This tribute to director Bob Clark and the 1983 chestnut “A Christmas Story” was originally published Dec.
20, 2007 on the Variety blog “Littleton On the Air”It’s that wonderful time of year, time for repeated viewings of the holiday pic that never, ever gets old, 1983’s “A Christmas Story.”TBS is obliging with its annual 24-hour marathon of the pic, starting Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8 p.m.
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My family’s “Christmas Story” DVD is well-worn — no matter how many times we’ve seen it, we crack up at the scene where Darren McGavin unpacks his “fra-gi-le” major award.
We can pretty much recite this movie from start to “you’ll shoot your eye out” finish.But this year the fun of the pic that perfectly balances the sweet ‘n’ sour ‘n’ silly of the season comes with a tinge of sadness for the memory of “Christmas Story” helmer Bob Clark,
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