If Frank Capra’s cherubically bright and sunny screwball comedy You Can’t Take it With You seems hopelessly naive today a full eighty years after its debut, consider that a year to the day after its New York City premiere the…
It’s a Wonderful Life: Then and Now
The day is December 20th, 1946. Christmas is just around the corner, and acclaimed director Frank Capra is finally releasing his latest film It’s a Wonderful Life. People are pouring into the theaters, eagerly waiting to see what the studio…
The Film Canon: It Happened One Night (1934)
It was a movie that shouldn’t have worked. Who in their right mind would try and make a romantic comedy where the lead actor and lead actress hated each other? Who in their right mind would ask Depression-era audiences to…
Top 10: Frank Capra Classic Films You Shouldn’t Miss
Frank Capra Older films have a way of grasping the audience’s attention with eloquent wording, scenery, and impeccable storylines that have since been remade. Frank Capra, a brilliant classic director in my opinion, can do no wrong in his films.…