Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on December 23, 2012

There I was at the IFC Center in New York, about to see a 35mm print of Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE in a theater filled with excited fans. Even better, Donna Reed’s daughter was on hand to introduce her mother’s most famous film, on the 66th anniversary of...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on December 21, 2012

How Frank Capra revolutionized ‘snow-making’ in It’s a Wonderful Life! I just wanted to share this fabulous article from life.time.com that explains how Frank Capra revolutionized the onscreen snow-making process while filming It’s a Wonderful Life. The article explains the e   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on December 12, 2012

This slideshow requires JavaScript. It’s a Wonderful Life has become a nauseating mainstay of the American Xmas tradition, but the movie was seen elsewhere in the world when it was released in 1946. What the movie was about at its core seems to have been perceived differently in other countri   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on December 7, 2012

All you can take with you is that which you give away. Every year I resist watching Christmas movies until I feel the joy of the season come over me.  And every year that happens later and later.  That’s not to say I don’t feel joy, but that time seems...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on December 5, 2012

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on December 5, 2012

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on December 5, 2012

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 2, 2012

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. The great American classic of Christmas movies that is It’s a Wonderful Life is like the Casablanca of hol   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 25, 2011

You can't do much better than It's a Wonderful Life during the holidays. After all, Frank Capra's movie--and this scene in particular--does such a good job of expressing what we all ought to remember at Christmas. It's about the importance of love in your life and a reminder that everyone...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 24, 2011

In director Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, I love the moments toward the middle of the movie when George and Mary (Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) begin falling in love. First when their eyes meet at the local dance and all the way through the evening when we're with...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 15, 2011

Tonight I had my third classic film on the big screen experience- and I have to add it might be my favorite thus far. The Earle Theater in Mount Airy, NC. Taken from the Surry Arts Council I drove roughly 30 minutes with fellow Elkin Tribune reporter, Kristin Zachary, to...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 15, 2011

Once again, I have finally watched one of those classic feel good movies that comes on every Christmas and realized what I have been missing.  It’s a Wonderful Life is full of Jimmy Stewart’s aw-shucks attitude, Christmas spirit and Frank Capra’s simple wholesome movie magic. The movie starts with e   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 18, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Lately, I've had this persecution complex that I just can't shake. I feel like everyone is out to get me. I've always had some form of a persecution complex,...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 15, 2010

I love the moments in the film when George and Mary (Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) start falling in love...first at the high school dance and then afterward when they're walking home soaked from falling into the pool.   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on December 2, 2010

Hello, Classic Film World!  I apologize for my absence from the blog (and especially to Brandie and Nikki for leaving them to keep things going so swimmingly without help- *pause for a moment of applause*). So, I’m getting back in gear with Therapy Thursday again… and I’m taking it   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 21, 2009

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. On a cold Saturday evening, Carlos and I snuggled on the sofa had some mint Hot Cocoa (with some peppermint Schnapps for some added warmth) and watched It's a...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 13, 2009

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. As of this very moment, I'm 29 years, 18 days and a few hours old. In that span of time I have never, not ever, not even once, seen...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 13, 2009

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Unfortunately, my plans to see this movie for the first time were foiled. The Brattle completely sold out the show with online reservations and because I had free passes...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on December 23, 2008

A merry Christmas to anyone who reads this blog. Somehow, Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life had passed me by until my husband gave me the video last Christmas. I had seen the famous scene at the end where James Stewart runs down the street screaming “Merry Christmas!” – and...   read more