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'It was probably the strongest picture I made': How Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life became a Christmas classic
4 weeks ago

'It was probably the strongest picture I made': How Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life became a Christmas classic

BBC  

'It was probably the strongest picture I made': How Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life became a Christmas classic Alamy Released in 1946, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life was derided as an "over-sentimental" Christmas yarn. On its release in 1946, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times critiqued It's a Wonderful Life for its tone, noting that "the weakness …

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Not such a wonderful life: The grim backstory behind the feelgood Christmas classic
1 year ago

Not such a wonderful life: The grim backstory behind the feelgood Christmas classic

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet like so many of the best Christmas stories – including this film’s key antecedent, …

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How It’s a Wonderful Life went from box office failure to Christmas classic
2 years ago

How It’s a Wonderful Life went from box office failure to Christmas classic

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When we were pretty far along in the script but not done, our agent called …

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Christmas: The inspiration behind our favourite festive stories, from Scrooge to George Bailey and the Grinch
3 years ago

Christmas: The inspiration behind our favourite festive stories, from Scrooge to George Bailey and the Grinch

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Gabriel and the Goblin from The Pickwick Papers The tale of …

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Frank Capra meets John Doe: Politics and anti-politics in American film
5 years, 9 months ago

Frank Capra meets John Doe: Politics and anti-politics in American film

ABC  

Overtly political films have never been popular in American cinema. Meet John Doe Meet John Doe was the third and most ambitious of Capra's political films. John's initial attraction to the social world is money and luxury ― which the Colonel warns him is only the first step toward becoming a "Heelot." By reading speeches prepared by Ann, making use …

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