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title: Fred Claus

text: by director David Dobkin. The Blu-ray release includes a music video for "Ludacrismas" by Ludacris in High Definition and also a bonus disc entitled "Fred Claus: Race to Save Christmas". Fred Claus Fred Claus is a 2007 American fantasy comedy adventure film directed by David Dobkin, written by Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson, and starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti. The film was released on November 9, 2007, in the US and later released in the UK on November 30, 2007, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is loosely based on the poem "A legend of Santa and his brother Fred"

title: Fred Claus

text: Fred Claus Fred Claus is a 2007 American fantasy comedy adventure film directed by David Dobkin, written by Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson, and starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti. The film was released on November 9, 2007, in the US and later released in the UK on November 30, 2007, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is loosely based on the poem "A legend of Santa and his brother Fred" written by Donald Henkel. A baby is born, and within a few minutes of his birth, he starts saying: "Ho, ho, ho!". Mother Claus calls her son, Frederick, over to

title: Fred Claus

text: Fred and his mom have grown closer. Fred has also become a true Claus; while Nick has lost a bit of weight, Fred has gained some. The movie ends by showing the bird house hung up outside Fred's window, and a bird, who looks like the one Fred befriended, perched on it. Overall, "Fred Claus" was received poorly by critics, resulting in a 21% rating at Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "A slew of talent is wasted in this contrived and overly sentimental Christmas film, which can't quite get the balance between slapstick humor and sentimental family moments". The film

title: Fred Claus

text: meet his new brother, whom she has decided to name Nicholas. Mother Claus lovingly refers to the new baby as her little Saint Nick. During Christmas, when Nick opens his gifts including Fred's, he decides to give them away to orphans which makes Fred angry. Mother Claus advises Fred to be a better person by stating he should be more like his brother; this in turn causes Fred to resent Nick. Feeling isolated, Fred often climbs a tree to confide his problems in a bird. On one occasion, Nick cuts down the tree, saying that now Fred can bring it

title: Fred Claus

text: inside since he liked it so much. However, the birdhouse Fred's confidant lived in is smashed, causing the bird to leave; this causes a permanent rift between Fred and Nick. In the present day, it is revealed that when Nick becomes a saint due to all his good deeds, he, Fred, and Mother and Father Claus become frozen in time, never to age. Nick has become the modern-day Santa Claus, giving gifts to people and Fred works as a repossession agent in Chicago to take them away. His girlfriend, Wanda, gets mad at him for forgetting that her birthday was

title: Fred Claus

text: has come to evaluate the North Pole. Clyde takes Nick to the workshop and on the way tells Nick that he has three strikes. If Nick gets three strikes, the workshop will be shut down for good. Meanwhile, the workshop is in a state of chaos because of Fred, and Clyde says that Nick's inability to control his work staff is strike one. That night at dinnertime, Nick convinces Fred to come to dinner with Mother and Father Claus and Clyde. Sitting down at the dinner table, Mother Claus continues to praise Nick, while Fred storms out and heads to

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, again under StudioCanal's license. "Santa Claus: The Movie" is a straightforward attempt to explore the mysteries of Santa Claus with the key objective being to answer some of the basic questions many children have about the Santa mythos, such as how his reindeer fly, how he and his wife made it to the North Pole, and how he ascends chimneys, among other things. The film chronicles the origins of Santa Claus, who, along with his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell), goes from being a simple working man to becoming an international icon of Christmas. At the same

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: the original soundtrack were all represented, including the Kaja song "Shouldn't Do That." Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer Sid Jacobson and artist Frank Springer in "Marvel Super Special" #39. Santa Claus: The Movie Santa Claus: The Movie (known on-screen as simply Santa Claus) is a 1985 British-American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston in the title role. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: Santa Claus: The Movie Santa Claus: The Movie (known on-screen as simply Santa Claus) is a 1985 British-American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston in the title role. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on November 27, 1985, by TriStar Pictures. The 2005 DVD release was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, under license from the film's current owner, StudioCanal; the 25th Anniversary home video release (which also now includes Blu-ray) was

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: was a masterpiece and would also become a mega hit. "Santa Claus: The Movie" was filmed in Buckinghamshire, England at Pinewood Studios, between August and November 1984. The film was photographed by Arthur Ibbetson, whose credits, among others, included the original "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971). "Santa Claus: The Movie" was his final feature film. Serving as film editor was Peter Hollywood. The production was designed by Anthony Pratt, with costume design concepts by Bob Ringwood. The visual effects unit, as well as several of the production staff, were Salkind stalwarts from the "Superman" films: Derek Meddings, director

title: Fred Claus

text: one on the tree, and a note from Nick which says, "I'm sorry for cutting down your tree. Love, Nick." Fred is confused and enters a Siblings Anonymous meeting. At the end, Bill Clinton's younger half-brother, Roger Clinton Jr, makes a speech about his brother's success. Back at the North Pole, it looks like Christmas is lost. Nick is in bed and cannot make his Christmas Eve journey of delivering presents. Willie reminds Fred that, according to a long-standing rule, only a member of the Claus family can deliver the presents and Fred qualifies. Fred begins delivering presents to children

title: Fred: The Movie

text: Another sequel was released called "". "Fred: The Movie" was released on DVD on October 5, 2010. It was also released as a triple pack box set along with "Fred 2: Night of the living Fred" and "Fred 3: Camp Fred". Fred: The Movie Fred: The Movie (stylized as FЯED: THE MOVIE) is a 2010 television comedy film written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner and produced by Brian Robbins. The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel. The film casts Siobhan Fallon Hogan

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: had wanted an American actor to portray Santa Claus because he felt that the movie focused on a primary piece of Americana in much the same way that "Superman: The Movie" did. Brian Dennehy was the top choice of John Carpenter when he discussed the possibility of directing the film with the Salkinds. Jeannot Szwarc, however, felt that he needed an actor with more warmth than Dennehy, and toward that end, he had screen-tested such actors as David White (who, being in his late 60's, was considered too old for the role), and Moore's "Arthur" co-star Barney Martin. For a

