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* [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elf-2003 Elf] - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood." | * [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elf-2003 Elf] - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood." | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_(film) Elf (film)] @ Wikipedia | ||
* | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umy56QgxCY4 Elf - trailer @ YouTube | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 28 November 2022
Scaring the Elf is a psychological thriller film about an eccentric psychologist (Will Farrell) who must confront his deepest fears.
Origin
“also, fudge wasn’t invented for another 258 years”
Please don't talk like that, you're scaring the Elf.
In the News
When Santa Claus Dies is a holiday mental health television series about coping with the loss of a beloved lie.
Matryoshka Recursion is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes.
Bow Geste is a 1939 American adventure film about the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable Christmas present from the country house of a relative.
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Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Elf - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood."
- Elf (film) @ Wikipedia
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umy56QgxCY4 Elf - trailer @ YouTube