It's been a while since I sat down and put my outstanding literary skills to work. I have spent much pondering some new subject matter for future movie reviews.

In the coming weeks and months -- among other things -- I will examine some of the favorite films of College Basketball coaches and coming very soon -- The Women of Bond.

I have spent countless hours in the film room carefully reviewing the female adversaries and friends of James Bond.

Personally, I have always been a big fan of Miss Pussy Galore, who was a Bond foe in Goldfinger. Life is tough when your foe's name is Pussy Galore.

Some of the costume people should have won Academy Awards for picking out some of the terrific outfits for the James Bond women. I believe that one of Ms. Lento's sponsors for "The Runway to the Fashionable Four" may have provided some of the attire for the Bond women.

I would highly recommend that you take a long look at LautreFemme.com. I have no idea what L'autre Femme means, but I think it's French for "get your girlfriend to wear their stuff."

I am putting the final touches on the Bond feature, which will grace the pages of CollegeInsider.com very shortly.

But now that the great Thanksgiving feast is over and now Christmas is just around the corner, I thought it was time to get into the yuletide spirit.

I know it's only early December, but it's never too early to take a look at a theatrical masterpiece and a timeless holiday favorite. This is one that you will most certainly want to leave under the tree for your favorite movie buff.

"A Miracle on 34th Street" and "The Grinch" are family favorites, but they won't be viewed in front of a roaring fire in the Magarity household.

Instead, my lovely wife and three children will join me for a night of tree trimming, eggnog and a Christmas classic -- "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians."

This film was tremendous.

And yes I do actually own a copy of this piece of Hollywood art.

The premise is pretty simple. The kids on Mars are not so joyous because they don't have a Santa Claus so the Martian leader Kimar decides to embark on a mission to Earth to kidnap Santa.

What a well thought out plot.

Once on Earth they grab a couple of kids (Billy and Betty) to help them locate Santa.

And so it's off the North Pole.

Before they arrive at Santa's workshop we're introduced to some new characters. First, there is the guy dressed up in a Polar Bear suit. Let me tell you, when the guy growled I thought it was a real bear. In fact, he had such an angry disposition that I'm convinced that it was Iona's Jeff Ruland under all that fur.

Then the robot, Torg enters the scene to help save Billy and Betty from Ruland.

Torg was basically a refrigerator box wrapped in aluminum foil, with a couple of slinkies acting as arms. The realness was unbelievable.

Kirmar and his band of green men successfully infiltrate the workshop and take Santa back to Mars.

But this angers the people on earth so they launch an all out effort to get their Santa back. The Mercury Space Program changes its goal of going to the moon to a mission to save Santa.

Now let me give you a little more background on the other Martians. In addition to Kirmar we have Voldar who is always pissed off.

Then we have Hargo and Rigna. I have a tough time telling one from the other.

We also have Dropo who is basically a complete moron who is always screwing something up. All he needed was a whistle and he would have made a perfect referee.

Dropo eventually assumes the role of the Martian Santa Claus and the real St. Nick heads back to Earth just in time for Christmas Eve.

But before he leaves he brings gifts and the spirit of Christmas to the children of the red planet. Pia Zadora plays one of the children. What a great debut in film for her.

It was truly a heartwarming film.

And forget about "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," and the countless other holiday favorites. The title song of the movie was outstanding. I highly recommend that you find a copy of "Hooray for Santy Claus."

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE SONG

Milton Delugg, who wrote the campy tune, went on to compose the theme songs for television classics "The Gong Show" and "The $1.98 Beauty Show." The younger generation won't recall that television treasure, but it was good entertainment, in the late 1970's.

By the way, have you heard about the film coming out soon about Chuck Barris? Apparently he did more than just gong people on TV.

The film, produced by George Clooney, is about how Barris gonged people for the CIA. Mr. Barris claims to have been a hit man for the government.