THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1973

L-R: Tommy, Bobby
It’s a pretty safe bet that everything you see in this photo is probably in a landfill somewhere.’
OK, now that I’ve gotten the sweeping statement out[…]

THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1972

L-R: Bobby, Dad
Dad is thirty-two here, a year younger than I am now, yet eternally a leap ahead of me. However old I get, I will always look at this photo and see someone my senior. Oth[…]

aka Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, which gives away a bit too much of the plot in my opinion. I would imagine that this film is exactly what Mystery Science Theatre 3000 was designed for: schlocky half arsed plots, lousy set design and a star who[…]

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THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1972

L-R: Nanny, Mom, Uncle John
Nanny wasn’t anyone’s nanny but my maternal grandmother; likewise, Uncle John was my maternal great-uncle. Grandpa (maternal grandfather) and Aun[…]

There was much controversy about allowing TV specials into this list. I allowed them via the justification that most of these films were seen on the TV in the first place. I just did not want to seperate that viewing experience. And whilst The Snowma[…]

The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 5[…]

DISNEYLAND AT CHRISTMAS
You read that right, and to some it may suggest unnerving horror and to others the exact means of perfection, and so forth. To talk about it in huge detail would be worthy and maybe I’ll yet do that in the essay section[…]

THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1972

L-R: Bobby, me.
Weeks of preparation. Several hundred dollars spent on presents. Two hours of sleep. And after all that fussing towards perfection, you get what every parent wants to se[…]

This variation on the Groucho Marx joke was not something that ever really needed fleshing into a full movie. Nevertheless, given the literal meaning of the title, a pretty good fist was made of it. It is a superhero origin film, just with Santa as t[…]