In the season of giving, Zara, the apparel retailer, has recruited director Luca Guadagnino to create a Christmas short film (43 minutes) to share with the world.O Night Divine, starringJohn C. Reillyand Alex Wolff in a Christmas tale that has Santa (Reilly) crossing paths with a busker (Wolff) on the mountaintops of St. Moritz, Switzerland seeking lodging at an upmarket hotel.
Zara took to Twitter to share the news. “On a snowy Christmas Eve at a grand mountainside hotel, five people’s lives magically intersect to unlock a madcap night of outrageous adventures and joyous celebration Oh Night Divine, a short film directed byLuca Guadagnino. Watch full film here.”
Alex Wolff let his fans know releasing a teaser via Instagram.
“OMG! It seems beautiful! I am going to watch it right now. I am sure I will enjoy your performance because you’re so talented, dude!” gushed Caesar.
“What the HECK??! This thing is free on yt!!!” a surprised Perry asked. Why, yes it is, Perry! SeeO Night Divineright now! Viewers are describing the film as Wes Andersonesque, adorable, or simply declaring it, “Bellissimo.”
O Night Divinewaswritten by Michael Mitnick (The Staggering Girl,also directed byGuadagnino), and actor and musicianAlex Wolfflended his voice and song for the film that have the film viewers begging for a release of the single. Joining John C. Reilly and Alex Wolff are Hailey Gates, Samia Benazzouz, Chloe Park, Valerio Santucci, Francesca Figus, Tania Hanyoung Park and Shi Yang Shi.
John C. Reilly has been gifting us with holiday classics spiced with his comedic sensibilites for years. Here he is withWill Ferrellpaying homage to the David Bowie and Bing Crosby classic duet of ‘The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)’ from Crosby’s last Christmas special in 1977.
If you want a side-by-side comparison, here you go. It’s spot on!
If we’re on a Christmas role and need our fix, YouTube has got some gems on offer for the occasion for the low price of $free.99! The 1979 TV movieThe Man in the Santa Claus Suitstarring Fred Astaire, Gary Burghoff (MASH) and Bert Convy (Cannonball Run) delivers the nostalgia and the warm and fuzzies. The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.
Christmas Trade, starringTom Arnold, William Baldwin and Denise Richards, shows just days before Christmas, an LA real-estate lawyer and his eleven-year-old son magically swap bodies. As they walk in each other’s shoes, the father and son rediscover what it means to be family.
Golden Winter, starring Hailey Duff and Jim Turner, sees a boy befriend a litter of homeless Golden Retrievers. Together, they help stop a bank robbery just in time for Christmas. That should keep you in the tingly Christmas spirit for a while. Please give a shout if there’s some real must-sees I’ve missed!
