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Review by Dr. Fred for A Christmas Snow
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We had the opportunity to review this excellent film for our magazine Point North Tidings and we have been urged, as long time Amazon.Com buyers to reprint it here.
This October, lovers of family-friendly films will have a real treat with the release of A Christmas Snow on DVD. Having interviewed Tracy Trost, the director, and Catherine Mary Stewart, who has the female lead, we anticipated a real treat when we were permitted to preview the film. Nor were we disappointed as we found this to be one of the most outstanding Christmas films that has come out in years.
The plot is centered around Kathleen (Catherine Mary Stewart), a hard business woman who has been greatly hurt by the past. Right before Christmas her boyfriend Andrew (Anthony Tyler Quinn) asks her to look after his daughter Lucy (Cameron Ten Napal) while he is away on a business trip. The fireworks between the daughter and possible future mother make a story in itself. Then the enigmatic Sam comes on the scene, as delightfully played by Muse Watson. This mysterious figure appears to be a homeless man on a quest. He is taken in by Kathleen, and a major snowstorm and the failure of electricity force the three to live together through Christmas.
While all of the acting is superb, there is special chemistry between Stewart and Watkins that testifies to their depth as performers and their ability to get the most out of a scene. For Stewart especially, this film makes the most of her ability, using her in every scene and requiring that she go through the gamut of emotions.
It must also be mentioned that in some independent films, sadly family ones, the quality of photography, sound and music can be a problem. That is not the case with A Christmas Snow which we believe will measure up to any film from a major motion picture company. Director and founder of Trost Moving Pictures, Tracy Trost uses the utmost care in his work. This has already been tested in several major film festivals where the film has been previewed. It has won top awards including best picture and best direction.
In our opinion, if this were a theatrical release it would be a candidate for Oscars in several categories. Definitely best actress for Catherine Mary Stewart.
Review by J. Olson for A Christmas Snow
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I watched A Christmas Snow on the last day of September and the weather where I live (Southern Turkey) was still in the 70′s, but by the end of the movie, I was certianly in the Christmas Spirit! A Christmas Snow is a heartwarming story of healing and forgiveness at a time of year that for so many people equals heartache, bitterness, loneliness unmet expectations, and angry fighting with family.
In A Christmas Snow, we see a group of really good actors (especially by Christian movie standards) living out a difficult Christmas and coming out on the other side with changed hearts and changed lives. It is a beautiful film and I believe it will be a new Christmas Tradition.
Might go well with this set: Christmas Child/The Christmas Shoes/The Christmas Blessing 3 DVD pack
Review by PatM for A Christmas Snow
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This is a GREAT family movie. The cast is perfect. The music is wonderful. The story of family, faith and forgiveness is comforting. I highly recommend the movie. Get ready to laugh and cry and be thoroughly entertained!
Review by MarineMom for A Christmas Snow
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This may well become a new Christmas Classic. Forgiveness is surely the central theme here. We are looking for new movies that express Family Values and this one is it. If you are looking for a new addition to you Holiday Collection try this one.
Review by joe m for A Christmas Snow
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I grew up in a time where Christmas classics meant (and still means) Rankin-Bass, Charles Schultz and Dr. Seuss. These classics usually focus on Santa Claus and gifts. Until now, I could only name a few that focus on Jesus (The Little Drummer Boy, The Small One).
A Christmas Snow is a story is about the three people and what they learn about life, and forgiveness, during the week of Christmas. It focuses on the Bible rather than the shopping.
Kathleen is a restaurant owner who had a heartbreaking experience during Christmas while she was ten years old. Her father left the family and never returned. Her Mom remarried, but Kathleen rejected the new husband because she wanted her father back instead. As she grew older and eventually moved out, Kathleen separated herself from her Mom. This left Kathleen preferring to ignore Christmas (for example, leaving her restaurant open on Christmas), and indulging in comfort food when she is stressed (usually chocolate, and occasionally other peoples dinners).
Lucy is a ten year old who has had her Mom pass away (my guess is at the age of eight). She has become the woman of her own house, has no trouble speaking her mind, but does have trouble with her manners. She has been seeing a therapist and can be the therapist herself. Her father has been dating Kathleen for some time, and she can notice things are starting to get serious. She does not like Kathleen; as Lucy explains to her Dad “she is not Mom”.
Sam is an elderly man who left his family in the past. He saw himself becoming messed up like his own father did; with anger, drinking, other women. He gave up seeing things as too late to change. After this, he found God and has made it his goal to see his daughter for Christmas. His favorite passage is Luke 2: 29-32.