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: he offered little praise for the film's production design. Canby quipped that "Santa's workshop must be the world's largest purchaser of low-grade plywood" and that the flyover sequences with Santa "aren't great." The only praise he had for the film's acting was for John Lithgow, who Canby wrote "(gave) the film's only remotely stylish performance." A more recent review by William Mager on BBC.co.uk's review section echoed Canby and Ebert's comments. In his book "Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas", critic Alonso Duralde lists "Santa Claus: The Movie" in his chapter of worst Christmas movies ever. His reasons include weak

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: the Elves' tailoring shop, who crafts Santa's full red robes; and Goobler, who trains several of his fellow elves in the art of painting toys with their own beards. "Santa Claus: The Movie" received negative reviews upon release, with a rating of 21% on Rotten Tomatoes, from the 19 reviews counted. Box Office Mojo lists the film's total United States box office gross as $23,717,291, less than its $30–50 million production budget. "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert noted some positive points to the film, writing that the film "does an interesting job of visualizing Santa's workshop" and Santa's elves. He

title: Fred Claus

text: in Santa's sleigh, and they circle around the Eiffel Tower ("It's a company car. It's one of the perks." says Fred). The two continue dating, and Charlene and Willie are now happy together. By next Christmas, Slam is adopted, but Fred never stops watching out for him - even becoming the coach of his Little League Baseball team. As for Clyde, Nick hires him as an efficiency consultant and he teaches the elves how to use a spreadsheet. Nick and Mrs. Claus, as well as Nick and Fred's parents visit Fred's and Wanda's house for Christmas. It is evident that

title: Fred: The Movie

text: Fred: The Movie Fred: The Movie (stylized as FЯED: THE MOVIE) is a 2010 television comedy film written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner and produced by Brian Robbins. The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel. The film casts Siobhan Fallon Hogan and John Cena as Fred's parents and pop singer and actress Pixie Lott as Fred's crush Judy. First optioned as a theatrical release in the United States, the film instead premiered on children's TV channel Nickelodeon on September 18, 2010. In

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: dance party, where Cornelia and Joe have been adopted by Santa, his wife and his elves; the film ends showing that B.Z., in spite of his pleas for help, is doomed to float into the depths of space, among the remains of the Patchmobile -which were affected by the explosion- as the end credits roll. Conceived by Ilya Salkind in the wake of the apparently waning critical and U.S. box office success of 1983's "Superman III" and its immediate follow-up, 1984's "Supergirl", "Santa Claus: The Movie" was directed by Jeannot Szwarc, who had directed "Supergirl", from a story by David

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: of visual and miniature effects; Roy Field, optical visual effects supervisor; and David Lane, flying and second unit director. The documentary, "Santa Claus: The Making of The Movie," which chronicles the film's production, is introduced by David Huddleston, speaking straight to the camera in character as Santa, with Dudley Moore serving as on-screen host. The voice over commentary is performed by Ted Maynard, who had also done voice-overs for the film's original UK trailer. The documentary originally aired in the United States on ABC, on Christmas Eve, 1987. Anchor Bay Entertainment's now-out-of-print 20th anniversary DVD of the film included this

title: The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

text: The Man in the Santa Claus Suit The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is a 1979 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy drama film starring Fred Astaire (in his final television appearance), Gary Burghoff, John Byner and Bert Convy about three different men (a fugitive tramp, a lonely schoolteacher and a divorced father) who all purchase Santa Claus suits for various reasons. The film was originally broadcast on NBC on December 23, 1979. The mysterious owner of a New York costume store (Astaire) sells Santa suits to three different men. He later shows up in various roles (chauffeur, policeman, jeweler, hot

title: Santa Claus in film

text: movie, Santa allies with Merlin the magician to battle the Devil, who is attempting to trap Santa. In the Cold War-era film "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964), Santa Claus is captured by Martians and brought to Mars, and ultimately foils a plot to destroy him. "The Night They Saved Christmas" (1984), starring Art Carney as Santa, likewise chronicles how Santa Claus and Claudia Baldwin (Jaclyn Smith), the wife of an oil explorer, have to save the North Pole from explosions while Baldwin's husband is searching for oil in the Arctic. "Santa Claus: The Movie" also contains a subplot in

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: and the more down-to-earth Puffy. Dooley tells Claus it is his destiny to deliver toys to the children of the world every Christmas Eve, which the elves will make in their large workshops. Donner and Blitzen are joined by six other reindeer and fed magic food that allows them to fly. When Christmas Eve comes, Claus is approached by the oldest of elves, the Ancient One, who renames him as "Santa Claus". Centuries pass as the mythology of Santa is created, until the 20th century, where Santa is exhausted by the ever-growing workload every year due to the world's increasing

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: time, the film also tells a contemporary story in which one of Santa's elves (alternately referred to as the ""Vendequm"" onscreen), a visionary named Patch (Moore), sets out to employ Santa's toymaking methods on his own, unaware that he might be ruining the magic of Christmas in the process. The film was a financial failure and received mostly negative reviews from critics at the time of release. Despite this, the movie has earned a cult following in later years and has become one of the most watched Christmas movies of all time. Sometime in the 14th century, Claus is a

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: 1983, the British Press carried reports that diminutive actors such as David Jason, Patrick Troughton and Norman Wisdom would be cast alongside Dudley as fellow Elves. This ultimately came to nothing. The elves in the film are portrayed as legendary beings known as the "Vendequm". According to the "Santa Claus: The Movie" novelization written by science fiction/fantasy novelist Joan D. Vinge, the elves keep watch over all that happens in the world that borders their own magical realm. The "Vendequm" are described as being extremely fond of children since, after all, only children can see them, due to the innocence

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: releases, Quartet Records revisited the earlier release of "Santa Claus: The Movie", this time with an ambitious goal: a complete score release from the original scoring tapes. The resultant December 2012 release was an unlimited deluxe three-disc set including sixty-four tracks totaling just under three hours of music, and a 32-page analysis by celebrated historian Jeff Bond. Every piece of score music used in the film was included, as well as several outtakes and alternates. The original soundtrack, which differs from the music recorded for the film, was remastered from the original source material, and the pop songs found on

title: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film)

text: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 stop motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The film stars Fred Astaire as the narrator S.D. Kluger, Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle / Santa Claus, Keenan Wynn as the Winter Warlock, and Paul Frees in various roles. The film tells the story of how Santa Claus and several Claus-related Christmas traditions came to be. It is based on the hit Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which was introduced on radio by Eddie Cantor in 1934, and the story of

