80 Years Later, Frank Capra’s naively idealistic You Can’t Take It With You seems more timely than ever

If Frank Capra’s cherubically bright and sunny screwball comedy You Can’t Take it With You seems hopelessly naive today a full eighty years after its debut, consider that a year to the day after its New York City premiere the…

It’s a Wonderful Life: Then and Now

The day is December 20th, 1946.  Christmas is just around the corner, and acclaimed director Frank Capra is finally releasing his latest film It’s a Wonderful Life. People are pouring into the theaters, eagerly waiting to see what the studio…

The Film Canon: It Happened One Night (1934)

It was a movie that shouldn’t have worked. Who in their right mind would try and make a romantic comedy where the lead actor and lead actress hated each other? Who in their right mind would ask Depression-era audiences to…

Top 10: Frank Capra Classic Films You Shouldn’t Miss

Frank Capra Older films have a way of grasping the audience’s attention with eloquent wording, scenery, and impeccable storylines that have since been remade. Frank Capra, a brilliant classic director in my opinion, can do no wrong in his films.…