{"id":9377,"date":"2020-12-29T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=9377"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T19:48:59","slug":"holidays-in-the-movies-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/12\/29\/holidays-in-the-movies-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in the Movies:  New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"375\" data-attachment-id=\"9378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/12\/29\/holidays-in-the-movies-new-year\/terrortrainposter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"265,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terrortrainposter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;By Source, Fair use, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=9331000&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter.jpg\" alt=\"Terror Train movie poster\" class=\"wp-image-9378 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter.jpg 265w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Terrortrainposter-102x144.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We may be reeling from our Christmas watching and happy to finally be free to watch anything we want, but there are movies and specials that make the New Year at our house. Just like <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/11\/23\/holidays-in-movies-thanks-giving\/\">Thanksgiving<\/a>, the pickings may be slimmer for this holiday, but it is more than enough to put us in the mood.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Terror Train (1980):  I was never part of the fraternity and sorority scene in college so the idea of renting a train for a New Year&#8217;s party is both plausible and completely unbelievable to me.  Hi David Copperfield!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Year&#8217;s Evil (1980):  A punk rock Pinky Tuscadero (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roz_Kelly\">wiki<\/a>) terrorized during her TV special by a killer-stalker.  The New Year&#8217;s countdown happens three times in this movie!  What can be more celebratory?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bloody New Year (1987): This is all kinds of holiday &#8211;  kids running from thugs get caught in a time travel loop where a whole New Year&#8217;s eve party vanished decades ago?  Still dressed up for Christmas because it is British.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get Crazy (1983):  Planning for a new year&#8217;s party by way of a massive concert overshadows the threat that a much loved theater will be bought out by sleep, punk developers.  Hilarious hi-jinks included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Fifth Cord (1971):  One of the finest examples of the giallo genre with an excellent cast, a great director, and a super cool soundtrack by the great Ennio Morricone. The entire opening sequence and a pivotal part of the plot both take place at a New Year&#8217;s Eve Party.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martha&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Celebration (2005): from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marthas-Holidays-2005-Holiday-Collection\/dp\/B000AOEPMU\/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=martha+stewart+thanksgiving&amp;qid=1602524840&amp;sr=8-4\">Martha\u2019s Holidays collection<\/a> again.  We usually just curl up on the sofa and watch movies for New Year, but we can dream of throwing a fancy party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may be reeling from our Christmas watching and happy to finally be free to watch anything we want, but there are movies and specials that make the New Year at our house. Just like Thanksgiving, the pickings may be slimmer for this holiday, but it is more than enough to put us in the&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/12\/29\/holidays-in-the-movies-new-year\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Holidays in the Movies:  New Year<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[48,290,21,91],"class_list":["post-9377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-holiday","tag-holidays-in-movies","tag-movies","tag-new-year"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10450,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2024\/09\/25\/holidays-in-the-movies-calendar-summary\/","url_meta":{"origin":9377,"position":0},"title":"Holidays in the Movies:  calendar summary","author":"leems","date":"September 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past few years we have been cultivating holiday themed watching to get us in the right frame of mind for every holiday. 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