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2 days ago · Even Frank Capra, the goody-two-shoes of US cinema, cast a sceptical eye on the process. Some films are thinly veiled fictions, others prescient fantasies, but all find themes that go the heart of ...
2 days ago · This came as a welcome surprise to Frank Capra and others involved with its production. "It's the damnedest thing I've ever seen", Capra told The Wall Street Journal in 1984. "The film has a life of its own now, and I can look at it like I had nothing to do with it.
5 days ago · Directed by Tom Hooper. Image via Paramount Pictures. One of the most low-key Best Picture Oscar winners ever, The King's Speech is a beautiful period drama that's perfect for those who like their ...
3 days ago · Frank Capra's political satire, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, stars James Stewart as a naive but honest newly appointed Senator, Jefferson Smith, who fights against the corruption within the ...
1 day ago · But the race for the White House has intrigued film-makers for decades, with some startling results. Even Frank Capra, the goody-two-shoes of US cinema, cast a sceptical eye on the process. Some films are thinly veiled fictions, others prescient fantasies, but all find themes that go the heart of US democracy and ideals.
2 days ago · Illustration by Josie Norton. At the end of “ Anna Karenina,” Konstantin Levin, the less famous of the novel’s two main protagonists, muses on his isolation amid a loving family. Unlike Anna ...
3 days ago · Payne listed renowned directors like Leo McCarey, Frank Capra and Yasujirō Ozu as his key influences, who are responsible for It’s a Wonderful Life, An Affair to Remember and Good Morning, all marked by the quotidian of everyday life, with a balance between their comedic timing and slow-burning devastation. When asked about his statement at ...
