The movie "A Christmas Story" delights millions of American families each December with its holiday humor, childhood antics and idyllic images of Midwestern winters. Ralphie Parker’s dogged quest for ...

We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled anecdotes from his own life to create the Christmas ...

The legendary raconteur Jean Shepherd died 25 years ago this fall. His humorous stories were parables based on his fractured personal life and dismal view of men. I got to know Shepherd firsthand ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Best known as the writer and narrator of the holiday film classic A ...

"A Christmas Story," which started as a low-budget film that had a modest showing at the box office in 1983, is now an undisputed holiday classic and a must-watch for many families each season. The ...

Cleveland, Ohio, enjoys a holiday film claim-to-fame connection with “A Christmas Story,” since the 1983 movie was filmed there on location. However, northwest Indiana still has the better bragging ...

Late on a weekday afternoon in November 1983, I sat amid the scattered handful of moviegoers in a multiplex on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, awaiting the opening frames of the new film “A Christmas ...

It is not Christmas yet, but with everything going on in the world, I’m not going to begrudge people who are looking to put a bit of cheer in their lives by getting their decorations up a touch early ...