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How to Ruin a Remake

Erik Loomis writes a post observing how British films still often concern themselves with the stories of working class people, but that everyone who falls outside of the realm of the wealthy and the white collar middle class has disappeared from American cinema. I don’t have many expectations from the…

Bah, humbug! — Scrooge (1935)

This is the 1935 British film version of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol,” and though the special effects may be a bit creaky, it’s probably richer than any other version in the atmosphere of 19th century London. I’ve also got to admit that Marley’s ghost appearing as a face on the door…