Valeria's pLace

25 days of Xmas December the 25th Tim Burton's The nightmare before Christmas (1993) by Henry Selick And for the Christmas day, I want to present one of the movie most important in my childhood. Do you know it? In the 1993 I was officially attracted by the dark side, and all those things never left me through the years... Well, enjoy this movie and merry Christmas!

25 days of Christmas December the 24th - part 3 Mickey's Christmas Carol Burny Mattinson Finally we reach the end of this silent night. Again the story is based on A Christmas Carol, but in Disney style!

25 days of Xmas December the 24th - part 2 Scrooged (1988) by Richard Donner This is a movie I have to watch always in this night. If you plan to invite me for Christmas, remember that I have to watch that movie. This is the classic Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, but set in the late 80s with an egocentric and arriviste president of a broadcasting company in the role of Scrooge. And two funny and strange ghosts for the past and present Christmas... And a terrible ghost of future Christmas. The great lesson you will get is to avoid Chinese food, because they cook the cats they find in the back alleys xD

25 days of Xmas December the 24th - part 1 Doctor Who Last Christmas (2014) by Paul Wilmshurst For some strange reasons, I waited one years to watch this Christmas Special (and I will wait another year to watch the new one...) where Nick Frost is Santa Claus! Well, after I've watched it, I can just say... Eleventh Doctor, those where days... But wait, it's a Christmas story and there is Santa! Give it a chance!

25 days of Xmas December the 23rd The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming "Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, Way above the chimney tops, That's where you'll find me." This was a sweet suggestion of my friend Jacquie. I absolutely love the Wizard of Oz. And I love to see special episodes in TV series where they make a reinterpretation. My favourite is Scrubs... (Obviously!) And now I'm leaving you with the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes cover of Over the Rainbow

25 days of Xmas December the 22nd Natale in casa Cupiello (1977) by Eduardo De Filippo What are we looking at here? Natale in casa Cupiello is an original theatrical comedy in 3 acts written by Eduardo De Filippo in 1931. On the background you can see the classic Christmas time in Naples. It's funny, you will laugh a lot for the first 2 acts, and this will prepare you for the bitter finale. Curiosity. When I was young, I played this comedy at school.

25 days of Xmas December the 21st Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (2001) by Chris Columbus A perfect movie for the night of the winter solstice. The first episode of the Harry Potter saga is my favourite. The way Chris Columbus show us that magical world is... Magic! The carefree of the childhood is perfectly portrayed, the discovery, and the fear of an ancient evil... MAGNIFICO!

25 days of Xmas December the 20th Smoke (1995) by Wayne Wang (and Paul Auster) And now something completely unexpected... This movie is based on a Christmas novel by Paul Auster, Auggie Wren's Christmas Story. A beautiful story without time with Harvey Keitel, it always reaches my heart.

25 days of Xmas December the 19th Trading Places (1983) by John Landis Another classic. In my place, this is the movie that local TV plays on the new year's eve. Year after year... Well, I never get tired of this movie, but I have to watch it on my own...