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Old-Fashioned American Uplift: Capra’s ‘You Can’t Take it With You’

Old-Fashioned American Uplift: Capra’s ‘You Can’t Take it With You’

You Can’t Take it With You one of Frank Capra’s biggest Depression Era hits, is a rambunctious, hopeful story that’s still relevant today.

By Robert Levin on June 7, 2009 | Comments

12 Days of Christmas Movies: It’s A Wonderful Life

12 Days of Christmas Movies: It’s A Wonderful Life

It’s Christmas Eve. A desperate man is suicidal, certain that his entire life has been worthless, and he’s facing a ruinous scandal. But heaven has better things in store for George Bailey.

By Maggie Van Ostrand on December 21, 2007 | Comments