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: woodcarver in his mid-50s who, with his wife Anya, delivers his gifts to the children of local villages. One night, Claus, Anya and their two reindeer, Donner and Blitzen, are caught in a blizzard and succumb to the cold weather. However, they are saved by elves and transported to the vast "ice mountains, way up at the top of the world." Their expected arrival is heralded with the appearance of several elves, or as Claus's people call them in their legends, the "Vendequm", led by the venerable and wise elf named Dooley. Claus and Anya also meet inventive elf Patch,

title: The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

text: whose novel only sold fourteen copies; though their happiness was defined by love instead of money. During Christmas, he shows Linda that he has learned to put family first, by ignoring his work to tuck his son into bed. In the end, the costume shop owner reveals himself to be Santa Claus as he flies into the night aboard his sleigh. The Daytons sing a variety of show tunes including: The Man in the Santa Claus Suit The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is a 1979 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy drama film starring Fred Astaire (in his final television

title: Call Me Claus

text: Call Me Claus Call Me Claus is a television movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne (in his final performance). The movie involves Santa Claus (Hawthorne) who needs a replacement Santa after serving his 200-year reign. He decides on Lucy Cullins (Whoopi Goldberg), an eccentric, grouchy shopping network executive, who hires him to promote Christmas decorations and presents on the network. The movie made its premiere on Turner Network Television on December 2, 2001, and has also been aired on Lifetime, Freeform and The Hallmark Channel. In 1965 Los Angeles, Lucy Cullins and her mother go to see a Santa

title: Fred Claus

text: Frosty's Tavern, an elf bar, where he meets Willie, who discusses his lack of self-confidence regarding Charlene. Fred teaches Willie to dance, and Willie then falls down in front of Charlene, embarrassing himself. A pep talk by Fred later lifts his spirits. Meanwhile, Clyde deliberately sabotages the mail sorting department by shredding countless children's letters, which later gives Nick a second strike. Believing that Fred is putting Nick under stress, a family meeting is called (which Fred was tied up and taken to) with Wanda present, and Fred leaves by saying that therapy is for families who want to be

title: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film)

text: meets when he arrives are named Annette and Andy. The Sombertown Dungeon was built like a fort with a courtyard in the center, and it is there that the reindeer land to rescue everyone. A video game based on the film was released on November 8, 2011 for the Nintendo DS and Wii. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 stop motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The film stars Fred Astaire as the narrator S.D. Kluger, Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle / Santa Claus, Keenan Wynn as the

title: Santa Claus in film

text: (Maureen O'Hara) employs a kind old man (Edmund Gwenn, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) to play Santa Claus at Macy's; he later convinces Susan that he really is Santa. This film was remade in 1994 and stars Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle and Mara Wilson as Susan Walker. The television special, "Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus" (1991), follows the true story of a young girl, Virginia O'Hanlon, who writes a letter to the editor of the "New York Sun" in 1897 after her friends tell her there is no Santa. The newspaper editor tells

title: Moguls and Movie Stars

text: as telling the story of the early movie pioneers who came to America and would make a future making movies, the coming of sound movies, World War II, censorship, and Hollywood changing in the 1960s. The series was narrated by Christopher Plummer. The mini-series was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming, and Outstanding Voice-over Performance for Christopher Plummer's narration. Moguls and Movie Stars Moguls and Movie Stars is a 2010 TCM 7-part documentary which took 3 years to make. The documentary was released on November 1, 2010 and tells the history

title: Movie Stars (TV series)

text: Movie Stars (TV series) Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children. Reese Hardin (Hamlin) was the star of over-the-top but high-grossing action films while Jacey Watts (Grant), his second wife, was an often-nominated dramatic actress. They lived in a fancy house in Malibu, California, (next door to Tom Hanks, who was never seen) and raising their children, Apache and Moonglow. Also living with them were Reese's less successful brother Todd and Lori, Reese's daughter from his

title: Santa Claus in film

text: capture their father who abandoned them and their mother but tries to burglarize the house after he discovers she inherited a fortune. A 29-minute 1925 silent film production titled "Santa Claus", by explorer/documentarian Frank E. Kleinschmidt, filmed partly in northern Alaska, feature Santa in his workshop, visiting his Eskimo neighbors, and tending his reindeer. A year later, another movie titled "Santa Claus" was produced with sound on De Forest Phonofilm. Over the years, various actors have donned the red suit (aside from those discussed below), including Monty Woolley in "Life Begins at Eight-thirty" (1942), Alberto Rabagliati in "The Christmas That

title: Call Me Claus

text: she catches her niece's solo, and congratulates her, her brother, and her mom. Seeing her Santa suit, they seem puzzled. Suddenly, it starts to snow in LA. With surprised faces, people run outside, and see the sleigh. Lucy's family begins to realize she is Santa. After Lucy says goodbye to everyone and her family, she, Nick, and Ralph go up and away into the Christmas night. Call Me Claus Call Me Claus is a television movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne (in his final performance). The movie involves Santa Claus (Hawthorne) who needs a replacement Santa after serving his

title: Christmas in the Stars

text: Christmas in the Stars Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album is a record album produced in 1980 by RSO Records. It features recordings of "Star Wars"-themed Christmas songs and stories about a droid factory where the robots make toys year-round for "S. Claus". Much of the album is sung and narrated by British actor Anthony Daniels, reprising his role as C-3PO from the "Star Wars" films. Sound designer Ben Burtt also provided sound effects for R2-D2 and Chewbacca. The album was produced by Meco Monardo (who had previously recorded "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk"), with the hope

title: Fred Claus

text: he has to come to the North Pole and work for it. Soon after, an elf named Willie shows up to take Fred to the North Pole. He is the head elf and has a crush on Santa's Little Helper, Charlene. Once Fred and Willie arrive at the North Pole, Nick welcomes Fred and shows him around the North Pole. There is a snow globe in the main area of the workshop, where you can say any person's name and see if they are being naughty or nice. While Fred starts working, Nick introduces Clyde Northcut, an efficiency expert who

