Frank Capra

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Still Wonderful

Center Stage interprets Capra’s Life
It's a risky gamble, creating a stage version of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life .
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | December 16, 2009

Center Stage Productions is branching out in South County
Things certainly changed dramatically at the Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston when Russ Maitland signed on last December as executive director.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 29, 2008

The awful truth

Leo McCarey was better in the ’30s
Among the signal directors of 1930s comedies — one thinks of Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, Ernst Lubitsch, and George Cukor — Leo McCarey’s name has been largely forgotten.
By STEVE VINEBERG | June 02, 2008

From ma’am, with love

No Child . . . at the ART, plus This Wonderful Life and White Christmas
Nilaja Sun could have caved to expectation.
By CAROLYN CLAY | December 09, 2007

Lars and the Real Girl

Resolutely weird
To see how a similar premise can actually touch the heart, check out Peter Cattaneo’s lovely, neglected 2005 film Opal Dream .
By LARS AND THE REAL GIRL | October 17, 2007

23 skidoo?

The Boston Film Festival: work in progress
As of press time, the 23rd Boston Film Festival was still shaping up.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 14, 2007

Angel-A

Frank Capra’s classic loses its class
Could this be Besson’s directing finale, as rumored? Ouais, s’il vous plaît!
By BRETT MICHEL | June 06, 2007

The Boss of It All

Since when do we believe Lars von Trier?
The Boss of It All reflects on the mysteries of identity, responsibility, globalization, and Gambini’s æsthetics of theater.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 30, 2007

Back in the acts

A year in Maine theater
When it comes to dramatics, there’s plenty to toast at this year’s end.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 20, 2006

Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

A worthy contemporary follow-up
Even his mom thinks it’s a goofy idea, but 29-year-old Jeff Smith, a novice politician bursting with liberal idealism, decides to seek a congressional seat in inner St. Louis previously held by Dick Gephardt. Watch the trailer for Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
By GERALD PEARY | November 01, 2006