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Father Christmas's Favourite Films (11 titles)

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Ho! Ho! and - if I may - Ho! It's obviously a busy time of the year for me, but amid all the wrapping, route-planning and reindeer-mucking, I'm still happy to send my list of favourite films to those good folk at LOVEFiLM. Enjoy, and have a very Merry Christmas...

by: Father Christmas from North Pole

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A Hard Day's Night

The Beatles. Classic. And they don't know the half of it.

A Hard Day's Night on DVD (1964)
Starring: Derek Nimmo, George Harrison, Paul Mccartney
Director: Richard Lester
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The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are about to change the world - if only the madcap world will let them out of their hotel room. Richard Lester's boldly contemporary rock n' roll comedy unleashes the fledgling Beatles into a maelstrom of screaming fans, paranoid producers, rabid ..read more »
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The Magic Sack Of Santa Claus

Magic or not, it's getting hard to lift.

The Magic Sack Of Santa Claus on DVD (2001)
Director: Julian Tarrago
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Coco and Drila are about to have the most exciting Christmas they have ever had. Drila's grandfather and the village cobbler, gives them the task of taking a pair of boots and a sack into the forest to deliver them to a reindeer called Rudolph! The sack is in fact Santa Claus' magic sack and ..read more »
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Around The World In 80 Days

80 DAYS?!? Pah! You're an amateur, Fogg, a complete amateur.

Around The World In 80 Days (2 discs) on DVD (1956)
Starring: Trevor Howard, John Carradine, Hermione Gingold
Director: Michael Anderson
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Razzle-dazzle showman Michael Todd hocked everything he had to make this spectacular presentation of Jules Verne's 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days, the second film to be lensed in the wide-screen Todd-AO production. Nearly as fascinating as the finished product are the many in-production ..read more »
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Red Eye

Which is what I get after a night staring at Rudolf's brown eye.

Red Eye (2005)
Starring: Brian Cox, Cillian Murphy, Rachel McAdams
Director: Wes Craven
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Tense thriller from director Wes Craven. Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is coming back from her grandmother's funeral and has to take the 'red eye' flight back to Miami. On-board she meets charismatic Jackson Ripner (Cillian Murphy), a handsome stranger to whom she feels instantly attracted. But on ..read more »
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The Deer Hunter

And in my darker moments, just before dawn, I imagine what might happen if this toy rifle was real...

The Deer Hunter on DVD (1978)
Starring: Rutanya Alda, John Savage, Shirley Stoler
Director: Michael Cimino
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One of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The Deer Hunter was both renowned for its tough portrayal of the war's effect on American working class steel workers and notorious for its ahistorical use ..read more »
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Happy Feet

When my sleigh flies past the south pole, the penguins keep watching til they fall over. Gets me every time.

Happy Feet on DVD (2006)
Starring: Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman
Director: George Miller
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Animated comedy featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Brittany Murphy. Emperor penguins have lived for centuries with one simple goal in life: to find their soulmates through their own unique heart song. Mumble (Elijah Wood), son of Memphis (Hugh Jackman) and Norma Jean (Nicole ..read more »
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24 - Season 1

I know how Jack feels.

24 - Season 1 (6 discs) on DVD (2001)
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert, Zach Grenier
Director: Jon Cassar, Davis Guggenheim, Jon Cassar
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The complete first series of the real-time suspense drama series that takes place hour-by-hour over the course of one day. Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), an agent for the CIA's Counter Terrorist Unti (CTU), is trying to prevent the assassination of frontrunning Democrat candidate Senator David ..read more »
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Elf

Brilliant. Couldn't do without the little people.

Elf on DVD (2003)
Starring: Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan
Director: Jon Favreau
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Christmas family comedy directed by independent filmmaker Jon Favreau. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a human being who has spent his whole life believing himself to be an elf. Brought up by Santa (Edward Asner) and his elves at the North Pole, Buddy has spent the last 30 years happily working in ..read more »
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Clear And Present Danger

Present. Geddit? You know, like Christmas presents. Stick to the day job? OK...

Clear And Present Danger on DVD (1994)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Joaquim De Almeida, Harris Yulin
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Harrison Ford reprises his role as CIA Agent Jack Ryan in this adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel. When his mentor Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones) becomes gravely ill, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: to investigate the murder of one of the ..read more »
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