan of the movie "A Christmas Story," so he created this trivia quiz. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Can Al Gore Save Christmas? Dec 24, 2007
Here's a Christmas story that might make you cry, but not for sentimental reasons. The town of Great Barrington, Mass. (Human Events Online)
Cult holiday movie inspires extreme kitsch for gifts Dec 22, 2007
Cult movie favorite 'A Christmas Story' inspires extreme kitsch for holiday gifts ... But it was said in love - just not love for the leg lamp, which has become a highly personal gift for fans of A Christmas Story ... Although It's a Wonderful Life and A Charlie Brown Christmas probably get more attention this time of year, A Christmas Story has cultivated its own following. (SunSpot.net)
Holiday films for the family Dec 21, 2007
A Christmas Story - Ralphie just wants an official Red Ryder, carbine-action, 200-shot range model air rifle. But everyone - even Santa - tells him that he'll shoot his eye out. (AZ Central.com)
Live blog: Share your holiday traditions Dec 21, 2007
We watch 'A Christmas Story,' and a few other Christmas movies, this year it will be 'The Nativity Story. Then I usually end up falling asleep on the couch. (Florida Today)
Artists, entertainers who died in 2007 include Deborah Kerr, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Goulet Dec 20, 2007
Film director known for holiday classic A Christmas Story. April 4. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The year in stupid Dec 20, 2007
Finally, a Christmas story. City Hall in Green Bay, Wisc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Holiday movies: Our critics have made a list and checked it twice Dec 19, 2007
"A CHRISTMAS STORY" (1983) A child's Christmas in Indiana ... "BLACK CHRISTMAS" (1974) Before director Bob Clark warmed our hearts with "A Christmas Story," he jolted them with this straight-outta-Canada horror cheapie about a killer terrorizing a sorority house over the holidays. (Boston Globe)
No need to stress out this Christmas Dec 18, 2007
You know they re open on Christmas Day because that s what the family in A Christmas Story had for dinner when the neighbor s dogs ate their turkey. Nothing says tradition like boneless spare ribs in a festive shade of red. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Click here to read last year's Christmas story. Dec 18, 2007
A Christmas Story - Chapter 1 ... A Christmas Story - Chapter 2 ... A Christmas story - Chapter 3. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
10 things to do for 10 days till Christmas Dec 16, 2007
- "A Christmas Story" - The tale of Christmas in the 1950s and a little boy's desire for a Red Rider BB gun. The movie will run continuously on TBS from 7 p.m. Christmas Eve until 7 p.m. Christmas Day. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The House Without a Christmas Tree Dec 16, 2007
The Little Christmas Classic That Could - TIME (Time.com)
Today in the Cedar Valley Dec 15, 2007
com is the Waterloo-Cedar Falls homepage for all local news, sports, entertainment and events happening in the Cedar Valley. Archives (past 14 days). (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Check out five modern Christmas favorites Dec 14, 2007
This is the time of year to curl up and watch classics like It s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story and White Christmas. Or, take a look at my five favorite modern Christmas movies. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
‘A Christmas miracle': Strangers' kindness helps soldier make it home for birth Dec 14, 2007
We're really blessed and happy, it is like a Christmas story, a Christmas miracle, she said. James Joost is an AT3 in the Navy and is stationed in Brunswick, Maine. (Pekin Times, IL)
What's your line? Dec 14, 2007
Pittsburgh-area folks definitely have an affinity for that "Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle" 'round-the-clock Christmas Eve and Christmas Day classic, "A Christmas Story" (1983), and the wacky National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" (1989). Ralphie's "Oooh, fuuudge!" from "A Christmas Story" is Jay Conley's favorite line ... " Jeff Cima's favorite line, also from "A Christmas Story," is "Fra-gee-lay. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Jon Hassler Theater production tells classic Christmas tale from a different point of view Dec 14, 2007
Fraser says the story is perfect for people who are looking for a Christmas story with a twist. Seeing people who are mean get their due is funny, Fraser said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Test your holiday trivia with Stars 55 Dec 13, 2007
What did Ralphie Parker want for Christmas in the movie "A Christmas Story." How many reindeer does Santa have. Answers to all these questions could prove beneficial at this months Stars 55 meeting. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Concert of faith Dec 13, 2007
Creative Impressions will present its sixth annual Christmas concert, Behold the Star: A Christmas Story, on Dec. 20 ... WHAT: Behold the Star: A Christmas Story. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Christmas Classic Movies Revisited Dec 12, 2007
Fans of 'A Christmas Story' can now tour the Cleveland home where the movie was filmed -- complete with a leg lamp in the front window 00002689 ... "A CHRISTMAS STORY" 1983. (CBS News)
Gingerbread dreams fill garden with holiday cheer Dec 11, 2007
Gingerbread creations, not just houses, include penguins frolicking in the snow, scenes from the movie "A Christmas Story," a very laid-back gingerbread Santa in his sleigh being pulled by reindeer, an intricate sweets shop, a Victorian house and more. Dozens of gingerbread creations are on display throughout the botanical garden. (Cleveland.com)
Sculptors turn ice into art in Uptown Butte (62) Dec 9, 2007
There were some creative concepts, including Trent Curnow who depicted the famous scene from the movie A Christmas Story, where Flick gets his tongue frozen to a pole. Weather conditions were much cooler this year for the ice sculpting. (Montana Standard, MT)
Generation X-mas Dec 9, 2007
A Christmas Story, the 1983 tale about Ralphie (Peter Billingsley), a 9-year-old in 1940s Indiana, and his lust for a Red Ryder air rifle, is everything Wonderful Life is not: satiric and myth-deflating, down to the cranky store Santa kicking Ralphie down a slide ... A Christmas Story--and the snarky holiday comedies that have followed it--inverts this moral. (Time.com)
He dropped the (L) bomb on me! Dec 8, 2007
A Christmas Story - This movie cracks me up each and everytime I watch it. My favorite line in the movie is when he gets his prize. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
