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- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Jared Padalecki, Peter O'Toole, Chelan Simmons ... see all
- Director: Michael Campus
- Plot: 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... Read more
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| Feb 16, 2009associatedcontent.com
It really isn't a particularly good movie.....The Thomas Kinkade StoryI am a great admirer of the artist Thomas Kinkade.....puts the young artist on the road of light that would eventually make him famous.This isn't a great movie..... ... Full Review
| Feb 16, 2009associatedcontent.com
I am a great admirer of the artist Thomas Kinkade.....It really isn't a particularly good movie.....This isn't a great movie.....However, it has some very good moments within in it that makes the film well worth seeing..... ... Full Review
| Nov 19, 2008Film.com
The longest comes after Thomas reluctantly admits to painting "this ridiculous Christmas mural of Placerville": Overall, the movie is inoffensive, but is simply lacking anything substantive.
Moments that are supposed to be funny, like the inevitable church Christmas pageant that goes awry, are directed without a real understanding of comedy
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News
'Christmas Cottage' title expanded for DVD
jsonline.com –
2009-01-26
A. Yes, it was, but the title is slightly different for the DVD released in November. It's known as "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage," to include the name of the painter on whom the story is based. ... Full Article