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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