title: Fred: The Movie

text: his own duet with Judy. After an attempt to dig his way to her house in order to avoid harassment by Kevin, Fred discovers that she has moved. Thus, Fred embarks on a journey to find Judy's new house and sing with her there. During the quest, Fred encounters myriad characters including an anthropomorphic deer; a bedraggled childhood friend who had gotten lost in the forest years earlier (known as Little Evan Weiss); a neighborhood girl named Bertha; and a boy named Derf with a personality diametrically opposite to his own. Eventually arriving at Judy's home, Fred discovers that she

title: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film)

text: "The Movie Scene" gave the film two out of five stars and stated: "What this all boils down to is that "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is a misguided movie. It's misguided because the fact it basically debunks Santa Clause means it doesn't have a target audience and those who are young enough to find the jokes funny are the ones who don't need the magic of Christmas spoilt." Justin Oberholtzer from "Freakin' Awesome Network" gave it a D+ and wrote: "It baffles me that it took four men to write this script. How hard is it to knock

title: Fred: The Movie

text: produced by Varsity Pictures and The Collective. The film has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 2.5/10, and no positive votes after 13 reviews. In a review of the film on BBC Radio 5 Live, Mark Kermode gave the film a negative review, a large part of which he spent imitating the character Fred's distinctive scream, leading to his microphone being taken away by Simon Mayo. He paired it with "A Serbian Film" as his least favorite viewing experiences of the year. The premiere of "Fred: The Movie" drew an audience of 7.6 million total

title: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

text: Claus takes on four special deputies: Wisk the Fairy, Peter the Knook, Kilter the Pixie, and Nuter the Ryl. Baum's short follow-up, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus", further develops his relationship with his deputies, who must work in his place when Claus is captured by five Daemons. Later, children's parents and various toy-making companies take part in gift-giving, and Santa Claus withdraws to his valley. A graphic novel adaptation of the story was published by Tundra Publishing Ltd. in 1992 and illustrated by Michael Ploog. An animated movie was created by Rankin-Bass (and was their last Animagic, or stop-motion, special) in

title: Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi

text: Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi () is a 2016 Russian fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Voytinskiy and producers of the tape are Georgiy Malkov, Vladimir Polyakov and Lev Karasev. The film about the girl Masha, who witnesses the battle of monsters with young magicians in the center of Moscow; one of the sorcerers saves the girl and leads her to a secret organization where she learns that Santa Claus truly does exist, and that the New Year is a real magical ritual. The film stars Taisiya Vilkova, with Nikita Volkov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Aleksei

title: Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus

text: the "Christmas-y feeling" in August in Los Angeles. Helmreich also found difficulties to get a company that would agree to have their toys being thrown by "a not-so-nice Santa Claus". The staff had the idea to close the episode with a choir of children singing the "Monk"s theme "It's a Jungle Out There". Additionally, it would feature a wide shot of the entire cast and crew who had been involved in the six seasons of the series, as well as network and studio executives, former guest stars and directors, and the theme's singer Randy Newman. The centerpiece would be Howard

title: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

text: of $2,325,420. "The Barkleys of Broadway" would be Astaire and Rogers' final movie together, although both would continue to make films with other stars. In the 50s, Rogers' movie career declined due to a move away from classic film stars, but Astaire remained in the industry and branched out into television. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were iconic dance partners who made motion pictures together from 1933 to 1949. They made a total of 10 films, nine of them with RKO

text: Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series "Monk", and the show's 87th episode overall. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard). In this episode, Monk is labeled by media as a social pariah as he is accused of killing a man dressed in Santa Claus apparel, and must prove his innocence. It was written by Dan Schofield and

title: The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars

text: they had licensed the film for screening, and premiered the film on November 2, 2017. The film was also screened in South East Asia by Odex. Aniplex released Blu-ray & DVD versions of the film in Japan on January 24, 2018. The film's theme song is "Speed Star" by Garnidelia. On its opening weekend, the film debuted in 59 theaters across Japan and grossed a total of from 107,000 admissions, opening at #5 at the Japanese box office. The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars In the story, the seasons have changed and

text: The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars In the story, the seasons have changed and it will soon be the second spring. Tatsuya and Miyuki have finished their first year at first magic high school and are on their spring break. The two go with their friends to a villa on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace, they find a young girl named Kokoa. She has escaped an experimental lab at the Naval base and the group decides to save her and the others still beholden to the

title: Movie Stars (TV series)

text: first marriage. Apache always tried to come up with marketing ideas for his parents; in the second season he worked to try to get Jacey the Oscar he felt she deserved. A running gag was that Todd's poker buddies were the less-successful brothers of John Travolta, Patrick Swayze, and Sylvester Stallone. Movie Stars (TV series) Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children. Reese Hardin (Hamlin) was the star of over-the-top but high-grossing action films while Jacey

title: Fred Claus

text: together, and their family does not have that problem. When Slam is placed at the top of the most naughty list, Fred understands that Slam has just had it hard and is not naughty. He then stamps every kids' description as nice. Furious at what Fred has done wrong, Nick ends up fighting with him, in which Nick injures his back. Angry with Nick, Fred leaves the North Pole with his $50,000, but Nick gives Fred a present to take with him. Fred waits until he returns home to open the gift, which is a birdhouse, a replacement for the

title: Fred: The Movie

text: the United Kingdom and Ireland, the film was released theatrically on December 17, 2010. This film was the debut of Pixie Lott as an actress. The film received extremely negative reviews. The Nickelodeon TV premiere drew 7.6 million viewers. Fred Figglehorn, an unpopular, hyperactive and puerile 15 year-old who wears childish dungarees, striped T-shirts and suspenders, believes himself to be cool and a good singer. He is in love with a girl named Judy, and is devastated to see her performing a romantic duet with his rival Kevin during a music class. Following this, Fred aspires to one day sing

title: Santa Claus in film

text: Burton. Other darker impostors have appeared in slasher films such as the "Silent Night, Deadly Night" series, "Santa Claws", "Santa's Slay", and in the short ". . . And All Through the House", part of the "Tales from the Crypt" (1972) movie and later remade as episode 1.2 and directed by Robert Zemeckis for the HBO series of the same name. Both were inspired by the "Tales from the Crypt" comic book. Santa Claus in film Motion pictures featuring Santa Claus abound and apparently constitute their own subgenre of the Christmas film genre. Early films of Santa revolve around similar

