So I wanted to take a minute, and share a little bit more of my Mom’s film influence on me.

This isn’t a movie that she introduced me to, but she is the person that introduced me to Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole.  It’s one of my favorite holiday films, and I just wanted to share it with you all.  The movie is The Lion In Winter (1968).  It stars a very young Anthony Hopkins, as well as Nigel Terry (who went on to play King Arthur in Excalibur) John Castle, and a very, very young Timothy Dalton (in his first movie role at all of 17), and it’s one of my favorite films.

If you haven’t seen it, it’s set in 1183 AD.  King Henry II’s oldest son has died, and his other three sons all want to inherit the throne. They and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine  plot to force him to choose.

Do not mistake this with the made for TV version with Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close.  This is the real deal.

So if you’re looking for a movie recommendation, here’s mine.  And it ain’t no “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Enjoy…and feel free to leave your holiday movie suggestions in the comments