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 Ari, The Classic Movie Muse is hosting the It's a Wonderful Life Blogathon, A 75th Anniversary Celebration. Click HERE to access the tributes to Capra's Classic. Assuming you have lost count of the number of times you have watched the movie, spoilers abound.It's a Wonderful Life is a story of read more

 This is my entry in the “It’s a Wonderful Life Blogathon” hosted by The Classic Movie Muse. Click HERE for more great posts celebrating the 75th anniversary of this classic.I hate to be a wet blanket at this party, but I have a bit of an issue both with George Bailey and Jame read more

Today, I'm reviewing It's a Wonderful Life (1946), a classic Christmas movie that I think avid cinephiles will love. This article is part of the A Movie Gift to You blogathon hosted by Movie Movie Blog Blog Are you an avid cinephile? Are you a devotee of the works of Ozu, Bergman, and Fellini read more

Though many point to 1939 as "The Greatest Year in the History of Hollywood," I always remind people to celebrate 1946 as well.  For a film noir fan like myself, the quality is virtually unparalleled--Gilda, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Big Sleep, The Blue Dahlia, The Killers, and N read more

Christmas traditions include stories.  It starts with the Gospel of Luke and the first Christmas story.  From 1843 we have Dickens' immortal tale of redemption and charity in A Christmas Carol.  Over the years many movies have added to our emotional connection to the holiday and none read more

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all about read more

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all about read more

The vast array of memorabilia that has sprung up around It's a Wonderful Life (1946) over the last two decades tends to support the general sense of the holiday staple as the ultimate example of director Frank Capra's corny sentimentality, strengthening that idea we have of the movie being all about read more

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. The great American classic of Christmas movies that is It’s a Wonderful Life is like the Casablanca of hol read more

You can't do much better than It's a Wonderful Life during the holidays.  After all, Frank Capra's movie--and this scene in particular--does such a good job of expressing what we all ought to remember at Christmas.  It's about the importance of love in your life and a reminder that everyon read more

In director Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, I love the moments toward the middle of the movie when George and Mary (Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) begin falling in love.  First when their eyes meet at the local dance and all the way through the evening when we're with them walking home...st read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Lately, I've had this persecution complex that I just can't shake. I feel like everyone is out to get me. I've always had some form of a persecution complex, something I inherited from my read more

I love the moments in the film when George and Mary (Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) start falling in love...first at the high school dance and then afterward when they're walking home soaked from falling into the pool.
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About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. On a cold Saturday evening, Carlos and I snuggled on the sofa had some mint Hot Cocoa (with some peppermint Schnapps for some added warmth) and watched It's a Wonderful Life (19 read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. As of this very moment, I'm 29 years, 18 days and a few hours old. In that span of time I have never, not ever, not even once, seen the classic film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Unfortunately, my plans to see this movie for the first time were foiled. The Brattle completely sold out the show with online reservations and because I had free passes for my group of 4, read more

Lately, I've had this persecution complex that I just can't shake. I feel like everyone is out to get me. I've always had some form of a persecution complex, something I inherited from my mother, but it seems to be at it's peak right now. I feel very neglected, unappreciated, taken for granted but I read more

On a cold Saturday evening, Carlos and I snuggled on the sofa had some mint Hot Cocoa (with some peppermint Schnapps for some added warmth) and watched It's a Wonderful Life (1946). After my 29 year + semi-voluntary boycott, I now join a legion of people who have watched and read more

It's a Wonderful LifeThe Official Bailey Family Cookbookby Insight EditionsOctober 2021Hardcover ISBN: 9781683839453128 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — PowellsGeorge Bailey: There she blows. You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?Uncle Billy: Uh huh. Breakfast is read more

Unfortunately, my plans to see this movie for the first time were foiled. The Brattle completely sold out the show with online reservations and because I had free passes for my group of 4, I didn't do the online reservation and thus could not get in. Oh well. I still plan to watch this film this mon read more