Welcome to KringleQuest.com Beyond, hosted by Tripod.com, and for almost 20 years, your Elf Info Central for EVERYTHING Santa Claus: The Movie! Here, you'll find all our best segments, starting with KQ Beyond Special Features, spotlighting some of the incredible stuff we've let you folks know about. Our Sitemap helps you get the most out of this, the only unofficial Santa Claus: The Movie website --- from our List of Sources & Acknowledgements, where you can check out a few of the books and people that helped us develop this website in the first place, to our words of wisdom for those who'd like to set up a Salkind tribute site all their own!
Yes, fans, we first logged on during the holiday season of 1998, under the title SCTM.com: A 15th Anniversary Tribute. Much has happened since then: 2006, for example, marked 10 years since that fateful September in 1996, when our colleague Hiphats led the charge that inspired the campaign to share with the world a fully-restored edition of Superman: The Movie .... and now, as KringleQuest.com Beyond, reflecting Santa Claus: The Movie's 25th Anniversary, now less than a year away, we're still jam-packed with more news, links and other information! There's always more Santa stuff for us to do --- and we'll keep on doing more of it than any other Santa site on the web! So tell your friends, the local media, or anyone else about us! We're still here for the long haul, fellow Kringles and Elves --- and we'll never stop jingling our bells! That's a promise!
We extend good luck and fondest journeys to Matthew Reeve, son of Christopher and Dana, as he prepares to make the adventurous trek during this weekend's 40th Anniversary New York City Marathon, raising funds for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and its new sister foundation, LifeRollsOn.org.
Mark your calendars for Friday, December 11th, Kringle-watchers: CBS has its first original animated special: Yes, Virginia!, based, needless to say, on the most famous newspaper editorial of them all. This new version of the familiar O'Hanlon/Church saga is a co-production of Macy*s Television and JWT Worldwide in association with the Ebeling Group and MEC Entertainment, a Mediaedge:cia Company.
Superman is back at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire --- this time, as host of the world's BIGGEST movie screen! Pinewood and Shepperton have created their very own Drive-In Theatre; leave it to Britain's two biggest studios to, as always, do things in a REALLY big, big way. The series begins on Halloween Night with an Omen/Shining double feature; the 2009 Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire is centerpiece of the November 15th double-bill, where it'll be paired with Children of Men; and the Man of Steel concludes the festival by taking off with Bruce Willis in Luc Besson's The 5th Element on December 5th ("See Superman where he learnt how to fly!").
The KQ Beyond Team celebrates the life of Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of the late President John F. Kennedy, and best known as founder of the Special Olympics program for the developmentally disabled. Mrs. Shriver, together with her husband, Sergeant Shriver, and the Special Olympics, played major roles in the history of the world of the Salkinds: the world premieres of Superman: The Movie, Superman II and Superman III were benefit events in support of the work accomplished through the Special Olympics program.
We also salute Don Hewitt, who, as Founding Executive Producer, shaped 60 Minutes into one of the true American icons of broadcast journalism in general, and of CBS News in particular. We especially honor Don's memory in that, under his personal supervision, a videotaped record of the 75th Anniversary Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular was made possible.
It's no joke: The Walt Disney Company has acquired the Marvel Entertainment Group for an astounding $4.1 billion! The deal, expected to go official by the end of the year, brings the Mouse Factory together with the House of Ideas --- and the possibilities are endless! Already in bookstores now is the stunning Pixar-pedia: a complete film-by-film rundown of the entire world of Pixar Animation Studios!
Earlier this summer, Toys "R" Us, Inc. acquired America's oldest toy retailer, FAO Schwarz, which prior to that time had battled through bankruptcies and fierce competition from discount retailers. Under the deal, announced on May 28th, 2009, by Toys "R" Us Chairman and CEO Jerry Storch, Toys "R" Us will operate FAO's flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City, immortalized in Tom Hanks' 1988 movie Big, along with a separate store at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, in addition to Toys "R" Us' other major New York store, in Times Square. FAO.com and the FAO Schwarz name and store catalog will also remain separate from Toys "R" Us' major operations.
