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"Movie: I Love My Dad" Writer/director James Morosini ("Threesomething") used actual events from his life as the basis for this comedy film about a father (Patton Oswalt) who creates a social media identity as a waitress to reconnect with his son (Morosini). Rachel Dratch, Claudia Sulewski, Ricky Velez, Amy Landecker and Lil Rel Howery also star. (ORIGINAL) "Movie: Your Christmas Or Mine?" From Great Britain comes this film comedy that follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield, "Sex Education") and Hayley (Cora Kirk, "Prey for the Devil") who wind up spending Christmas with each other's families when a well- intentioned surprise turns into a big mistake. Alex Jennings, Harriet Walters and Daniel Mays also star for director Jim O'Hanlon ("Trying"). (ORIGINAL) "Movie: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" A renowned Mexican journalist and documentarian is pushed to his existential limit when he decides to leave his Los Angeles home and return to his homeland, a journey that fills him with a sense of bewilderment and wonder, in this film comedy from director Alejandro G. Inarritu ("Biutiful," "The Revenant"). Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani and Ximena Lamadrid star. (ORIGINAL) "From the Ashes" (Dec. 23) From National Geographic and director Michael Bonfiglio ("Paris to Pittsburgh," "George Carlin's American Dream") comes this 2017 documentary that shows Americans in communities across the country, from Appalachia to the Powder River Basin, as they comes to grips with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be. The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! 10 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • December 18 - 24, 2022 BEST 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' MOMENTS The 1965 movie's opening One of the most famous introductions in screen history zooms in from clouds and valleys high above to show an arm-swaying Maria (Julie Andrews) crooning the Rodgers & Hammerstein title tune on a very scenic mountain. (ABC gives the film its annual holiday-season airing Sunday, Dec. 18.) "How do you solve a problem like ... " Maria, which the elder nuns in her abbey question tunefully, with the eventual answer being her assignment as governess to the von Trapp children. The children's name call-out Commanded by their no-nonsense military- captain father (Christopher Plummer) as if they were soldiers, the youngsters form a straight line and introduce themselves to Maria in descending age order. "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" We've always had questions about Rolfe (Daniel Truhitte) calling Liesl (Charmian Carr) "Baby," given the era and circumstances, but that doesn't dent the charm of their playfully romantic duet inside a gazebo. "My Favorite Things" "Schnitzel with noodles" and other treats have their musical moment as Maria inspires the children to quash their fears during a rainstorm. "Do-Re-Mi" Wonderful editing enhances the lively song in which Maria takes the youngsters through the musical scale by associating each note with something ("Do, a deer, a female deer ... "). "The Lonely Goatherd" Marionettes help Maria and the children perform this lively song for the captain, though their efforts to entertain him appear to be a lost cause. "Edelweiss" The stern captain finally displays emotion while singing this lovely melody, a symbol of his reconnecting with his children through their love of music. The Baroness "counseling" Maria Eleanor Parker perfectly plays the captain's worldly love interest, coolly trying to stake her claim to him while advising her obvious rival for his heart to go back to the abbey. The intermission prelude Maria's determination that she can't stay, largely because of her deepening feelings for the captain, sees her – in a heartbreaking image – standing alone in the entryway of the family villa before turning and making her exit. "Something Good" For the high spirit of much of the rest of the score, the tender emotion of this love song between Maria and Captain von Trapp stands out. The Salzburg Festival performance Though the captain didn't want his children in the talent show, it proves to be an ideal cover for what he ultimately must do to keep from accommodating the Nazi Party. "So Long, Farewell" As they musically bid the festival audience a good night, the children leave the stage one by one – with few suspecting it's a carefully prearranged set-up for what they have to do next. Julie Andrews BY JAY BOBBIN