Blogs about: Frank Capra

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Notes on Platinum Blonde (1931)

John Greco wrote 1 day ago: Despite the fact that you could easily tell that Jean Harlow wore no bra I thought Loretta Young was … more »

Tags: Notes on Film, 1931, jean harlow, Loretta Young, robert williams

nothing new under the sun

melo wrote 4 days ago: Frank Capra (yes, THAT Frank Capra), while just as alarmist in 1958, seems so much saner than our go … more »

Tags: Education, Politics, Science, Al Gore, climate change, Global Warming, Richard Lindzen, Stefan Rahmstorf, the unchained goddess

A few politically/socially relevant films4 comments

Trevor wrote 6 days ago: I’ve been really enjoying the McCain-Obama discussions over the past several weeks. They … more »

Tags: film, Politics, 9/11, Al Gore, Alex Gibney, An Inconvenient Truth, An Unreasonable Man, Andrew Jarecki, bowling for columbine

One Wonderful Sunday (1947)

mondale wrote 1 week ago: Kurosawa followed up on No Regrets for Our Youth with this remarkably bleak comedy about a young cou … more »

Tags: film, Akira Kurosawa, Bicycle Thief, Japan, neo-realism, Peter Pan, Postwar, Rome Open City, tokyo

The Mr. Smith Controversy

denalilynn wrote 1 week ago: One fact I kept coming across when I was researching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is that in additio … more »

Tags: Controversy, Fascism, World War II, communism, democracy, free speech

Ten Bad Dates With Roddy McDowall15 comments

dcairns wrote 1 week ago: “It was all going so well! And then I had to say that thing about the bridge. Stupid! Stupid! … more »

Tags: film, B. Kite, Ray Harryhausen, frankenstein, Dr Who, Jill Haworth, Le Golem, Julien Duvivier, barbarella

La vita è meravigliosa

valido wrote 4 weeks ago: Si trasforma da emo a hippie. 0.2 … more »

Tags: il bene trionfa, James Stewart, la vita è meravigliosa

It Was/Is A Wonderful Life1 comment

chrisfiore5 wrote 1 month ago:    It was a wonderful life. One of my all time favorite films is “It’s A Wonderful Lif … more »

Tags: advantages of mutual respect and fair play, Life, what is a category and why do we care?, Love, Understanding, Pursuit of Happiness, Family, death, Faith

Super Scenes #31 comment

Srikanth Srinivasan wrote 1 month ago: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) English Frank Capra The grandmother of all feel-good flicks, It … more »

Tags: All posts, Super Scenes, Feel Good Flicks, george bailey, It'a a wonderful life, James Stewart

“What William Faulkner implies, Erskine Caldwell records”

zunguzungu wrote 1 month ago: A reviewer for the Chicago Tribune made that comparison, and it feels apt, whatever one takes the di … more »

Tags: David Roediger, Erskine Caldwell

Charles Starrett Bldg. on the Sony Lot2 comments

stevesomething wrote 1 month ago: Many of the buildings on the historic Columbia Studios lot (now owned by Sony Entertainment) are na … more »

Tags: Charles Starrett Bldg. on the Sony Lot, Durango Kid, Charles Starrett, cary grant, Harry Cohn, Irving Thalberg

I forgot to write a title.3 comments

Justin wrote 2 months ago: 47. It’s A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) Somehow I managed to avoid this film until this … more »

Tags: Top 50 Films, James Stewart, it's a wonderful life, Christmas Story, Christmas, Scrooge, Rudolph

Jimmy Stewart: A Biography

kbooks wrote 2 months ago: “Jimmy Stewart�s all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of a … more »

Tags: Kindle Edition, eBooks, Harmony, Olivia De Havilland, George Cukor, marlene dietrich, Ginger Rogers, mr smith goes to washington, life heroes

Day 41: It Happened One Night

100goalsin1000days wrote 2 months ago: Goal 39: I’ve always enjoyed Frank Capra movies. As a child, I loved the It’s a Wonderf … more »

Tags: 100 Goals, Goals, afi 100, it happened one night

Great Directors: Frank Capra

Kat XDDD wrote 2 months ago: Frank Capra Frank Capra was born in Palermo, Sicilia the 19 of May 1897, and when he was only … more »

Tags: media, Arsenic and old lace, cary grant, Great Directors, it's a wonderful life, Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe - Snipppets

Cats r Flyfishn wrote 2 months ago: Speech Scene The helots Kill it Final Scene from the movie Meet John Doe by Frank Capra … more »

Tags: Movies, videos, Art, Friday Night Movie Clips, Pennsylvania for Change

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

mondale wrote 2 months ago: In case you missed it, Lars and the Real Girl is a twee indie film about an emotionally crippled yo … more »

Tags: film, AI, David Levy, elmo, Future, Grover, Lars and the Real Girl, real doll, Robots

It Could Happen To You1 comment

Paisano wrote 2 months ago: I just love “It Could Happen To You” starring Nicholas Cage and one of my favorites, Bri … more »

Tags: Movies, Music, Bridget Fonda, Nicholas Cage, Frank Sinatra

The Government Manipulating the News...hmmm, no surprise

pennyronning wrote 3 months ago: As an occasional paid educator, one of my favorite classes to teach is Media’s Influence on S … more »

Tags: News and politics, media, Celebrities, Entertainment, Business, Danger Will Robinson, Holy Crap...are you kidding me?, Human Rights, Reading


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