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Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story (1983).

The holiday classic—which could have starred Jack Nicholson as The Old Man Parker—has cemented its legacy as a Christmas classic.

Discover these fascinating facts about "Home Alone," the John Hughes Christmastime classic about a couple of bungling burglars and a kid left behind for the holidays.

In the pantheon of SNL sketches-turned-feature films, there are good ideas (‘Wayne’s World’), bad ideas (‘It’s Pat’), and batted-about ideas that never made it to the silver screen.

Steve Martin and John Candy in ’Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (1987).

John Hughes’s own hellish trip from New York City to Chicago inspired ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles,’ the 1987 Thanksgiving classic starring Steve Martin and John Candy.

Marlon Brando in ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau.’

The 1996 sci-fi bomb was said to have more monsters behind the camera than in front of it.

Roger Ebert gave more than a few mediocre movies a pass.

‘Home Alone and ‘Home Alone 2’ didn’t meet Ebert’s approval, but he showered praise on the mostly-forgotten ‘Home Alone 3.’

Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music' (1965).

How many of the “favorite things” are Christmas-coded? We counted.

Watching Christmas movies just got more fun.

A job that forces you to watch and review Christmas movies—what could be better?

The UK Quad Advance poster of Terence Young‘s Bond film “From Russia with Love.”

Propstore is auctioning off tons of James Bond items, including hand-made posters and props.

Tim Burton at the "The World Of Tim Burton" press preview in Tokyo

Learn everything there is to know about Tim Burton’s career.

As anyone who has seen ‘A Christmas Story’ knows, licking a cold metal object can be dangerous. Here’s why you should never stick your tongue to a metal pole in winter.

Judy Garland’s iconic red slippers have hit the auction block years after they were stolen.

An improved version of the game is also available on many devices.

Many video games get movie adaptations, but you probably didn’t see this one coming.

The movie did not strike a chord with most audiences upon its release, but these days, it boasts some famous fans.

No, he wasn’t the Gerber baby, but he did serve as a model for another brand of baby food—and 19 other facts you need to know about this Hollywood heavyweight.