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Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money- grubber at the head of the line to separate moviegoers from their cash? The latest version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol , opening Friday, features Jim Carrey as Scrooge.

Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale "A Christmas Carol" takes on added dimension this weekend as the widest 3D release of the digital age.

It looks like all it took for some movies that you actually might consider seeing to get released into theaters was a flip of the calendar.

Humbug: Jim Carrey voices Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." Wondrous or creepy? The moviegoing populace is divided on director Robert Zemeckis' groundbreaking motion-capture-animation technology, which he uses to rejuvenate the well-worn Charles Dickens tale "A Christmas Carol." Grand Rapids Press film critic falls on one side of the debate, and ...

FORGET the West End a ' the west of the Island is going to be the place to see some fantastic plays over the next couple of years.

Add Robert Zemeckis to the list of filmmakers exposed by Michael Jackson's This is It .

Featuring the voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, and Bob Hoskins. Rated G. Opens Friday, November 6, at the Park Theatre Ita TMs hard to imagine what Charles Dickens might have made of Robert Zemeckisa TMs new rendition of his most famous work.

Of the many to play Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey now adds his name, starring in Disney's new 3-D animation version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." FEEL THE LOVE: In this scene from 'A Christmas Carol,' Ebenezer Scrooge sees Belle and Fred share a special moment.

It has been staged, animated, turned into a musical, incorporated in "Sesame Street" and made with Muppets.

Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination. Additional information These links will open in a new window: ♦ Photos: 'A Christmas Carol' ♦ Photos: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' ♦ Marcus Hollywood UltraScreen Cinema, 513 North West Hill Boulevard, Grand Chute ♦ Regal College Avenue 16, West 3091 Van ...

What's Jim Carrey got against Christmas? First he starred in How the Grinch Stole Christmas .

Sadly, A Christmas Carol won't be remembered as one of the better examples. The latest technology-based offering from the 80s great Robert Zemeckis , A Christmas Carol is yet another version of the Charles Dickens classic Scrooge, ghosts and a change of heart.

Jim Carrey joins the legions of actors who have played Ebenezer Scrooge. In honor of the latest version of "A Christmas Carol," we offer a quiz to test your smarts about this classic.

After round two in Jim Carrey vs. Holiday Classics, it's Carrey 2, Classics 0. 'A Christmas Carol' is not the vile desecration Carrey's 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' was - there are no jokes about mate swapping here - but, like 'Grinch,' it fails to capture what made its source material an enduring classic.

ComingSoon.net talked to director Robert Zemeckis, Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins about their new 3D motion capture adaptation of the Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol .

This week at the movies, we've got some modern-day Dickens ; a button-pushing thriller ; vanishing Alaskans ; and some psychic soldiers .

Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate moviegoers from their cash? The latest version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' features Jim Carrey as Scrooge.

DISNEYa S latest animated retelling of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol enjoyed its world premiere in Leiscester Square last night.

In "The Box," opening in theaters today, Arthur and Norma Lewis have been told that they will get $1 million.

In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown in a scene from "A Christmas Carol." ) For more Sidetracks content, visit nwherald.com/sidetracks Leaving aside for a few moments the technology behind Robert Zemeckis' animated “A Christmas Carol,” this is the most satisfying version of ...