Mar 01 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Are there any actors/directors whose new films you will see regardless of any conditions?
Daniel
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Dec 26 2009
Dir. Frank Capra
The Paramount, 12/16/09, 9:45pm
In recent years, critics have wondered how Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life became such a beloved Christmas tradition, considering how dark and chilling the film’s final act can be. Sure, the film culminates with a wonderful display of gratitude and affection that will have you in tears whether [...]
Dec 19 2009
Dir. Frank Capra
The Paramount, 12/16/09, 9:45pm
Frank Capra’s yule time yarn played as part of the very special Paramount Holiday series. It is a much loved film, one that I had not yet seen. I wasn’t too aware of the film, except that it was once in the public domain (a fact that explains [...]
