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Happy Holidays from Comfort Films! We're starting off the holiday season with two unparalleled classics that originated in 1946, Miracle on 34th Street and John's mom, Eileen Macey, who is joining us for her second appearance and our second Mom for the Holidays episode. It's a first-time watch for John and Eileen, as they join veteran Miracle on 34th Street viewer Georgia to discuss how unbelievably modern and surprisingly feminist this film is, the amazing performances--including Edmund Gwenn's Oscar-winning Kris Kringle, the movies Miracle on 34th Street influenced (particularly Dear God and Elf), the perils of colorization, the production's coordination with the actual 1946 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade where Edmund Gwenn rode in the parade as Santa, and our Christmas memories of watching (and re-watching) movies with our families. This episode is a gift you can unwrap early, so give it a listen!
Eileen Macey has been a huge fan of movies since she was a child. Almost every weekend she would see a new picture at the theatre with her loving parents Joseph and Carmella Spotto -- a tradition that continued when she got married and had John.
“The grotesque has never really affected or frightened me. I guess it’s real-life stuff that frightens me much more.” (George A. Romero) In this special bonus horror episode, John and Georgia are pleased to welcome Ryan Carr...
It's our 100th episode!! To celebrate, we welcome back one of our earliest guests, the great Kate Duffy, to discuss a film that has been our number one requested comfort film over the course of the show. We talk about …
In this special episode, John and Georgia spoke with writer, director, producer, composer, actor and all-around fine, upstanding Pennsylvanian, John Harrison. We discuss his 2023 novel, Passing Through Veils, which combines e...
For the second episode of our Jane Austen adaptations month, we welcome first-time guest and world class soprano Jessica Sandidge to discuss her top comfort pick, Sense and Sensibility! This film was Emma Thompson's first fea...