title: Mrs. Santa Claus

text: Mrs. Santa Claus Mrs. Santa Claus is a 1996 American made-for-television musical fantasy-comedy film starring Angela Lansbury in the title role as Mrs. Claus, the wife of Santa Claus. The film was billed as the first original musical written for television since "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" in 1957. It was originally broadcast as a Hallmark Entertainment presentation on CBS on December 8, 1996. The movie is set in December 1910. Mrs. Santa Claus is trying to convince her husband, Santa Claus, to take a new route, but he is preoccupied with the Christmas rush and won't listen. Disgruntled, she takes

title: Fred Claus

text: kisses her. After Fred announces that Christmas has been saved, everyone gathers around the giant snow globe to watch the children of the world open their presents. Nick tells Fred that he is the best big brother anybody could ever ask for, and they finally make amends. Fred returns to Wanda's house and she is initially upset to see him and tells him to leave. He refuses and states that he is moving in with her. He gives her a present. Wanda opens it to find a teddy bear holding a French flag. That night, Fred takes Wanda to France

text: along with her son Sabu. However, due to scheduling issues, they could not bring them all together. Larry Miller, who previously appeared in third season episode "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic", returned as "the only notable guest appearance", according to IGN's James Chamberlin, for "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" as Monk's lawyer, Garrett Price. "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" was first broadcast in the United States on USAHD at 6 pm EST on December 7, 2007. The USA Network regular channel aired it at 9 pm EST on the same day.

title: Fred: The Movie

text: a spectacular house party, Fred invites Bertha over, where they costume mannequins in different outfits and clown around while videoing the proceedings. Fred alters the video of the fake party and posts it on the internet, whereupon his peers are misled into believing that Fred and Bertha actually held an extraordinary party. Following this, Judy visits Fred's house and asks if the two may sing together, and Fred accepts the request. "Huffington Post" author Greg Mitchell made note of the film's production when noting the proliferation of web comedy and dramatic series as a perceived threat to network television. The

title: Mrs. Claus

text: seen as pestering her husband to eat, lest he become a “skinny Santa,” and in "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July" (a movie that unites characters from "Rudolph" and "Frosty the Snowman", among other Rankin/Bass Christmas specials), Santa calls her "Jessica" at one point. In "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (1970), she is introduced as a teacher named Jessica, who first meets Santa Claus (then known as Kris Kringle) as a young man, when he's trying to illegally deliver toys to a town run by a despotic ruler. She assists him, and thus becomes a wanted fugitive herself with

title: Santa Claus, Arizona

text: its remailing service opportunities and, as of 2005, all U.S. mail addressed to Santa Claus is sent to Santa Claus, Indiana. In 2006, Santa Claus, Arizona, was noted as being abandoned and likely to become another lost American highway icon. In that same year, videographer Matt McCormick retraced and filmed the steps of his family road trip through Santa Claus in 1956. The resulting three-minute movie, "Fifty Years Later" (2006), included clips of Santa Claus in 1956 and comparison clips from the town in 2006. Presented at the 2007 Northwest Film and Video Festival, the film reveals the significant changes

title: Moguls and Movie Stars

text: Moguls and Movie Stars Moguls and Movie Stars is a 2010 TCM 7-part documentary which took 3 years to make. The documentary was released on November 1, 2010 and tells the history of Hollywood pioneers making what is called the movies. This documentary features living relatives of moguls and film historians talking about the history of movies. The relatives of the moguls in the documentary include Samuel Goldwyn Jr., son of Samuel Goldwyn, Carla Laemmle, niece of Carl Laemmle, owner of Universal Pictures. This documentary tells the story of Hollywood from the late 19th century-the early 1970s. It starts off

title: Date Movie

text: Date Movie Date Movie is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Aaron Seltzer. Much of the story line is based on that of the romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Meet the Fockers". It stars Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Sophie Monk, Tony Cox, Jennifer Coolidge, Meera Simhan, Eddie Griffin, and Fred Willard. The film was panned by film critics and has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was a box office success. Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan) is an obese woman who dreams of marrying Napoleon Dynamite (Josh Meyers), but even in her dreams she

title: Fred Claus

text: he is. Nick realizes, thanks to Fred, that his definition of naughty was flawed. Nick makes peace with him by giving Clyde the Superman cape he wanted as a kid but never got. Fred stops by the foster home to visit Slam and bring him the puppy (Macaroni) he wanted. Fred faces away from Slam to hide his identity and explains to Slam that he should become a better person. As the rest of the elves anxiously wait in the tavern, Willie marches in and, with newfound confidence, he walks up to Charlene, grabs a chair to stand on, and

text: it was "[a]nother opportunity missed" to deepen into Trudy's death. Comparing it to "Psych" episode "Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy", David Kronke of "Los Angeles Daily News" said ""Psych" manages [to inveigle viewers to feel the holiday spirit] tonight; "Monk", not so much." Although the plot is "easy to figure out", "Chicago Tribune"s Maureen Ryan criticized how the episode "seem[s] a bit flat". Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series "Monk",

title: Fred Claus

text: the next day. Wanda refers to a previous birthday where Fred promised to take her to France. When Fred gets back to his own apartment, he watches TV when a young orphan boy named Samuel "Slam" Gibbons comes in. Slam talks about wanting a puppy named Macaroni for Christmas. Fred is attacked by countless men dressed up as Santa and after he gets arrested, he calls his brother for $5,000 bail money. He also asks for an additional $50,000 for a get-rich-quick scheme. Nick agrees to give him the bail money, but tells him that if he wants the $50,000,

title: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

text: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred is a 2011 television comedy film. The film is the sequel to the 2010 film "", based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel. It is a Halloween themed sequel. Jennette McCurdy, who played Bertha in the original "Fred", did not return and is replaced by Daniella Monet. John Cena returns as Mr. Figglehorn (Fred's imaginary father), and Jake Weary returns to play Kevin. "Supah Ninjas" star Carlos Knight co-stars as Kevin's friend and partner.

