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Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)

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A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.

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9 January 2010 | rboon33455
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| A movie like a Kinkade picture
This is a movie which is sure to divide people. It is based on the early life of Thomas Kinkade, "the painter of light". It is a story of the sources of his inspiration: his mentor,and how the difficulties faced by his mother provided a motivation through which he began to find himself.Its weakness is that it isn't sure of its own purpose.It is certainly not a biography or a Christmas movie in the ordinary sense and its comedic moments often miss the mark.In many ways it is like a Kinkade picture: a little sugary and sentimental yet with a warmth and humanity that can touch our hopes for a world where we all have a place and where everything comes out alright in the end However,it it isn't grounded in the reality of the world as we know it. The script is very uneven,occasionally very hammy,yet produces some fine moments. Peter o' Toole's performance as Tom's mentor, rapidly approaching dotage and a loss of his powers is a fine one and justifies a viewing.I also enjoyed the background music.Not for anyone who shrinks from sentimentality.

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In the scene where Thomas (Jared Padalecki) is crying, Peter O'Toole had to reel him in after the take because Jared couldn't stop crying. He told him, "stop that. These are Thomas's tears, not Jared's."

Quotes

Thomas Kinkade: "Ultimum Folium?"
Glen: Latin. Good old Latin. "The Last Leaf" is my last painting, Thom.
Thomas Kinkade: Ah... no. Glen, no.
Glen: I have been trying to paint my sorrow, to show the bleakness of a world without Nicole, but then you came with a candle last night, and I knew what ...

Goofs

Though set in 1977, in the bar scenes there is a draught beer pull for Bud Light, a beer not introduced until 1982.

Crazy Credits

Inspired by true events

Soundtracks

World Of Joy
Written by Kyle Newmaster, Gordy Haab (as Gordon Winfield Haab III) and Dave Pelman (as W David Pelman)
Performed by Gordy Haab and Kyle Newmaster
Courtesy of DP Music Production

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Genres

Biography | Drama

Details

Release Date:

11 November 2008

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA, Canada

Filming Locations

Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$45,718

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