Ever since the place shut its gates in September 2005, our fellow Kringle Phil Wenz has been following his heart on a Quest to return his beloved Santa's Village theme park to life. Now he's found the perfect place to bring the magic back: Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort and Indoor Waterpark @ Starved Rock State Park, in Utica, Illinois! Phil needs your ideas, comments and suggestions; click here to let him know what you want there! In the meantime, check out Phil's book-length history of Santa's Village East Dundee, in bookstores now from Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series.
Tim Connaghan answers your favorite Santa questions at MyHollywood.com! The 7-part unscripted series posts a new episode every Tuesday and Thursday, right up to Christmas Eve!
"Along with all the merry webmasters who run our merry websites, Santa Mike Reilly and I have organized an effort to raise $1000 for the benefit of a family in need this Christmas. It's just a simple effort we've been wanting to engage in to give back --- without fanfare or obligation. Please see the website we've developed for this effort, at Santa's Sleigh.org."
From the Editors of Film Score Monthly Magazine: this spectacular 8-CD set explores the entire decade of music that, in Richard Donner's words, literally speaks the word Superman! Starting with a remastered vision of John Williams' complete score, including previously unreleased cues, the set then ventures into the never-before-heard complete scores from Superman II and III, composed and conducted by Ken Thorne, plus the complete Quest for Peace adaptations by Alexander Courage. There are two new discs filled with never-before-released material, along with complete versions of the four credited songs featured in Superman III --- "They Won't Get Me," sung by Roger Miller; "Rock On!", performed by the Marshall Crenshaw Band; "No See, No Cry," performed by Chaka Khan; and the Love Theme. The set concludes with Ron Jones' themes from the 1988 Superman Animated Series. A full 3000-copy Limited Edition is now available exclusively at ScreenArchives.com.
Keep checking out SantaLiveNow.com, where Santa Jim Greenleaf brings you live webstreams, direct from North Pole Headquarters, as children of all ages listen to Santa taking on the big issues, from how to get -- and stay on --- the nice list, to pre-flight adventures at the Pole; lap etiquette; Santa's journey --- and much, much more! And the adventure's about to get even bolder --- with a unique, cross-country tour aboard a mighty, 40-foot-long Rexhall sleigh, in support of efforts to find a cure for diabetes. Starting December 1st in Los Angeles and ending in New York on Christmas Day, Santa will greet the fans, work with local doctors at free screenings, and request donations from other interested fans!
Christmas always finds a way to make headlines. That's why KringleQuest.com Beyond is your Santa Claus NewsCenter! From our connections with MyMerryChristmas.com's Christmas Newswire to our news-gathering partners, Santa eNews.info and the ClausNET.com Gazette, we bring you the Santa stories YOU wanna find out about, while we scan the latest celebrity Santa sightings from the files of WireImage.comand GettyImages.com! So, if it has to do with the season, or Santa, you know we're here, ready for action! Just remember: our name's KringleQuest.com Beyond, but our URL remains as it always has: http://kringlequest.tripod.com --- even if there's bound to be more and more spectacular interest in Christmas headlines from all over the world --- and with your help, we're gonna stay the ONLY website that covers them ALL!
SantaUpdate.com's revolutionary tracking system still has what it takes to scan the skies for the ol' sleigh!
That's us all over --- and one website is as dedicated to the cause as we are! Click here to enlist in the War on the War on Christmas!
