Yes, up to my usual anti-social behavior in my column this week:
No Ho-Ho Holiday Films!
By K.A. Laity
When you’ve seen too many cheery reindeer, children singing and hearts growing three sizes, it’s time to strike back.
I know there are many who can’t wait to pull out that pile of Christmas DVDs every year and spend days laughing and crying with Charlie Brown and Lucy or Rudolph and Hermie or find out what Bedford Falls would have been like without George Bailey.
The rest of us need a break from all the sappy sentiment and I will warn you if you dare get out Love Actually it will come to fisticuffs. So if like me you spend the holidays dreading the next turn of that roulette wheel in the DVD player, here are some films you can suggest that meet the criteria of “holiday” themes but aren’t the same old schmaltz…
Find out what I recommend here: http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/no-ho-ho-holiday-films.html#ixzz18IQLauVJ
I’m not really a Grinch: I just get overloaded on schmaltz like everyone, considering some places start playing Xmas music in October. My pal Karen has come up with a list of sf/fantasy recommendations for holiday films: check out her blog.
Contest: Yesterday on Facebook, Kit Marlowe gave away a copy of her novel The Mangrove Legacy. I’ve decided I’m going to give one away here for my birthday 🙂 Come back tomorrow and comment on the post to have a chance to win. I’ll choose a winner at random from among the commenters. I do have the hope that some of these freebies will result in reviews, too [she adds with a hopeful look].
K. A. Laity 