Celluloid Christmas: Holy Hollywood! "Diner"
My third entry for the 12 Films of Christmas is 1982’s “Diner.” Written and directed by Barry Levinson, a Jewish fellow from Baltimore, “Diner” is a meditation on growing up and growing apart. Set in 1959 during the Christmas holidays, Levinson’s movie focuses on a sextet of young men who have been friends forever. Despite their boyhood bonds, the six 20-somethings begin to suspect that their connections are fraying. It is a perfectly scripted and acted tribute to how advanci