"Joe is played by a young boy from Chicago with no previous acting experience: Christian Fitzparick," narrator Ted Maynard tells us in the Santa Claus: The Movie making-of documentary. In summer 2002, Joe himself contacted Richard Washington from somewhere in Boston! And, like Carrie Kei Heim before him, he was delighted that we'd fought so long and so hard to bring all the magic of Santa Claus: The Movie back for a new generation! Since then, his trail once again went cold on us, but hopefully, we'll try to reunite with Chris for an interview! We were also contacted by one Alan Davis, who asked us if we had knowledge of any merchandise (toys, games, etc.) other than the published material based on Santa Claus: The Movie. One website, souldmede.info, vaguely refers to official SCTM T-shirts; another, Kadazzle.com, mentions a Hallmark ornament depicting David Huddleston in the full-dress Santa costume, at the controls of the sleigh. Ebay, meanwhile, mentions a McDonald's coloring book entitled A Sleighful of Surprises; whatever items there are left are videos and/or DVDs of the movie itself. Hope this information helps, Alan!
Christmas 2009 marks five years of The Month of Nice Campaign from our pals at ClausIBelieve.com! Every Christmas Season, from Thanksgiving to New Year's, Santa wants you all to simply BE NICE. The idea is that, if you can make the commitment to be nice to yourself and to others every single day, then maybe --- just maybe --- the holidays can be a magical time of year for EVERYBODY! So just say it to yourselves: "I, (your name here), do hereby pledge and promise to be nice in the Month of Nice." 39 days, one mission: BE NICE. Please.
Tim Allen IS Santa Claus. Martin Short IS Jack Frost. The ultimate holiday smackdown is here, in the form of Disney's The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. Eric Lloyd as Charlie, Alan Arkin as Father Time, Aisha Tyler as Mother Nature (along with the rest of the Council of Legendary Figures), director Michael Lembeck and writers Ed Dechter and John Strauss are also back for this second sequel, wherein the Claus/Calvin team must not only help the newly-married Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Newman) adjust to her new life at the North Pole, but must also battle the aforementioned Jack Frost! Ann-Margaret is on hand, too, as Santa's mother-in-law, who disapproves of Carol Claus' choice of husband for some reason. Well, you'll just have to see this one for yourselves!
They, of course, are the Miser Brothers from Rankin/Bass' The Year Without a Santa Claus --- and now, they're starring in an all-new original animated adventure .... and the strangest part is, they're working together?
Welcome to the wacky world of A Miser Brothers' Christmas! This special, from Warner Bros. Television Animation and Cuppa Coffee Studios, was the centerpiece of ABC Family's 2008 25 Days of Christmas; the hour-long adventure is now out on DVD and Blu-ray. Mickey Rooney voices Santa --- and George S. Irving is back as the voice of Heat Miser --- in this laugh-packed showcase for our favorite battling brothers. When Santa inadvertently throws his back out, Christmas may have to be scrapped --- until Mother Nature sends her sons out to team up to save the holiday and fill in! How they do it is a surprising turn of events for everyone.
Of course, there's still the live-action remake of The Year Without a Santa Claus, filmed on location in Shreveport and Natchitoches, LA; it, too, is out on DVD and Blu-ray! Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Mark Wolper executive produce, and Gideon Amir produces the David L. Wolper Organization-Rankin/Bass Production in association with Warner Bros. Television --- starring John Goodman as Santa, Delta Burke as Mrs. Claus; Chris Kattan as Sparky, Santa's scheming right-hand elf, who wants to control the Pole, as it were; Ethan Suplee and Eddie Griffin as the team of Jingle and Jangle, who must find a place where there is evidence that the world still believes in Santa; Carol Kane as Mother Nature --- and in those roles of roles, the Misers themselves, Michael McKean as Snow Miser, and Harvey Fierstein as Heat Miser! Ron Underwood (City Slickers) directs the Larry Wilson-Tom Martin television story and teleplay, based on Romeo Muller's adaptation of the book by Phyllis McGinley.
