The Maroons Web site gets a new facelift Nov 21, 2009
The Maroon - The Maroons Web site gets a new facelift. The Maroons Web site gets a new facelift. (The Maroon, LA)
Luminarias at Tlaquepaque in Sedona. Nov 21, 2009
That evening at 6, the dramatic courthouse lighting takes place after music and a reading of a Christmas story. All events are free. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Entertainment slate is chalked full of events Nov 18, 2009
OFFERS A CHRISTMAS STORY ... are working hard to debut A Christmas Story on stage at the Old Armory Theatre with performances running Dec. 3-7. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
'A Christmas Story' opens Dec. 3 Nov 17, 2009
A Christmas Story' opens Dec. 3 ... "A Christmas Story" will be presented Dec. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Christmas Story' site will be ablaze in lights Nov 14, 2009
"A Christmas Story" House, the house in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood that was home to a fictional Ralphie Parker in the holiday film "A Christmas Story," will be ablaze in 25,000 lights this year ... The winner will also get $1,000 to cover travel expenses, a two-night stay at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, a guided tour of "A Christmas Story" House by owner Brian Jones, a $200 shopping spree in its gift shop, dinner at Pearl of the Orient and prizes that fans of both movies will covet: a... (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Ten Nov 12, 2009
2 Florida No truth to the rumor A Christmas Story is Meyers favorite movie 3 LSU The Mad Hatter is looking for revenge (and a trip to Atlanta) this weekend 4 Tennessee (up from 7) You cant spell Outback without UT 5 Arkansas (up from 6) 2 desperate teams playing this weekend 6 Auburn (up from 9) Whose defense was that last Saturday. 7 South Carolina (down from 4) The Culliver injury is huge for the Gamecocks. (BigBlueNation.com)
Why Do Rudolph, Frosty Have Staying Power? Nov 11, 2009
"Olive the Other Reindeer" fell flat after a few years, but "A Christmas Story" is still going strong. We still watch "Miracle on 34th Street," but rarely do people stalk the TV Guide for "The Year Without a Santa Claus." What's the big deal about these Christmas specials. (KERO 23, CA)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at theaters Nov 5, 2009
The timing works for Zemeckis, who notes of the tale of Scrooge: "It's a Christmas story and a ghost story, so this becomes the perfect time.". Posted. (USA Today)
Five of the Best Christmas Movies E... Nov 4, 2009
Five of the Best Christmas Movies Ever Made. Five of the Best Christmas Movies Ever Made. (Suite101.com)
Review: 'Couples Retreat' Vacation Nightmare Oct 10, 2009
Filmed at the luxurious St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, behind the camera is none other than Peter Billingsley (Ralphie from "A Christmas Story") who has a brilliant eye for the cool blue waters of the Tahitian island, but not much else. Billingsley probably could have chosen more wisely for a film to make his feature debut. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
"Couples Retreat" is marital hell Oct 9, 2009
The director is actor and former child star Peter Billingsley (he played Ralphie in "A Christmas Story"); the script is by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Dana Fox -- Favreau and Vaughn star in the picture as well. The story alone sounds promising enough: A couple that's been having trouble conceiving (played by Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell) find themselves on the verge of breaking up. (Salon)
Island of lost laughs Oct 9, 2009
The inept directing debut from Peter Billingsley (the former child star of "A Christmas Story") scores its biggest laughs with a 4-year-old relieving himself in a hardware store display ... The inept directing debut from Peter Billingsley (the former child star of "A Christmas Story") scores its biggest laughs with a 4-year-old relieving himself in a hardware store display. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
‘Couples Retreat’ is no day at the beach Oct 9, 2009
The first-time director is Peter Billingsley, Vaughn s producing partner and a former child actor best known as Ralphie in 1983 s A Christmas Story. He doesn t put an eye out here but he comes damn close. (Boston Globe)
Couples Retreat is not a trip worth taking Oct 8, 2009
