"Gordon says it's about "what love represents and what love means in community.""
""Every time I watch that movie, it makes me cry. That is my Christmas jam right there.""
"Gordon describes the high-octane thriller, which takes place during the holidays, as "part Die Hard, part mystery, and part '90s adrenaline.""
"Gordon chose this film, which came out during the pandemic, for its sense of "humanness" and the way "it gives you some level of hope.""
The selection highlights six holiday films across genres: romantic comedy, classic drama, action thriller, family musical, dark comedy, and animation. Love Actually centers on eight intertwined couples navigating romance and community during the holidays and features several well-known actors. It's a Wonderful Life follows a troubled businessman shown his life's value by an angel on Christmas Eve and evokes strong emotional responses. The Long Kiss Goodnight offers a holiday-set thriller about a suburban single mom revealed to be an assassin. Jingle Jangle focuses on a toymaker and his granddaughter and emphasizes humanness and hope. Scrooged modernizes A Christmas Carol with satire, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! underscores community through song.
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