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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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The nutcracker: a ballet in two acts (1978)
Choreography by Juri Grigorovich

      
The Santa clause (1994)
When a man inadvertently kills Santa, he is recruited to take his place.

      
The Santa clause 2 (2002)
Scott Calvin has been a good Santa for ten years, but he may lose the job if he can’t find a Mrs. Claus.

      
The Santa clause 3: the escape clause (2006)
Santa (aka Scott Calvin) has to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.

      
Tokyo godfathers (2003)
Three homeless friends find an infant on Christmas Eve in Tokyo.

      
Trading places (1983)
A snobbish investor and a street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

      
Truman Capote’s a Christmas memory (1997)
A young boy is left to live with older, unmarried cousins with whom he forms a special bond.

      
White Christmas (1954)
Two song-and-dance men head to a financially unstable Vermont inn for charity’s sake.



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