Under the direction of Peter Billingsley (Ralphie from A Christmas Story), another longtime Vaughn friend and collaborator making his first feature, Couples Retreat veers back and forth in a jarring way between crude sexual humor and supposedly poignant moments. The couples endure forced nudity and a wildly erotic yoga class; Favreaus character, Joey, and his wife, Lucy (Kristin Davis), who married right after high school, each try to get it on with their respective massage... (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Couples Retreat' Oct 8, 2009
But neither they nor director Peter Billingsley (yes, the shoot-your-eye kid from "A Christmas Story") want to do the difficult job of crafting a compelling story. So you're left with some entertaining bits that don't add up to a satisfying whole, wondering how this many funny people could fall so flat. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Guys N Dolls prepares to take the stage Oct 6, 2009
There are five shows to the season, including A Christmas Story, Dial M for Murder, Boeing-Boeing, and The Odd Couple (Female Version). This is the show that we bring in the majority of our funding for the year through season ticket and patron sales, helping them set the budget for the remainder of the year, Quale said. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Best bets: Vaughn and Favreau go on Retreat Oct 5, 2009
Vaughn and Favreau co-wrote the screenplay and their pal Peter Billingsley (aka Ralphie from A Christmas Story) directs. (Opens Oct. 9). (MSNBC -- News)
Vaughn, Billingsley: The tall and short of 'Retreat' Oct 5, 2009
But then he floats this idea: "How about me and Peter in A Christmas Story 2?". Too late. (USA Today -- Life)
Vince Vaughn: I'm ready for kids Sep 26, 2009
"I'm very happy for . He's ," said Billingsley, the former child star of "A Christmas Story." "It's a natural cycle of life that we all go in.". But Billingsley admitted one thing is dramatically different from the days when Vaughn and -- who starred in the 1996 "Swingers" -- were making the Hollywood scene. (CNN -- Showbiz)
@ The Movies: Top Holiday DVD Picks Sep 19, 2009
"A Christmas Story" (1983): Starring a fresh-faced Peter Billingsley, "A Christmas Story" tells the sweet tale of Ralphie (Billingsley) and his quest to get a Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas ... To say "A Christmas Story" is just the story of one kid's Christmas is like saying "It's A Wonderful Life" is about how George Bailey is a guy who lives in Bedford Falls ... Like the Capra classic, "A Christmas Story" is about life, love, growing up, growing old and appreciating the things that... (KERO 23, CA)
Little wants to have better season Sep 15, 2009
Viv I triple dog dare (think the movie A Christmas Story) you to ask Kovy if he wanted the Thrashers to sign Zherdev. When he answers watch his body language. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Directed by Peter Billingsley, known forever as Ralphie from A Christmas Story. Earth Days A documentary history of four decades of the modern environmental movement, from one who should know: long-established activist-filmmaker Robert Stone ( Radio Bikini ). (Boston Globe)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
"Couples Retreat" (not yet rated): Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn are among the writers; the cast includes those two, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis and Jason Bateman and it's directed by Peter Billingsley, the shoot-your-eye-out kid from "A Christmas Story." Oh, and it's about a couples retreat. We're in. (Florida Today)
Monster Party Sep 10, 2009
Certainly, there was a feeling that something was in the air as, almost 50 years later, families still gather around their televisions to watch Rudolph each year with the same loyalty and devotion afforded to It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story. While this may not be as true for Mad Monster Party during Halloween, the Rankin/Bass monster mash-up is still no less a beloved film or technical marvel. (IGN FilmForce)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story. by Wally Lamb (Harper). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tennessee Rep announces casts for 2009-2010 season Aug 19, 2009
A Christmas Story adapted by Phillip Grecian, based on the motion picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, Nov. 21-Dec. 19 featuring an ensemble cast with Samuel Whited as Ralphie, Jeff Boyet, (The Old Man), Shane Bridges (Scut Farkus), Jamie Farmer (Mother), Andy Kanies (Randy), Eric D. Pasto-Crosby (Schwartz) and David Wilkerson (Flick). (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'80s Icons Remember Director John Hughes Aug 8, 2009