title: Santa Claus and the Magic Drum

text: Santa Claus and the Magic Drum Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (Original Finnish title: "Joulupukki ja noitarumpu, ") is a 51 minute long Finnish-Hungarian animation released in 1996. The story is based on a 1995 children's book of the same name by Mauri Kunnas. The movie has been recorded in Finnish, English (British) and Swedish. It was made for TV broadcasting and was first shown on Christmas Eve 1996, and has been broadcast on YLE TV2 nearly every Christmas Eve since. "Santa Claus and the Magic Drum" has been sold to over 40 countries. In addition to Mauri Kunnas

title: Fred: The Movie

text: is hosting a party to which he was not invited. Fred is bullied by her guests for his poor social standing at school, and his eccentric personality. Kevin then shoves a pizza onto Fred's shirt, causing him to vomit on Judy's party dress (accidentally). Miserable, Fred leaves the house and is infuriated to find that Kevin has posted a video of him vomiting on Judy on YouTube. In an attempt to get revenge, Fred decides to throw a party of his own to which no one will be invited. In order to deceive others into believing that he has held

title: Corner Gas: The Movie

text: Corner Gas: The Movie Corner Gas: The Movie is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by David Storey and is based on the television series "Corner Gas" (2004-2009). The film stars Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, Eric Peterson, Janet Wright, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, Cavan Cunningham, Gwen Seed and Jean Freeman all reprising their roles from the television series. The film also features new characters played by Don Lake, Reagan Pasternak, Graham Greene, Will Sasso and Karen Holness. The original series aired on CTV from 2004 to 2009. The film gained a limited release, and was later

title: Mathias Claus

text: Morris and Rachel Gould. Grant from GEMA Germany; Süddeutscher Rundfunk broadcast Music Competition laureate with his jazz quartett; finalist of the international jazz competition Hoeillarts in Belgium. His music accompanying an animation movie for children (by Axel Brötje) won the Adobe Design Achievement Award 2007 in San Francisco. Mathias Claus Mathias Claus is a German jazz pianist and composer. Education as jazz pianist at Musikhochschule Hamburg, studies with Dieter Glawischnig, diploma with excellence in 1989. Further studies with Ray Santisi at the Berklee College of Music in Boston plus classical studies with Shigeko Takeya and others. Mathias Claus started collaboration

title: Little Claus and Big Claus

text: This is told as if it is about slaughtering a bull.Furthermore, in "Dansk Litteraturtidende", another anonymous reviewer reproached Andersen for not having a sufficiently literary style, making a comparison to the writings of the Danish poet Christian Frederik Molbech, who, unlike Andersen, exposes a lesson in his stories. Little Claus and Big Claus "Little Claus and Big Claus" (Danish title: Lille Claus og store Claus) is a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in Danish in 1835 in the first instalment of his booklet "Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection." (Danish title: "Eventyr fortalte for børn. Første Samling."). The

title: Broken Mirror (Ghanaian Movie)

text: Broken Mirror (Ghanaian Movie) Broken Mirror is a Ghanaian movie that was released in 2014 by Media 5 Studio Productions. James Gardiner, Fred Amugi, Jackie Appiah, Roselyn Ngissah, Mikki Osei Berko, Victoria Lebene Mekpah and Jasmine Baroudi are the stars that make up the cast. It is written by Pappa Deric and produced by David Owusu with Mikki Osei Berko as the director.It is a story of a woman who gets jilted when her boyfriend's fortune changes for the better, after standing by him through the hard times. Thompson played by James Gardiner, is an unemployed university graduate who takes

title: Mrs. Santa Claus

text: on October 21, 1997 and again on VHS September 18, 2001. It was first released on DVD on September 23, 2003 and was long been out of print until a 2018 re-release by Sonar Entertainment. Mrs. Santa Claus Mrs. Santa Claus is a 1996 American made-for-television musical fantasy-comedy film starring Angela Lansbury in the title role as Mrs. Claus, the wife of Santa Claus. The film was billed as the first original musical written for television since "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" in 1957. It was originally broadcast as a Hallmark Entertainment presentation on CBS on December 8, 1996. The movie

title: The Story of Santa Claus

text: The Story of Santa Claus The Story of Santa Claus is a 1996 animated television special directed by Toby Bluth. It features the voices of Ed Asner, Betty White, and Tim Curry. The special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North Pole become obligated to grant his wish, facing great obstacles. The story opens in "Europe, a long time ago". Nicholas Claus, nicknamed "Santa" by his wife Gretchen, is a toymaker who wishes

title: Santa Claus (1959 film)

text: stars of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", now a part of RiffTrax, performed a live riff of the movie to theaters nationwide. "Santa Claus" was released on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video in 1992 and as a Region 1 DVD on November 1, 2004 by Westlake Entertainment Group. It was also released on DVD, on the Holiday Family Collection, by Mill Creek Entertainment in 2006. The running time of each version is 94 minutes. The home video releases were transferred from theatrical prints of the film. These prints had suffered damage from age and routine use; as a result the home

title: Fred R. Archer

text: his trigger finger". Fred R. Archer Fred R. Archer (December 3, 1889 – April 27, 1963), was an American photographer who collaborated with Ansel Adams to create the Zone System. He was a portrait photographer, specializing early in his career in portraits of Hollywood movie stars. He was associated with the artistic trend in photography known as pictorialism. He later became a photography teacher, and ran his own photography school for many years. Along with Edward Weston, whose portrait he took, Archer was known as one of the "two big names in art photography in those days out on the

title: Fred R. Archer

text: Fred R. Archer Fred R. Archer (December 3, 1889 – April 27, 1963), was an American photographer who collaborated with Ansel Adams to create the Zone System. He was a portrait photographer, specializing early in his career in portraits of Hollywood movie stars. He was associated with the artistic trend in photography known as pictorialism. He later became a photography teacher, and ran his own photography school for many years. Along with Edward Weston, whose portrait he took, Archer was known as one of the "two big names in art photography in those days out on the west coast". He

title: The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 film)

text: his journey to rediscover the Christmas spirit, and for Sparky, in his efforts to sell out the town's historic district to an out-of-town commercial enterprise. In addition, the movie attempts to give more depth to the relationship between Mrs. Claus and Santa. Another difference is that it is Santa who sees the Miser Brothers about having it snow in South Town instead of Mrs. Claus. Like in the original, the brothers refuse to cooperate, but change their minds when Santa threatens to go to their mother. A number of pop-culture references pepper the script, including a glimpse of the original

title: ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?

