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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The 1951 version of Charles Dickens' classic holiday favourite, A Christmas Carol, starring Alastair Sim, has undergone a substantial restoration in preparation for the new Blu-Ray release, out in time for this year's holiday shopping season.
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The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... and as much of a local icon as Disneyland’s Matterhorn and the Angels’ Big A sign. Forget about Alastair Sim. Don’t even mention Albert Finney, Patrick Stewart or Scrooge McDuck. To several generations of local theater fans, Landon is Ebenezer Scrooge. “People recognize me in shopping malls and restaurants,” Landon said. “They even call me Mr. Scrooge.” It’s understandable that he doesn’t...
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
For many kids this Holiday season, their first exposure to Ebenezer Scrooge will be Jim Carrey's kinetic, flailing mo-cap performance in Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol . Carrey has always done the "living cartoon" thing well, but I prefer my Scrooge more Alastair Sim and less Ace Ventura. In fact, Sim's 1951 portrayal of the character stands as the definitive Scrooge performance...
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parth | 12/02/2009
... called as the best for its definitive Ebenezer Scrooge, fittingly played by Hollywood super star Alastair Sim, who gives a superb performance. This Christmas movie “A Christmas Carol” is produced by Walt Disney.6. White Christmas (1954) : White Christmas has clearly the best Christmas song of all time, so for that reason alone this movie is famous. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye played a lead