The supporting cast of Andrew (Lucy’s father), Kathleen’s Mom and step-Dad, the journalist and the entire cast at the restaurant does an excellent performance no matter how large or how small. The filming does a great job of attention to detail in the background. For example, the weather report that you may not even be watching because it is in the background, shows heavy snow and heavy ice in the forecast for the Tulsa area. The only part I wish was re-filmed was at the supermarket (age and acting of cast, the closing of the store, and the parking lot lighting).
The DVD itself offers previews of five songs from the soundtrack; cast interviews and a directors diary. One of the audio options is narration for the blind, which describes what is going on in the movie along with the movie audio track. The trailer for Trost Motion Pictures “Find Me” is there (this is the movie Lucy is watching while Kathleen visits the store). Oddly, no subtitles exist; and the trailer for A Christmas Snow is not on the DVD.
In conclusion, I find this to be the perfect film to put on during the last few days before Christmas; after all the shopping is done, all the lights are on, and when it is time to finally relax before the Holidays. This movie will be released on October 8th. The soundtrack and paperback by Jim Stovall is already available.
Review by SuperDave80s for Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Rankin Bass presents “Twas the Night before Christmas” This delightful Christmas special is based on the poem by Clement Moore adapted and written for the show by Jerome Coopersmith and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr.It features charming songs by Maury Laws and lyrics by Jules Bass. Some of the most memorable songs are, “Even a Miracle Needs a Hand” and “Calling Santa,” among others.
There is a reading of the poem in the beginning of the show and when it gets to the part of “..not a mouse was stirring,” Father Mouse played by George Gobel catches us up on the events at hand. That being the hope that everything will turn out right in Junctionville and Santa will still visit and everyone can be happy again. Of course I could tell you all the details but you’re better off watching it unfold yourself as to not spoil it if you haven’t seen it before.
Now on to this deluxe edition at hand. On the special alone I would give this show 5 stars but being this is a remastered deluxe edition thus I am scrutinizing it more. Truth be known, I’m a bit fed up with the majority of these deluxe editions from WB because the extras have nothing or hardly anything to do with Rankin Bass and it’s talents. Just who is WB marketing these deluxe editions to? Certainly not real Rankin Bass fans. It leaves me perplexed. They have removed the Frosty’s Winter Wonderland special from the last incarnation on this dvd so basically they’re asking us to double dip it seems on this special being remastered and the extras. So let’s see 25 minutes and a bunch of so-so extras. Now give us some real extras like interviews and retrospectives with the creators, a talk and show with Paul Coker who did the character designs here as he did before in Frosty as well, maybe he could draw some of the characters in a quick sketch showing his brilliance. Let’s hear from the actors and actresses on what this show meant to them, let’s hear from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin and Maury Laws on their experiences making these classics. Or have an interview with someone like Rick Goldschmidt who’s a Rankin Bass historian. I would even say a round table with Rankin Bass fans on what this show means to them when they were a kid and what it means to their kids, grandkids etc..
If WB is not going to do these deluxe editions justice, except for “The Year without a Santa Claus” deluxe edition, those extras were quite good I say why not just release the remaining Rankin Bass Christmas specials in true dvd digital quality the fans want, especially “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” and also “The First Christmas,” and “Drummer Boy Book II.” I certainly don’t feel to double dip on these kinds of lack luster deluxe editions. The people who are in charge of making these extras must have no clue on making Rankin Bass themed extras. It seems they have good intentions at first like contacting someone like historian Rick Goldschmidt but as soon as they would have to pay a little compensation they run for the hills. To think of all the money these specials have generated and generate year after year they could compensate the right people who had a hand in creating these Rankin Bass specials in putting together true Rankin Bass themed extras which are beloved by so many. Otherwise these deluxe editions are just a shell of what they should and can be!
Feel free to leave your comments if you agree or even disagree.
Review by Richard J. Goldschmidt for Twas the Night Before Christmas
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I gave this 5 stars for two reasons….they issued it with a nice cover (Although, I would have used the PAUL COKER, JR. lettering for the logo) AND they put the RANKIN/BASS logo (Drawn by my friend Patrick Owsley and taken from my first book)! BRAVO for that! Now, SUPERDAVE80s is right…where is the content? They actually removed FROSTY’S WINTERWONDERLAND from the disc we had before and put nothing on here for extras? I am sure WARNER BROS has the money to do these things correctly and put nice documentaries on all the discs issued. They should all actually be put into one big box set and they would make tons of money BUT these are the people that are putting COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG season one out instead of SECRET SQUIRREL and ATOM ANT???!!!! Enough said!