It was "the first convention ever of its kind," where over 850 Santa Ambassadors from all over the world, along with their Mrs. Clauses and other Helpers, descended upon Branson, MO's Radisson Hotel, for an unprecedented four-day festival of camaraderie, seminars, workshops, training --- and much, much more! The Amalgamated Order of Real-Bearded Santas staged its first ever National Convention, Discover Santa! KringleQuest.com is proud to have supported this once-in-a-lifetime Claus happening! From Dealing with Special Needs Children and their Families to The Business and Literature of Santa and Christmas, from Working with the Photo Companies to Myths and Truths About Reindeer, from How to Start or Expand Your Own Santa Business to The Reason for the Season and the Symbols of Christmas --- over 50 professional Kringles took on more than 30 workshops and forums covering Santa topics unlike any you've ever experienced before!
In addition, there was a 3-day Trade Show, open to all delegates and their families, as well as the general public, where 20 professional organizations spotlighted their own connections to Santa. And that wasn't all! Russian-born comedian and resident Branson legend Yakov Smirnoff was personally inducted into the AORBS Inner Circle; and the festivities also included an official Parade and Chorus of AORBS Delegates (no doubt, all the major network morning news shows, as well as all national and local print and electronic media covered all the hoopla), along with special appearances by cast members from almost every live attraction in and around Branson; and even the first-ever concert by (get this!) the One and Only Official Real Santa Band!
And two different production companies shaped their footage of the event into two separate documentaries: Burbank, CA's Sparkhill Productions, and the independent company Nine Turtles Productions LLC, which supplies packaged programming to selected PBS stations through American Public Television. Sparkhill spent 2 years working on a feature-length documentary about Santa, having interviewed over 100 Kringles and attended several Santa gatherings, notably the AORBS 2005 Luncheon in Hollywood; Nine Turtles, meanwhile, has finished its own Santa project, to be shown on over 350 selected PBS stations. In addition, the Convention recorded every moment of the 4-day event for its own commemorative DVD, to be offered exclusively through SantaHollywood.com. The KQ Beyond team congratulates everybody who helped bring the magic to Branson!
For the record, the 15 Kringles who provided the merry music were: Bob Gerardi, lead vocals; Bruce Long, backing vocals; Allan Buford and Rick Harden, drums and percussion; Charlie Allen, accordion, Cliff Snider, fiddle; Jac Grimes, trombone; Larry June, guitar, mandolin and ukelele; Ralph Brakus, guitar, ukelele, fiddle and kazoo; Jim Tait, string bass; Patricia Tait, Celtic harp and lead female vocals; Luther (Luke) Augustein, six- and 12-string guitars; Roger Tripp, acoustic guitars and harmonica; Warren Clement, saxophones; Gary Sula-Goff, music director; lead and backing vocals; and keyboards, synthesizers and programming! As for the Real Santa Vocal Chorus, they crooned under the direction of Reese Williams!
One of THE true Santa Legends brought his own special Santa magic to the Convention --- Dr. Carl Anderson, Ph.D. Dr. Carl has been a professional Santa for almost 40 years; with his wife and partner, Peyton Hayslip, their Thistle Mouse Productions provides magical merriment for children and families throughout Austin, Texas and beyond.
Ira and his team visit the Cool Springs Galleria Mall in Franklin, Tennessee, to explore the life of a mall in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Pay particular attention to Segment Three, "Santa Fight Club," Josh Bearman's hard-hitting 27-minute expose on two controversial Kringles!
