Roofman (2025)

Released October 10th in the US.

Filmed entirely in North Carolina.

Based on truths.

The story: Jeffery is a really bright Army veteran who makes bad choices and has a hard time keeping a real job.

He has three small children that he wants to make happy, so he will try any get-rich-quick scheme he can think of to make money for gifts.

He is arrested for robbing a McDonald's and put in prison.

While there, he concocts an escape plan that gets him back out into the free world so he can at least see his kids.

But it's dangerous out there, and in his mission to keep from going back to prison, he decides to take up residency inside a Toys R Us store...

After staying there for a while, Jeffery gets comfortable enough to start venturing outside the store for various reasons.

Although that bravery will once again catch up with him.

Stars Channing Tatum , Tony Revolori , Kirana Kuic , Gabriella Cila , Molly Price , Alissa Marie Pearson , Melonie Diaz , Stella Gunn , LaKeith Stanfield , Charles Cummings , Peter Dinklage , Kristen Dunst , Emory Cohen , Kathryn Stamas , Ben Mendelsohn ,  Uzo Aduba , Lily Collias , Kennedy Moyer

Directed by Derek Cianfrance

Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA

The Jazz Singer (1980)

Released December 19th in the US.

Filmed in New York and California.

Based on truths.

The story: Yussel Rabinovitch is a young Jewish cantor, also the son of a cantor.

But he has a knack for writing and performing his own music.

By day, he is in the church, along with his father and wife.

At night, he plays gigs with friends at nightclubs.

When his friends get a gig in California and call him, telling him that a famous performer wants him to come out to California and bring his songs, Yussel is stuck.

This means Yussel will have to convince his father to allow him to walk away from the church, which has been his whole life.

But if he does, it could mean a whole other prosperous life for him, possibly even performing the songs that he loves.

Stars Neil Diamond , Laurence Olivier , Walter Janovitz , Catlin Adams , Franklyn Ajaye , Luther Waters , Oren Waters , Rod Gist , John Witherspoon , David Coburn , Judy Gibson , Lucie Arnaz , Paul Nicolas , Sully Boyar , James Booth , Mike Kellin, Dale Robinette 

Directed by Richard Fleischer & Sidney J Furie

Rated PG
DRAMA/MUSIC/HISTORY

Laverne and Shirley : New Years Eve 1959 (1977)

Released on ABC, airing December 27th in the US.

Season 3. Episode 12.

The story: Shirley is having a party this New Year's Eve at the Pizza Bowl.
She doesn't want to pressure Laverne, but she wants her to finally make a decision on who she will be attending with.

Laverne really wanted to go out with Norman, but because he's a Milwaukee policeman, he is on duty on New Year's Eve.

So Laverne now has to make a decision between three other guys, although she really wanted to go out with someone special this year.

Just then, Beatrice shows up at the Pizza Bowl, and Shirley wants to know if Beatrice and her boyfriend Pete want to come to the party.

That's when Beatrice tells Shirley that she and Pete broke up.

Funny thing about that is, Laverne has had a crush on Pete since that picnic in the sixth grade.

Shirley thinks it's a big chance that if Laverne invites Pete over to the house, Shirley can persuade him to take Laverne to the party.
Stars Shirley Williams , Penny Marshall, David L Lander , Michael McKean , Craig Littler , Eddie Mekka , Phil Foster , Betty Garrett , Leoda Richards , Bo Kaprall

Directed by Alan Rafkin

Rated TV G

COMEDY/FAMILY/NEW YEARS/SERIES/TV

Laverne and Shirley : O Come All Ye Bums (1978)

Released on ABC, airing December 19th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 14.

The story: Every year at Christmas, Mr. DeFazio hosts a Christmas dinner for the homeless, and everyone is looking forward to it.

But this year, the pizza bowl hasn't been doing so well, and he's been working as a department store Santa to make the extra money to throw the party.

When he gets fired from the Santa gig, he insists there will be no dinner.

That's when Laverne, Shirley, and Carmine hit the streets to try and raise the funds.

Stars Penny Marshall , Cindy Williams , Hamilton Camp , Mickey Fox , Paul Micale , Michael McKean , David L Lander , Scott Marshall , Phil Foster , Rusdi Lane , Lynne Marie Stewart , Eddie Mekka , Wayne Powers

Directed by Joel Zwick

Rated TVG

COMEDY/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS/TV/SERIES

"Behave yourself, little man. Because Santa Claus likes to eat little bad boys...."

No Exit (2022)

Released February 26th in the US.

Filmed entirely in New Zealand.

The story: Darby is a young woman who recently overdosed and currently finds herself in rehab instead of jail...

While at a meeting, she gets an urgent phone call.

Apparently, her mother is in the hospital, and it's not good. 

When Darby tries calling her mother, she isn't allowed to, due to those rules she knows all about.

She is very worried about her mother, and because she is given such a hard time about using the phone, she decides there is no other alternative.

Darby must see her mother.

She finds her way outside of the rehab and hot-wires an orderly's car.

On her way out of town, she drives into a snowstorm.

When she is found by police sleeping on the side of the road, she is told to take a driving break at the rest area nearby.

There, Darby finds two men her age and an older couple.

It seems they are all stranded there and, of course, without any phone service.

When one of them mentions that they got a bit of phone service outside by the tree, Darby makes her way out there to give it a try.

Instead of service, she is terrified to find something else out there that she cannot bring herself to walk away from.

Stars Havana Rose Liu , James Gaylyn , Nick Davies , Jared Hill , Benedict Wall , Dennis Haysbert , Dale Dickey , David Rysdahl , Danny Ramirez , Mila Harris , Sam Forde , Paul Green

Directed by Damien Power

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Taxi : A Full House for Christmas (1978)

Released on ABC , airing December 12th in the US.

Season 1. Episode 13.

The story : Elaine is down about Christmas this year , so she decides to have a small party at the garage.

Louie's little brother Nick is visiting from Las Vegas and that's all their mother has been talking about.

But Nick isnt exactly interested in spending time with his mother , he's more interested in gambling.

Louie gets Alex to play a high stakes poker game against Nick , with Louie funding Alex's game. 
If Alex wins , Louie can get his brother to commit to spending time with their mother.

Stars Marilu Henner , Danny DeVito , Jeff Conaway , Judd Hirsch , Tony Danza , Richard Foronjy , Benny Powell Singers , Randall Carver , Darren Milton , Ian Bruce , Joyce Goldman 

Directed by James Burrows

Rated TVPG

COMEDY/CHRISTMAS/SERIES/TV

Last Man Standing : Putting a Hit on Christmas (2012)

Released on ABC, airing December 14th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 7.

The story: Ryan has been trying to talk Kristen into allowing him to take Boyd to Canada for Christmas this year.

Mike also believes Boyd should be home with them at Christmas.

After Vanessa expresses how hectic the holidays are for her and that she really wishes Christmas was like it used to be, before they had any kids, Mike changes his mind about Boyd going to Canada.

Mike also tries getting rid of the rest of the family as well, so he and Vanessa can have a Christmas alone,  like old times.

Stars Amanda Fuller , Jordan Masterson , Nancy Travis , Tim Allen , Flynn Morrison , Christoph Sanders , Kaitlyn Dever , Hector Elizondo , Molly Ephraim , Hope Lauren

Directed by John Pasquin

Rated TVPG

COMEDY/CHRISTMAS/SERIES/TV