Christmas is a time for plonking down on the sofa, reaching for the remote and getting lost in front of a great film. And they don't come much better than Gone with the Wind...
Jason Day tells you why you need to make it your television choice.
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Christmas Eve, Channel 5. 9:30am
Lasting almost as long as the American Civil War that forms the backdrop to this classic romance, Gone With the Wind still divides the critic down the middle in terms of its racist content, pot-hole riddled plotting and vast duration.
It also features some of the smartest dialogue around, indelible, legendary performances and general air of Hollywood greatness seeping out of every frame of celluloid.
A labour of love from producer/maestro David O. Selznick that demands to be seen.
If you're one of the few people who hasn't seen it, then do.
For full review: http://cinematic4thepeople.co.uk/2014/12/21/gone-with-the-wind-1939/#more-4674
