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These classic Christmas movies are by far the best flicks to get into the spirit of the holidays.

In the tradition of ScreenCrush series like You Think You Know Movies and You Think You Know TV comes a new YouTube series: Top Five! Each week (or so; we’ve got a lot of other stuff going on), ScreenCrush editor and critic Matt Singer will count down a particular topic from the world of movies (and probably write these introductory posts in the third person).

This morning’s big Oscar nominations announcement had to contend with an even more major and affecting piece of breaking news. A few days after David Bowie passed into the next dimension, cancer has taken another sixty-nine-year-old Brit from us: esteemed actor Alan Rickman. Flip to the word “arch” in the newest editions of the Oxford Goes To Hollywood dictionary, and there you’ll find a photo of Rickman, single eyebrow raised, his tone of dour bemusement audible even from the printed page. The man gained the most international recognition from a choice role in a certain franchise about a boy wizard, but he was an actor of boundless versatility who gifted audiences plenty of fond moviegoing memories.

Alan Rickman, the tremendously talented British actor behind such iconic roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 69 following a bout with cancer.

Great news if you’re a Die Hard fan, disappointing news if you aren’t a fan of the more recent sequels: Die Hard 6 is officially in the works, with Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman returning to take Bruce Willis’ John McClane on another action-packed adventure. But the current plan for the next installment in the franchise is to take it back in time, with Die Hard 6 serving as a prequel of sorts.

If you've already been out to the theater to see A Good Day to Die Hard, but are still wanting some more action, you can join them! In DIE HARD, from Fox Digital Entertainment, young Jack McClane and dear 'ol dad are ready to kick some more Russian butt. We here at Arcade Sushi thought the game was worth a look when we reviewed it recently. And now that it's free, you should definitely look into g

It's a busy weekend at theaters, with four new flicks contending for your precious movie dollars. Two of them tell thrilling tales of love in the South (though in very different fashion), John McClane returns for another round, and there's also a new animated adventure about good guys and bad guys in space.

When it comes to action flicks, 'Die Hard' ranks among the all-time greats. If you're anything like us, you've probably seen it so many times you can act out entire scenes in your sleep. So, there couldn't possibly be anything about the movie you didn't already know, right? Wrong. There are tons of juicy behind-the-scenes tidbits for this undeniable classic and we've gathered the best of them here

ScreenCrush wraps up the latest in movies and TV you might have missed. Today, 20th Century Fox created a commemorative 'Die Hard' mural, 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' director David Fincher is now helming a new music video, Marvel releases a new 'Iron Man 3' image, the 'Little Mermaid 3D' trailer hits, and more!

Look, we know that the odds are against 'A Good Day to Die Hard' being anywhere in the same league as the first 'Die Hard,' but still, we can be hopeful. And if nothing else, the release of the fifth film has done something cool. On February 13 in select cinemas, all four previous 'Die Hard' films will be showing in lead up to the first screenings of the new film.

ScreenCrush wraps up the day's movie- and TV-related events you might have missed. Today, we've got a new still from 'Pacific Rim,' a new TV spot for 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' reports of Britney Spears getting axed from 'X Factor,' big news from Ryan Murphy, and more!