I love White Christmas

Love it. LOVE it. really. I've mentioned this before, but every time -- EVERY TIME -- the General walks into the room, and he sees all his soldiers lined up, and they start singing: waterworks. It doesn't matter if I saw it just the day before, or that I know it's coming. I'm a sucker for an old war buddy.

Anyway, tonight Bloom and I saw "White Christmas" on a big screen as part of Loews' "Fan Favorites" program: a couple of times a month (it may, in fact, have been weekly, but I'm not sure), their new theatre on 34th Street showed an old favorite for free, and all you had to do to get tickets was register online and reply to an email. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they're not continuing the program into the new year. Which is a crying shame, if you ask me. I loved the theme screenings they'd come up with: Irish films in the month of March, like "Michael Collins" and "The Brothers McMullen" and "Waking Ned Devine". April was Murder Mystery month, with showings of "LA Confidential," "The Usual Suspects," and "Mystic River." May was Diaster Movies like "Deep Impact," "The Perfect Storm," and "The Day After Tomorrow." Then there was a month of Summer Blockbusters, and a month of Independence movies in July, August was Open Water month, September was Back to School, October was Horror, of course, November was Comng Home, and December was all about Holiday Classics. Anyway, I'm going to miss the program. It's not like the theatre doesn't still make a ton of money -- I'm sure a lot of the audience members are like me, and figure if they're not paying for the movie, they have more money to spend on concessions -- like $12.40 for two drinks and a popcorn.

Remind me to send Loews an email.