Frank Capra

  • All hail Pottersville!

    The "bad" town in "It's a Wonderful Life" jumps and jives 24/7 with hot bars and cool chicks -- while "wholesome" Bedford Falls is a claustrophobic snooze.
  • "It Happened One Night"

    On a glorious transfer of the great screwball comedy, every little detail comes into focus -- even Claudette Colbert's dark, hazy nipples.
  • "Sex" and Synanon onstage

    The Draconian sexual mores of Mae West's era and the curious past of former cult kid Deborah Swisher turn up the heat in New York theater.
  • Hollywood maggots eat dead ideas

    If you have any love for the infinite possibilities of film, you can't avoid being horrified by what the movie industry has become.
  • You've got tree

    A young woman who's been sitting in a tree for two years is offering billionaire Charles Hurwitz the opportunity of a lifetime. Will he have the wisdom to accept it?
  • Home Movies by Charles Taylor: The great American movie

    Howard Hawks' oddball, indoor western, "Rio Bravo," champions the hidden powers of misfits and losers.
  • Our American Friend

    Christopher Hitchens pays tribute to the late movie star James Stewart
  • Our American Friend

    Christopher Hitchens pays tribute to the late movie star James Stewart.

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