Ghosts of Christmas movie "traditions."
"A Christmas Carol" arrives next Friday, and I'm actually a little excited, being a fan of the perversity of "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis' last motion-capture experiment. But by now we're as overstocked on cinematic Scrooges as we are on Jane Eyre adaptations. No matter, Disney's betting $175 million on the film itself, and lord knows how much on the marketing. The Dickens classic has been made into movies so many times that the adaptations have their own Wikipedia entry. Notable Scrooges include Bill Murray, Scrooge McDuck, Michael Caine, Barbie, Fred on an episode of "Sanford & Son," Henry Winkler and, of course, Fred Flintstone. Earlier this very year, Matthew McConaughey was visited by "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" (which really suggests how much people fear and loathe Valentine's Day). So yes, there are more than enough Scrooges for everyone. But, and here's where Disney is crazy like an animated fox, none of...
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