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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Christmas classic that reflects bigoted ideas about ‘proper’ music in the 1940s

Hailed by many critics and movie lovers as a “timeless classic” — and ranking first on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 most inspiring films of all time — It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) has found a secure place in the hearts of audiences.

The Conversation

KJ Apa's Trailer For The Jimmy Stewart Biopic Just Dropped, And I'm Shocked By How Well He Nailed The Voice

I'm stunned.

Cinemablend

KJ Apa’s Jimmy Stewart voice already has me shook

The 'Riverdale' star is inspired casting for this new biopic.

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Home Alone casting notes show how different Christmas classic could have been with huge stars considered

Casting memos reveal different actors in consideration for now-iconic roles

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The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

Along with millions of others, I’ll soon be taking 2 hours and 10 minutes out of my busy holiday schedule to sit down and watch a movie I’ve seen countless times before: Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which tells the story of a man’s existential crisis one Christmas Eve…

The Conversation

‘It will be frightening but you have to do it’: Andrew Lincoln and Alicia Vikander’s nerve-shredding stage return

Can two world-famous actors and auteur Simon Stone bring 19th-century Norway screaming into the modern world? They talk mean directors, bathtub revelations and reinventing Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea

The Guardian - UK

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Most Influential Psychological Thrillers Of All Time

The origin point for all modern psychological horror can be traced back to three classic Hitchcock thrillers.

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A Widow's Game maybe Netflix's No. 1 movie, but these are the crime thrillers I recommend on the streamer

Three critically acclaimed crime thrillers on Netflix to watch after or instead of A Widow's Game.

WhatToWatch

‘David Lynch altered our brains’: fellow directors, friends and fans remember a titan of cinema

His unique, twisted visions shocked and seduced generations of filmgoers. Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Coralie Fargeat and more pay tribute

The Guardian - UK

12 actors who admitted they hated other actors’ movies

THE LIST: From Golden Age feuds to a regretful Jedi, Kevin E G Perry reflects on a dirty dozen times actors have risked biting the hand that feeds

The Independent UK

5 classic Christmas movies that you need to watch this holiday season

These classic Christmas movies have stood the test of time and are just as capable of spreading festive cheer in 2024 as they did on release.

Tom’s Guide

70 Years Ago, Alfred Hitchcock Made a Perfect Crime Thriller That Was Ahead of Its Time

With 'Rear Window,' Hitchcock predicted our modern "true crime" obsession, 70 years before it took over our entire cultural conversatino.

Inverse

32 Actors And Actresses Who Managed To Rebrand Themselves Both Drastically And Successfully

32 times in movie history when a star made a 180° turn in their career, according to folks online. The post 32 Actors And Actresses Who Managed To Rebrand Themselves Both Drastically And Successfully first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Here's how to watch the John Ford movies mentioned in The Plot Thickens season 5

Many of the John Ford movies mentioned in The Plot Thickens are available to watch online, including some for free. Here's how you can watch them.

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Salon

Cohen v. Trump isn't "High Noon"

It’s more like “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”

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Oscar Best Picture winners ranked: all 97 winning movies

There have been 97 Oscar Best Picture winners so far, and we're ranking them all right here. Take a look.

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32 Great Acting Performances That Didn't Win An Oscar

Some of the greatest acting performances of all time didn't end with an Oscar win. Here are 32 examples...

Chicago Sun-Times

$20,000 grant from CHA puts homeownership within residents’ reach

A single mother who earlier this month closed on an East Garfield Park single-family home became the CHA’s new down payment program’s first recipient.

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‘Call Northside 777,’ James Stewart’s gritty Chicago newspaper drama, back on big screen

Based on a real-life wrongful conviction case, the made-in-Chicago movie is turning 75 and will play at the Music Box Theatre’s Noir City festival.

WhatToWatch

Best movies on Turner Classic Movies this week: 9 classic movies not to miss

WTW's classic movie expert picks the movies you shouldn't miss on Turner Classic movies this week, August 21-27.

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t be frightened of chaos’: Mark Rylance answers questions from readers and famous fans

The revered actor, passionate activist and I Ching devotee fields queries on self-doubt, levelling up the arts, and turning loss into beauty

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Why it’s not such a wonderful life when real-time panic causes bank runs

George Bailey knew how to fend off a bank run. When the citizens of Bedford Falls ran to the bank to demand a return of their deposits, they encountered George, in the form of Jimmy Stewart, guarding the vault with a moral lesson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times at 75: A look back, starting with a story that became a Jimmy Stewart movie

The first daily edition was a reminder to readers that, while they were reading a new paper, they could trust the reporting. That has never changed.

Tribune News Service

Neal Justin: Harrison Ford shows his age in '1923'

Old movie stars don't die, they just fade into television. That's been true since the 1960s. Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart both transitioned to the small screen with less than memorable results. It was even worse for Fred MacMurray. "My Three Sons" was so successful that his stellar work in…

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ENO’s It’s a Wonderful Life star Danielle de Niese: ‘We need opera, we can’t just do Instagram and Tiktok’

The soprano on starring in an opera adaptation of the much-loved film, being at the ENO when its funding was cut and what it feels like on stage when audiences boo

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