text: & Kumar 3D Christmas" and is heard in the 2007 movie "Where God Left His Shoes". The song also appears during a Christmas scene in the episode "Los Pepes" in season 2 of the TV series "Narcos". "¿Mamacita, Dónde Está Santa Claus?" is a song by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. The song appeared on the fan edition of the album "Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz: Fan Edition", released on October 2, 2007. The song was retitled from "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" to "¿Mamacita, Dónde Está Santa Claus?" ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? "¿Dónde Está

title: Fred Claus

text: around the world and Willie joins him to assist with the flying of the sleigh and the navigation. Meanwhile, Clyde sabotages their efforts at midnight by shutting off the power, which was the only way for the North Pole to communicate to Fred and Willie, helping them navigate. While Fred and Willie attempt to finish delivering the gifts for the children, Nick talks to Clyde by realizing that when he was a boy, Clyde did not get what he wanted from Nick because he would act up due to bullying, which resulted in him growing up to be the man

title: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

text: Pop Songs chart. A capella group Pentatonix covered the song in their 2014 album "That's Christmas to Me". In October 2015, EMI Music Publishing lost the rights to J. Fred Coot's stake in the song. EMI had earned the rights to the song via Leo Feist's publishing company in the 1980s. In September 2017, the family of Haven Gillespie sued Memory Lane Music Group for $700,000, asking for an 85% stake in "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song, written by John Frederick Coots and

title: Santa Claus in film

text: Santa Claus in film Motion pictures featuring Santa Claus abound and apparently constitute their own subgenre of the Christmas film genre. Early films of Santa revolve around similar simple plots of Santa's Christmas Eve visit to children. In 1897, in a short film called "Santa Claus Filling Stockings", Santa Claus is simply filling stockings from his pack of toys. Another film called "Santa Claus and the Children" was made in 1898. A year later, a film directed by George Albert Smith in titled "Santa Claus" (or "The Visit from Santa Claus" in the United Kingdom) was created. In this picture,

title: Fred Entertainment

text: Fred Entertainment Fred Entertainment (formerly Movie Poop Shoot and later Quick Stop Entertainment) is a pop-culture website. The site was founded as Movie Poop Shoot by director Kevin Smith to promote the 2001 movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". The site served as the launching pad for SModcast, Smith's popular comedy podcast. In early 2010, Smith released control of the site over to editor Ken Esteban Plume, who re-branded the site as Fred Entertainment. Quick Stop Entertainment became Fred Entertainment on January 1, 2010. It was taken over and is now owned by Ken Plume, former editor of Quick

title: Santa Claus and the Magic Drum

text: story are told the situation is resolved, Santa grants Vekara his wish and makes him a helper elf, and all ends well. Finnish voice actors: The theme music "Joulupukin töissä" was performed by J. Karjalainen and his band Electric Sauna. Santa Claus and the Magic Drum Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (Original Finnish title: "Joulupukki ja noitarumpu, ") is a 51 minute long Finnish-Hungarian animation released in 1996. The story is based on a 1995 children's book of the same name by Mauri Kunnas. The movie has been recorded in Finnish, English (British) and Swedish. It was made for

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: and Leslie Newman. David Newman, however, took sole screenplay credit. Pierre Spengler, Ilya's longtime partner, and the third key element of Team Salkind, joined Alexander's son as the project's producer. John Carpenter was originally offered the chance to direct, but also wanted a say in the writing, musical score and final cut of the movie. Carpenter's original choice for the role of Santa was Brian Dennehy. Among the original choices to direct the film other than Carpenter were Lewis Gilbert, who, despite initial interest, could not agree with the Salkinds over certain aspects of the script. Robert Wise was also

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: while, Ilya Salkind actively pursued Carroll O'Connor for the role before Szwarc showed him David Huddleston's screen-test, which won Salkind over. For the role of B.Z., the producers wanted a star with a similar stature to Gene Hackman when he had played Lex Luthor in "Superman: The Movie". To this end, they offered the role to Harrison Ford who turned them down. They made offers to Dustin Hoffman, Burt Reynolds and Johnny Carson --- all of whom, for one reason or another, turned the part down. Eventually, John Lithgow was settled on after Salkind watched "Terms of Endearment" and realised

title: One Who Walks with the Stars

text: One Who Walks with the Stars One Who Walks With the Stars (also translated as Walks with Stars Woman or Woman-Who-Walks-with-the-Stars) was an Oglala Lakota woman who was the wife of Crow Dog, a Brulé Lakota warrior. She killed two soldiers by slashing and clubbing them in the water of the river bank during the Battle of Little Big Horn. According to survivors of Little Big Horn, one of these killings took place while One Who Walks With the Stars was rounding up stray cavalry horses in woodland near the Brulé camp. Seeing one of Custer's men crawling through the

title: One Who Walks with the Stars

text: brush in an attempt to reach the river, she took a piece of driftwood and clubbed him to death. One Who Walks with the Stars One Who Walks With the Stars (also translated as Walks with Stars Woman or Woman-Who-Walks-with-the-Stars) was an Oglala Lakota woman who was the wife of Crow Dog, a Brulé Lakota warrior. She killed two soldiers by slashing and clubbing them in the water of the river bank during the Battle of Little Big Horn. According to survivors of Little Big Horn, one of these killings took place while One Who Walks With the Stars was

title: Claus Meyer

text: in Reykjavík, Iceland; Agern and Dill were both awarded Michelin stars in the 2017 "Red Guide". Christina Meyer Bengtson, Claus' wife, designed the food hall and the restaurant in collaboration with fellow Danish designer Ulrik Nordentoft, inspired by the oak motif, Danish design and traditional Scandinavian knitting patterns. Bengtson and Nordentoft have designed many other projects of Claus Meyer. Meyer is an associate professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen. as well as an adjunct professor at the Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Copenhagen Business School. In 2015 he was appointed "Social Impact

title: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

text: the film four out of five stars, wrote that Hasselhoff "must have a great sense of humor." Cinema Blend founder Joshua Tyler called Hasselhoff's role "the best movie cameo I've seen since Fred Savage stuck a joint in his crotch and played a clarinet to charm the resulting smoke like a snake." David Edelstein of "Slate" criticized the film's plot, calling it a "big, heavy anchor of a story structure to weigh him down." Mike Clark of "USA Today" called it "harmlessly off-the-cuff — but facing far more pedigreed multiplex competition ... SpongeBob barely rates as OK when compared with

title: A Trap for Santa Claus

text: A Trap for Santa Claus A Trap for Santa Claus is a 1909 one-reel American silent film, a Biograph Company production. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, and Gladys Egan. Arthur Rogers (Walthall) is an unemployed, drunkard husband and father who has no money for a Christmas celebration. A title describes the situation as "misery and want, the family's lot." Helen Rogers (Leonard), his wife, cries with their daughter over their poverty. Arthur leaves to go to the tavern. He asks the bartender (Sennett) to put an alcoholic drink on his tab, which he refuses.

