Thursday, November 13 2008
Unchartered Territory: The Making of an Icon in The James Stewart Western Collection
As he headed westward in his films, a new, darker Jimmy Stewart helped redefine a genre.
Monday, December 3 2007
Its A Wonderful Life: Two-Disc Collectors Set
Contrary to its public image, Frank Capra's greatest film is a dark and turbulent tale of surrender and sacrifice, of human frailty and defeatism, of that proverbial ledge from which hopes and dreams are thrown to the raging waters.
Tuesday, January 23 2007
Pixilated: Frank Capra’s Columbia Years
Capra's films of the '30s are seminal works and cannot be underestimated; their influence on American film has been viral, forever infiltrating the structural and thematic templates of contemporary cinema.
Tuesday, November 7 2006
Directed by John Ford
Ford's brusque manner is well known, inspiring equal parts fear, respect, and awe among the many interviewees assembled for this look-back at his career and reputation.
Monday, April 12 2004
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The circus crew is depicted as a cross between Santa's Workshop and the U.S. Army; they are impossibly virtuous, toiling endlessly for the delight of children.
Tuesday, March 25 2003
You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
Reveals the liberation offered by non-alienating work and examines the matrices between class and gender, as few other films do.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Rear Window (1954/2000)
Rear Window's theatrical rerelease is, among other things, a showcase for mainstream moviedom's emergent special effects technologies.
