scrooge Archives

Mr. Hanky vs. Scrooge McDuck: Britt's Nonsense Holiday Battle
Hankey, the Christmas Poo, is looking to beat the sh*t out of Scrooge McDuck Obviously, this isn't a usual scenario, and you're probably wondering if Mr Hankey's wearing his Santa hat for the occasion Of course, he is…he's a classy turd Scrooge McDuck is oddly not wearing his top hat, but he has his glasses[...]
Rick and Morty has its own unique take on "A Christmas Carol." (Image: Adult Swim screencap)
To be honest, we usually just watch and then roll on, but "Bah Humbug" (we're not sure if that's the name but that was the caption accompanying it) from animator Richard Plata is a fun, twisted take on "A Christmas Carol" showing how "Rick-enezer Scrooge" would handle those three ghosts. Rick and Morty has its own[...]
The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln previews his turn as Scrooge in Old Vic's A Christmas Carol (Image: Old Vic)
But we were so wrong- thinking more with our "fanboy heart" than with our "cool, cynical editor's brain." But at least we know where we can find Lincoln (we're sure Rick's a little CRM busy) starting December 12, and that's at The Old Vic for Matthew Warchus' (Pride, The Three Kings) production of Charles Dickens' classic[...]
Bah! Humbug! Why 'A Christmas Carol' Needs a Holiday from the Holidays
Whether it's a direct adaptation of the Dickens' novel or the beloved American film It's a Wonderful Life, both main characters deal with a crossroads and are given an opportunity to re-examine their lives. In A Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer Scrooge is forced to confront his past, present and future The film It's a Wonderful Life finds George Bailey[...]
Scrooge (1970)
We take a look at the spooky, moving 1970 musical version of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge, starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness These are some amazing performances and most of us were bowled over by how moving a version of A Christmas Carol can be. Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/scrooge_rev.mp3 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MysLdRp_ywEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: SCROOGE (1970):[...]
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight Adapting Charles Dickens For BBC One
Credit: Photo by David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock In 2019, Ebenezer Scrooge is set to be visited by a fourth ghost on Christmas Eve,"The Ghost of Christmas Adaptations," as Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has been tapped to adapt Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and several of the author's other works for BBC One[...]
Bleeding Cosplay Holiday Edition – From Sparta to Scrooge
Like these folks did. Spartan (300) : Arcanekani Cosplay (https://www.facebook.com/Arcanekani) Photographer: Raymond Madamba Photography (https://www.facebook.com/RaymondMadambaPhotography) Claire Redfield (Resident Evil) : Vicky-redfield (http://vicky-redfield.deviantart.com/) Harleday Quinn (Batman) : Brianna-Faith (https://www.facebook.com/briannafaith.cos) Photographer: Alex Hernandez (https://www.facebook.com/pages/FFFUUUtography/207083285984084) Satsuki Momoi, Kise Ryouta, Aomine Daiki (Kuroko No Basket) : Chibi Kimiko, Sean Partyhard, R&R (https://www.facebook.com/AlmostLegitimate) Photographer: Harrison's Anime Photography (https://www.facebook.com/harrison.anime) Luka Megurine (Vocaloid) : Kinpatsu Cosplay (https://www.facebook.com/KinpatsuCosplay) Sheryl Nome (Macross[...]
Swimming In Money: Carl Barks Scrooge McDuck Painting Goes For Record $262,900
 Barks created much of the regular Duck cast of characters including Scrooge McDuck, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose, and others. Carl Barks The Sport of Tycoons Painting Original Art (1974) With his piles of gold coins breaking the 90 ft level, Scrooge's money bin in ripe for the swimming, in this treasure trove of a painting by[...]