Yes, it certainly was! We salute everyone who took over the Gatlinburg, Tennessee Convention Center and turned it into the homebase for the Celebrate Santa! Festival and Convention, conceived to mark the 70th Anniversary of the first-ever gathering of Kringles in New York City: the first General Meeting of the Benevolent Order of Santa Claus, founded by Charles W. Howard and several others to call attention to Santa's department store presence in the Big Apple. In November 1939, that first assembly was held at the Hotel St. George in Midtown Manhattan; now, some seven decades later, over three incredible days, over 115 vendors and exhibitors welcomed over 700 Santas and Mrs. Clauses, Elves, reindeer (including 35 of their best breeders and owners) and other Helpers of all sizes, shapes and descriptions, regardless of experience, affiliation or interest, representing 39 American States and three Canadian Provinces! And at the heart of the entire event: the Inaugural Holly & Shamrock Parade and Gala Ball, staged, appropriately enough, on St. Patrick's Day! St. Nicholas met up with St. Patrick, so to speak, as parade marchers wore their full Santa and/or Mrs. Claus regalia, and even dressed up as their favorite Leprechaun(s)!
The Parade attracted an estimated 20,000 spectators who marveled at all the floats, bagpipe and traditional brass bands, and Santas, Mrs. Clauses, Elves, Leprechauns and assorted other red- and green-suited enthusiasts of every shape, size and description who marched along the center of Gatlinburg's main thoroughfare! About five million lights lit up the afternoon's festivities; later that evening, a special silent auction was held, to benefit East Tennessee Children's Hospital and SantaAmerica.org. Santa Ernest introduced SantaAmerica.org, along with special guest elves Cathy Barnette and Nita McQuee.
Santa Jim Morrison brought along several items direct from the National Christmas Center, with a St. Nicholas Museum set up right at his booth, too! And there was tons of local, national and international media covering the event as well, to say nothing of several entertainers from the Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga areas!
Wanna get the whole story? Log onto http://www.celebratesantafestival.com, http://hollyandshamrock.com, and celebratesanta.blogspot.com! And watch the Official Commercial; then click here to see our Special Recap of all the fun! The best gallery of photos from Gatlinburg is over here, too! And if you wanna do it again, rejoice: the City of Gatlinburg has committed to Jolly Old Elf, LLC, to stage the event for the next five years, starting with next year's Celebration, March 13th through 16th, 2010, where the theme will be What a Wonderful World! The Celebrate Santa Parade will be a 2-hour showstopper for Saturday, March 13th; then, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, March 14th, 15th and 16th, the full 3-day Convention proper takes place, highlighted by the incredible Jingle Bell Ball on March 15th, whose theme will be Magic Under the Mistletoe!
After three quarters of a century of service to believers of all ages, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce discontinued its beloved Hollywood Christmas Parade, citing a decrease in, among other things, TV viewership, potential sponsor investments, and fewer A-list celebrities willing to commit to the Parade. Founded as the Santa Claus Lane Parade, the event was the inspiration for Gene Autry's classic song Here Comes Santa Claus. Autry, interestingly enough, at the time he wrote that song, had a controlling interest in KTLA/5, which broadcast the Parade every year for almost its entire existence. Now, with the help of the Los Angeles City Council, Pageantry Productions produces the Hollywood Christmas Parade! And needless to say, this coming November's 78th Annual march once more finds Real-Bearded Santa veteran Tim Connaghan taking the reins as the Parade's Kringle-in-Residence! In addition, MyNetworkTV will broadcast the Parade nationwide, with two showings --- one, on December 10th; the other on Christmas Eve. The new telecast, anchors to be determined, is a co-production with the City of Los Angeles and Associated Television International.
The Dream is over! Richard Donner's Director's Cut of Superman II and the Christopher Reeve Superman Collection are all available from Warner Home Video! And of course, Jim Bowers has contributed imagery from his CapedWonder.com to all future Superman DVD marketing and packaging. As you know, Richard Donner had been fired by the Salkinds after having finished up both Superman: The Movie and Superman II, yet some 70% of the two films had been completed but unreleased, despite the fact that portions of Donner's footage were used in SuperII, although not nearly all of it. But now, Donner and Warner Home Video have created a version of the first two Superman movies, according to Donner's original vision. The package is packed with new, completely original featurettes, in addition to the Marc McClure-hosted documentaries --- plus, the two complete making-of documentaries narrated by Ernie Anderson, Superman's 50th Anniversary Special, hosted by Dana Carvey --- and much, much more! There's also audio commentary featuring Ilya Salkind, as well. And so, after a long-overdue decade, Hiphats' dream, which he has championed since September 1996, is finally and once-and-for-all realized! Click here for Richard Washington's very special letter to our first great Salkind standard-bearer!
