By The Foote and Friends Team If 2020 had been just a little kinder, this week we would probably have been reading another insightful piece by Nick Maylor on one of the many film adaptations of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. Nick loved the Dickens’ tale and he loved writing about it. But we aren’t…
By John H. Foote Let me state before I venture into this revisit review, that my colleague Nick Maylor believes this story the greatest in the history of literature, created by the master storyteller Charles Dickens. It is a tough argument because I too think it is among the finest stories ever told. At its…
By Nick Maylor It’s long been my contention that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (1843) is the greatest story ever told. It has been adapted for the stage and screen countless times, often in musical form. Some carolers appear in the original novella and music has often…
By Nick Maylor So far this December, Alan, Craig, Melissa, and John have all listed their favourite/must-see Christmas/Holiday films. Alan and I also threw a spotlight on television specials we hold dear. When I was asked to do a list of my top 5 Christmas movies, I found myself at the inescapable truth that at…
By Nick Maylor Performance-capture technology has made limitless, the characters, creatures, monsters and gods that an actor can portray via authentic physical performance. Andy Serkis has pioneered this technology and appears several times on this list. This should be a surprise to no one. Basically, performance-capture is like digital makeup, allowing actors to portray characters…
By Nick Maylor As I’ve stated before, I believe that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is the single greatest story ever told. Though there have been many great adaptations, I believe that this 1970 musical version starring Albert Finney is the best adaptation yet made. Finney was…