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Spotlight on... Screwball Comedies

November gloom got you down in the dumps? Dig yourself out of the doldrums with a screwball comedy. Characterized by snappy dialogue, wacky characters, and fast-paced plots, screwballs are one of the most popular comedy genres.

Try a classic or a contemporary from our collection!

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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
A department store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches jaded New Yorkers the true meaning of Christmas.

      
Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Santa Claus takes the sleigh to New York and becomes stranded.

      
My mother’s castle (1991)
During the Christmas season in Provence, a boy learns to love and appreciate his mother’s true nature.

      
National Lampoon’s Christmas vacation (1989)
The Griswold family’s plans for a perfect, old-fashioned family Christmas predictably turn into a disaster.

      
Nutcracker on ice (1995)
Tchaikovsky's timeless ballet is adapted for ice skaters.

      
Nutcracker: the motion picture (1986)
The classic ballet features costumes by Maurice Sendak, author of "Where the wild things are."

      
Scrooge (1951)
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas from a visit by three ghosts.

      
Scrooge (1970)
In this musical version, Scrooge is reformed by the ghosts of Christmas.

      
Surviving Christmas (2004)
A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.

      
The bishop’s wife (1947)
An angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopal bishop and his wife at Christmastime.

      
The Christmas blessing (2005)
A young doctor encounters romance and his past when he comes home for the holidays.

      
The Christmas box (1995)
A ski-shop owner and his family move in with an elderly widow who needs help.

      
The Christmas shoes (2002)
A boy tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage.

      
The family Stone (2005)
A conservative woman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric family’s Christmas celebration.

      
The homecoming: a Christmas story (1971)
The Waltons, a rural family, prepare to celebrate Christmas in Depression-era Virginia.

      
The house without a Christmas tree (1972)
A young girl named wants nothing more for the holidays than a Christmas tree, but her bitter, widowed father refuses.

      
The Munsters' scary little Christmas (1996)
Eddie Munster misses Transylvania, and the rest of the family tries to put hm in the holiday spirit.

      
The nightmare before Christmas (1993)
The king of Halloweentown discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept.

      
The nutcracker (1990)
Choreography and production by Rudolf Nureyev

      
The nutcracker (1977)
Choreography by Mikhail Baryshnikov



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