His own version of A Christmas Story. Home Alone made me write again at a furious pace in the hope that the holidays could bring a relationship back to me that I truly cherished and still want somehow again. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Going All-in: Hollywood cant top this Jul 12, 2009
Of course, but most of them use sports for a backdrop to carry the real story, such as "Bang the Drum Slowly" (with a very young Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarity), "Mystery, Alaska," "Slap Shot" (with Paul Newman and the Hanson brothers, but also Melinda Dillon, who also played Ralphie's mom in "A Christmas Story"), "For Love of the Game" (which stars Vin Scully as much as it does Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston) and the first, second and last films in the "Rocky" series. Shawn Estrada is a... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The new three-deeps are here! The new three-deeps are here! Jul 10, 2009
You guys, however, remind me of the goofy bully in the movie A Christmas Story. He could dish it out all day long and get away with it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Action! in Hawaii Jul 5, 2009
A few days after "Cooler Kings" was announced, Empire Film Group said it planned to shoot a $10 million comedy set on the Big Island, called "Soakers." Filming was said to be set for this fall, based on a screenplay by the late Bob Clark, who also wrote "A Christmas Story.". But that's all Empire is saying for now. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Touched By An Angel John Cordes/ Icon SMILed by Bobby Abreu (left) and Torii Hunter, the Angels have quietly climbed within 1 1/2 games of the AL West lead.Known for his glove and winning personality, Torii Hunter has let his bat do the talking this season. His recent tear has helped the Angels crack the top 10 in Ted Keith's Power Rankings. Jun 19, 2009
Slowey listed the seven reasons A Christmas Story is the best Christmas movie ever -- you only really need one: the lamp -- suggested everyone read Calvin and Hobbes, and introduced the world to Joe Dude. 17. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Isle film industry getting timely boost May 28, 2009
-based independent film production and distribution company, has announced it will produce the movie "Soakers" from a screenplay by the late Bob Clark, a writer, producer and director who also wrote "A Christmas Story.". The movie is one of two on tap for Hawai'i later this year as the local film industry goes through a down year. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Celeb moms share book faves May 18, 2009
A TV mom back in the 1950s and '60s, June Lockhart's favorite line from a book is "There never was such a goose," from "A Christmas Story" by Charles Dickens. . (Honolulu Advertiser)
Claeys: I confess I must apologize May 15, 2009
COMPLAINT: Making mention of the fact that Scott Schwartz, the boy who played the character "Flick" in "A Christmas Story," went on to later star in adult films has "tainted" the film for "myself and my son" forever. RESPONSE: I'm sorry, but I cannot be held accountable for the adult career decisions of child actors. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Memorable Movie Moms, Part One May 7, 2009
The Hungry Mother: Mrs. Parker A Christmas Story (1983). My mother had not had a hot meal for herself in 15 years, so we learn from the adult narrator Ralphie in A Christmas Story. (Suite101.com)
Teacher Appreciation Ideas: Gift Ca... May 2, 2009
Remember the look on Miss Shields face in A Christmas Story when Ralphie gave her the ginormous fruit basket. Don t make that mistake when you re purchasing a gift for your teacher. (Suite101.com)
The undiscovered movie star May 1, 2009
Isn't this movie a Christmas story ... Definitely I mean, originally, Dickens-wise, it's a Christmas story, but we're just pretending it's a chilly day in Toronto. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Marathons only improve A Christmas Story Feb 7, 2009
Marathons only improve A Christmas Story - Television opinions- msnbc ... Marathons only improve A Christmas Story ... However, the reverse is true of "A Christmas Story," the now-iconic film that captures cross-generational, near-universal mixed feelings about the holidays. (MSNBC -- Television)