This from Jim Bowers @ CapedWonder.com:
Alex Serpa has prepared an unprecedented exclusive project, Superman: The Movie --- The Restored International Cut! Now, for the very first time, all existing known available footage from the various versions of the 1978 film which have been broadcast in various worldwide markets have been combined to form "the longest-running, uninterrupted 'definitive' cut of this classic movie --- EVER!!!" Enjoy Bill Williams' look at the Restored International Cut, "One Definitive Film, Many Versions." The project, however, will not be sold, nor will any Blu-ray DVDs be released to the public. For more information, register at the Bizarro World message board forum, and click on the thread marked Superman The Movie Restoration.
Hollywood's famous Santa to the Stars, Brady White --- a longtime friend of KQ Beyond, and a consultant to the website, always gets a kick out of helping Cartier Jewelers put the Big Ribbon on its magnificent flagship New York store on Fifth Avenue! Check out the photos at WireImage.com and GettyImages.com!
When Richard noticed that fans of Santa Claus: The Movie didn't have their own place on Wikipedia, he decided that something had to be done! Now, the Wikifolks bring you a full-length article about the film itself, along with two additional articles: one about Ilya Salkind; the other about Santa himself, David Huddleston.
We also previously located a 24-year-old L.A. dude calling himself "Wildchats," who was obviously just as obsessed with Santa Claus: The Movie as we were --- so much so, in fact, that he put eight of his favorite scenes from the film on YouTube.com! While the quality of the footage sucked, you couldn't deny how much of a fan he was! Sadly, the eight scenes were removed from YouTube; however, we've since found a few other ways for you to check out SCTM from a YouTuber's perspective --- including Sheena Easton's Christmas All Over the World! And for more 'Tubin', check this out! (And this!) Plus, Being Santa, from Williams Canyon Productions, shows us a day in the life of Billy and Alma Gooch's Naturally Santa!
The aforementioned Alex Serpa is also the force behind those way-cool Online Museums for Superman II, III and IV --- and Supergirl! Alex was even nice enough to create an official banner just for us here at KringleQuest.com Beyond --- and here it is:
Here are the special moments of the 2003 World Santa Claus Congress at Bakken, the world's oldest theme park, near Copenhagen, Denmark, as captured in the photographs of Tokyo's own Hisashi Yuya! Of course, KQ Beyond monitored all the action, fun and diversion of the 2009 World Santa Claus Congress, as over 150 Kringles from 12 countries came together for three delightful days of frolicking, fun, fantasy and just plain silliness! They also inducted Her Excellency, Countess Camilla af Rosenborg, to the ranks of their Santas of the Year Award Recipients! Countess Camilla was honored by this year's delegates for her commitment to aiding kids suffering from and/or living with cancer. More to come from Bakken in July 2010!
From our fearless hero's front office:
The three current film projects in development at the Ilya Salkind Company will soon begin principal photography on a back-to-back-to-back basis: Cinco de Mayo, an epic 3-part odyssey chronicling the entire experience that is Mexico; The Great Wall of China, a dramatic love story set against the backdrop of ageless ancient China at the early dawn of civilization; and the big project --- Santa Claus is Missing: The End of Christmas?, where a Scrooge-like curmudgeon must set out on a dangerous, fantasy-packed Quest to rescue the Holiday Season for all the children of the world!
