Tag: Frank Capra

July 2, 2015 /

“There is one word that aptly describes Hollywood – ‘nervous.’ ” Frank Capra

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February 18, 2015 /

“It Happened One Night,” and the first Oscar sweep…

Yes, a really static shot of a bunch of people who made motion picture magic… Elected officers and board of directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 15, 1932. Left to right, seated, Al Cohn, B. P. Schulberg, Benjamin Glazer, new vice president; Conrad Nagel,…

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December 11, 2014 /

Reprise: Palm Springs stands in for Shangri-La during the filming of Lost Horizon

December 1, 2014 /

Christmas in Bedford Falls and It’s a Wonderful Life

October 21, 2014 /

Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane – Arsenic and Old Lace – Grant donated his salary to the war effort

November 14, 2013 /

BARBARA STANWYCK ON ACTING

“Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure, it’s nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting – watch the eyes!” Barbara Stanwyck (Photographer: George Hurrell. For Frank Capra’s “Meet John Doe”. 1941)

October 30, 2013 /

Peter Lorre – Arsenic and Old Lace

October 30, 2013 /

HALLOWEEN APPROACHES – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Director Frank Capra looking absolutely jovial as a bound Cary Grant is carried across the set by props…

October 1, 2013 /

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

If you would like to visit the Capitol or the Lincoln Memorial today, they’re shut to visitors due to the shenanigans of this fellow: John Boehner’s Shutdown By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published: October 1, 2013 655 Comments By midnight on Tuesday, the leadership failure of Speaker John Boehner was complete.…

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November 6, 2012 /

STATE OF THE UNION

Directed by Frank Capra. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. MGM, 1948 – –