NEW YORK -- Thanksgiving may still be two weeks away, but if you're already in Christmas mode, there's a new short film you may want to add to your holiday movie rotation. It's called "An Almost Christmas Story" -- and no, it has nothing to do with that other movie you're thinking about. Instead, it looks to capture the true meaning of Christmas through the eyes of an owl - who found itself stuck inside the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
John C. Reilly is one of the stars of the film and talked about what makes the movie so special. "Well, first of all, the true story of this little owl getting trapped in the real Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and then them discovering it in there with a broken wing, that's a pretty great Christmas story, right there," he said.
"I think there's room, not only for different Christmas stories, I think there's room for new Christmas songs, which we have two amazing new songs that were written for the film." Reilly gets to tap back into his musical roots in his role as the Folk Singer in the new short film. "I love it," he said.
"I love singing." His film career has lasted for decades, beginning in 1989 with a role in a Brian De Palma movie named "Casualties of War," which starred Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn in the lead roles.
"Casualties Of War was my first movie," he said. "It was my first time on an airplane, first time in front of a camera. Yeah, a lot of firsts.
I met my wife on that movie, and a few near death experiences come to m.