title: Little Claus and Big Claus

text: Little Claus and Big Claus "Little Claus and Big Claus" (Danish title: Lille Claus og store Claus) is a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in Danish in 1835 in the first instalment of his booklet "Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection." (Danish title: "Eventyr fortalte for børn. Første Samling."). The first review, which was published anonymously in Denmark in the newspaper "Dannor" in 1836, is not very positive:No one can reasonably claim that the respect of life among children is encouraged by the reading of episodes such as Big Claus killing his grandmother and Little Claus killing him.

title: Santa Claus Saves the Earth

text: Santa Claus Saves the Earth Santa Claus Saves the Earth is a 2002 Christmas-themed action-platform video game developed by Lithuanian studio Ivolgamus (now known as Nordcurrent) and published by Telegames for the Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In the game, the player ventures Santa Claus through fifteen platforming stages in order to defeat the evil witch Nilam and save Christmas. The game received overwhelmingly negative criticism. The only playable character in the game is the titular Santa Claus. In the game's plot, a wicked fairy named Nilam, who can see the entire world through a "magic copper,"

title: Santa Claus' daughter

text: Santa Claus' daughter Santa Claus' daughter is a fictional character of the Christmas folklore who appeared in North America in the late 19th century. One of the first works to present this figure was a short musical play of 1892 called "Santa Claus' daughter" (by Everett Elliott and F. W. Hardcastle). In this piece, the young Kitty Claus, who has known no one but her papa, asks him to find her a man. In his book NOEL (2000) Ed McCray told the life story of the Claus' daughter Noel. In "The Legend of Holly Claus" (2006, by Brittney Ryan), Santa

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: offered the chance to direct, but Wise had a different approach to the story. Guy Hamilton, who'd had to withdraw from directing "Superman: The Movie" in 1976 (because he was a tax exile, and, as such, could only spend 30 days in England, where the movie would be filming), was very interested in directing and lobbied hard for the chance to do so, but only on the condition that the film be shot either in Los Angeles, Vancouver or Rome. Ultimately, the Salkinds chose Szwarc because of their excellent working relationship on "Supergirl" which many executives at TriStar Pictures believed

title: Santa Claus in film

text: "The Oz Kids" video, "Who Stole Santa?" (1996). None of these films focus on Santa Claus's saintly origins. Another genre of Santa films seeks to dispel doubts about his existence. One of the first films of this nature was titled "A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus" (1907) and involves a well-to-do boy trying to convince his poorer friend that Santa Claus is real. She doubts because Santa has never visited her family because of their poverty. "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), starring Natalie Wood as Susan Walker, revolves around the disbelief of young Susan, whose mother

title: Santa Claus: The Movie

text: that he had a Grinch-type look to him. The role of the Ancient Elf was written with James Cagney in mind; however, with Cagney being very weak in his old age, the legendary actor could not adequately assume the role, despite the fact that he liked the film's overall idea. Nonetheless, Cagney had no other choice but to turn the offer down, so Fred Astaire was considered. When this eventually came to nothing, Dudley Moore suggested his friend Burgess Meredith for the role, which he in the end won. At the time of the movie's announcement in the middle of

title: Mrs. Claus

text: Claus, with baby in arms, who danced to a holiday song. A passing references to Mrs. Santa Claus was made in an essay in "Harper's Magazine" in 1862; and in the comic novel "The Metropolites" (1864) by Robert St. Clar, she appears in a woman's dream, wearing "Hessian high boots, a dozen of short, red petticoats, an old, large, straw bonnet" and bringing the woman a wide selection of finery to wear. A woman who may or may not be Mrs. Santa Claus appeared in the children's book "Lill in Santa Claus Land and Other Stories" by Ellis Towne, Sophie

title: Broken Mirror (Ghanaian Movie)

text: the collapse of the marriage. Evelyn introduces her boyfriend to Priscilla at some point. She somehow believes Priscilla stole him and he is the one in the pictures with her. The movie was given a 50% rating by Nollywood Reinvented. Broken Mirror (Ghanaian Movie) Broken Mirror is a Ghanaian movie that was released in 2014 by Media 5 Studio Productions. James Gardiner, Fred Amugi, Jackie Appiah, Roselyn Ngissah, Mikki Osei Berko, Victoria Lebene Mekpah and Jasmine Baroudi are the stars that make up the cast. It is written by Pappa Deric and produced by David Owusu with Mikki Osei Berko

title: Mrs. Claus

text: adjacent to the throned Santa Claus, in television programs, and live action and animated films that deal with Christmas and the world of Santa Claus. Her personality tends to be fairly consistent; she is usually seen as a calm, kind, and patient woman, often in contrast to Santa himself, who can be prone to acting too exuberant. Mrs. Claus has appeared as a secondary character in children's books about Santa Claus and as the main character in titles about herself. Mrs. Claus played a major role in several of Rankin/Bass' Christmas specials. In "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1964), she is

title: Todd Claus

text: Todd Claus Todd W. Claus (born March 24, 1969) is an American baseball scout. He also has been an infielder, coach, manager and advance scout in professional baseball, and an assistant coach in college baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, Claus stands tall and weighs . Claus was born at Endicott, New York. He graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and attended Seminole Community College, Indian River Community College and the University of North Florida, where he played varsity baseball and received a bachelor's degree in management. Claus signed with the California Angels (now the

title: Todd Claus

text: global scouting supervisor. Todd Claus Todd W. Claus (born March 24, 1969) is an American baseball scout. He also has been an infielder, coach, manager and advance scout in professional baseball, and an assistant coach in college baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, Claus stands tall and weighs . Claus was born at Endicott, New York. He graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and attended Seminole Community College, Indian River Community College and the University of North Florida, where he played varsity baseball and received a bachelor's degree in management. Claus signed with the California