A nicely written piece by Christopher Durang about catching repeat viewings of Alistair Sim‘s A Christmas Carol on WOR-TV’s “Million Dollar Movie” way back when, and why the film still sinks in emotionally like few others.
“Can you forgive a pig-headed old fool for having no eyes to see with nor ears to hear with all these years?”
And here‘s another Christmas Carol piece, written by Ray Edroso and posted today on the Village Voice site.
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