{"id":157804,"date":"2021-11-13T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=157804"},"modified":"2021-11-13T02:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T07:33:50","slug":"new-blackfilm-com-holiday-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/new-blackfilm-com-holiday-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: blackfilm.com Holiday Countdown!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>blackfilm.com correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/author\/koku-tona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koku Tona<\/a> kicks off the first episode of the blackfilm.com Holiday Countdown! Every Friday through the holidays, Koku will recommend holiday movies airing that week, or from the week prior. 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