Our old pal Scott Michael Bosco is now the Ilya Salkind Company's Director of New Media & Communications! In a career spanning a quarter-century, Scott has been one of the most important forces in the home entertainment industry, interviewing many of its greatest personalities, and reviewing the movies, DVDs and videos you need to check out! Way to go, Scott! We look forward to e-mailing you at either smbosco@ilyasalkindcompany.com or smb99@ilyasalkindcompany.com (we're not sure which one you'll use, but we hope you'll let us know)!
Ilya can be found on a few YouTube clips as well. When you log onto www.YouTube.com, be sure to type in the tag words "Ilya Salkind" (though you can use "Alexander Salkind" as tag words, too).
Ilya also wants you to know about the exclusive YouTube.com feature developed by his rap-lovin' son Orson, The Oz & T Show; meanwhile, Superboy: The Complete First Season --- the only television series good enough to be an Alexander and Ilya Salkind Production --- is out on DVD and Blu-ray, starring John Haymes Newton, Stacy Haiduk and Jim Calvert! Ilya, John, Stacy and Jim have hilarious audio commentaries and reminiscences about the making of the Superboy series! In addition, KQ Beyond has taken all the best and worst reviews of Santa Claus: The Movie from various sources, and we'll be sharing them with you in a segment we call What They Said Then; What They're Saying Now! It's presently under construction, so check back frequently!
But if it's still not enough, and you still wanna hear even more from our hero, then click here --- or here! And we hope you'll continue to check out the Hungersite, the Ilya Salkind Company's official charity, where visitors can learn about how to support organizations in your area that are committed to feeding the children of the world.
As always, click here for our "Return of Ilya Salkind" editorial!
#96? What list, exactly? Why, the case file of The Onion's "My Year of Flops," where Nathan Rabin seeks, in 140 chapters --- and counting! --- to bring you a few life lessons via a journey into some of the 20th and 21st Centuries' greatest bad movies! Be warned, though: this blog presents language that may not be suitable for all audiences.
A Christmas Eve 2008 episode of the weird blog Vinnie Rattolle's You'll Never Get Out! spotlighted Marvel Comics' Santa Claus: The Movie adaptation, with the addition of a link to KQ Beyond! Thanks, Vinnie! We'll try very hard not to escape!
Well, there's the full text of "Day of the Elves," the Prologue to the KringleQuest book that will in time serve as this website's companion piece; then you have the KQ Beyond Blog; and then there's Richard's review of the first version of the Santa Claus: The Movie DVD. Then, in a more serious vein, Richard also presents a KQ.commentary on Dudley Moore's possible dark side!
If you thought that our nasty ol' B.Z. was nasty now, then watch him get really nasty, as he begins a multi-episode guest-star gig on Showtime's serial thriller, Dexter!
Here's John Lithgow showcasing his more intellectual side, as he narrates Einstein's Big Idea! Now out on DVD and Blu-ray from PBS Video, this 2-hour special edition of NOVA tells the story of how E=mc2 came into being. Check out the transcript!
The Santa Rebels on Yahoo! Groups is a forum for all real- and fake-bearded Kringles to freely express their views on any Kringle-related subject, including their picks for the hot new toys that Santas everywhere will deliver to boys and girls this season. Membership is open to all real- and fake-bearded Santa performeres, regardless of pro or amateur status. All that is asked in return is to avoid any foul language. (After all, the kids might be watching!) To join the conversation, click here!
On DVD and Blu-ray from Starz Home Entertainment: Santa Claus: The Movie! (Well, duh!) Available in fullscreen and widescreen versions, everything's all here: The making-of documentary! Director Jeannot Szwarc in conversation with Scott Michael Bosco! All four trailers! Profiles of both Jeannot and Dudley Moore! Vendequm viewers, this is one sleigh ride you're gonna love being in on! Click here for our Brief Footnote to our Alexander Salkind: In Memoriam segment! Then, click here for a Christmas Eve Message from our Boss Elf, Richard Washington!
And you can always leave us a holiday or other message by e-mailing us, at either electric_pirates@hotmail.com or at blackbeardian@yahoo.com!