'A Christmas Story': Peter Billingsley Recalls How He Became Very Ill After Prop Master Mistake

Don’t rule out more Harry Potter in Rupert Grint’s future.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThis tribute to director Bob Clark and the 1983 chestnut “A Christmas Story” was originally published Dec. 20, 2007 on the Variety blog “Littleton On the Air”It’s that wonderful time of year, time for repeated viewings of the holiday pic that never, ever gets old, 1983’s “A Christmas Story.”TBS is obliging with its annual 24-hour marathon of the pic, starting Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8 p.m.

You have to admire the dedication and resilience even though it might be rooted in severely damaged sociopathy. For the third year in a row, following his #MeToo career implosion, disgrace and subsequent expulsion from Hollywood, actor Kevin Spacey has returned to deliver another festive holiday message on YouTube in the guise of his Frank Underwood character from “House of Cards” — a Netflix show he was fired from.

A Christmas Story was released, but this charming tale remains a holiday essential and a familiar favorite. Adapted from Jean Shepherd's short stories, the 1983 vignette-style film journeys back to the Christmas when then-9-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) wanted nothing more than a grand new Red Ryder BB gun to show up under the tree, despite some alarming protests from certain adults in his life.

Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off viewers were left in hysterics tonight (December 23) after Crissy Rock accidentally poured 100 grams of salt into her pan instead of 100 grams of sugar while attempting to make salted caramel sauce. Oops!The Benidorm and former I'm a Celebrity.

If you thought Pixar’s resume couldn’t get any more impressive, “Soul“—the studio’s upcoming release about passion, music, and a soul-in-training—will prove you wrong. That’s no small task.

direct to your inboxChristmas fresh food supply chains could be 'seriously disrupted' after the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel closed to all traffic leaving the UK.

Home Alone! There’s no shortage of films to watch over the Christmas season, but there are more movies to add to the queue beyond It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street or A Christmas Story.Die Hard is the quintessential film that wasn’t considered a Christmas classic at first.

showbiz appearance next month after more than three years out of the spotlight. The funnyman will record a one-off show with Cat Deeley for BBC Radio 2 on Saturday, January 2, reports the Mirror.

I have always been a sucker for an origin story, particularly when it explains something that we do out of habit. This time of year we are surrounded by stories, traditions, and activities we repeat almost by rote.  So imagine my surprise when I stumbled across a Christmas tale that had been largely forgotten, which forced me to reexamine the Nativity and explains a beloved yuletide tradition.

A Christmas Story -- for the umpteenth time (if you haven't watched it yet, here's exactly how to do so.) 'Tis the season, and honestly what else do you have to do with 2020 still going the way that it's been going? Before you park your butt on the couch and watch Ralphie's (Peter Billingsley) quest for a Red Ryder BB gun, take a look at these little-known facts that you didn't know about the movie.

straight to your inbox every day for freeNemanja Matic lauded Dean Henderson for fighting back from an early mistake to make a vital late save for Manchester United against Sheffield United.Henderson's early error landed United in trouble against the Blades, as the former Sheffield United loanee — on just his third league appearance for the Reds — was challenged by Oliver Burke and allowed David McGoldrick to make it 1-0 at Bramall Lane.But United fought back, as has been their style away from

A Christmas Story -- for the umpteenth time (if you haven't watched it yet, here's exactly how to do so.) 'Tis the season, and honestly what else do you have to do with 2020 still going the way that it's been going? Before you park your butt on the couch and watch Ralphie's (Peter Billingsley) quest for a Red Ryder BB gun, take a look at these little-known facts that you didn't know about the movie.

Melania Trump has an annual tradition of reading to hospitalized children at Christmas time, however things looked very different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The First Lady arrived at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.