Topic: Frank Capra

Dead man moonwalking

THE dream appears to be dead, thank goodness; Newt Gingrich, having failed to achieve orbit velocity in yesterday's debate, is in all likelihood...

Inner circle

ED SHERIN Honorary Life Member Award Ed Sherin was indebted to the DGA long before it announced that he would be presented this month with its...

Ask Mick LaSalle: Impersonating, not acting, Part 2

0 . Dear Mick LaSalle: Impersonating isn't acting? Then why do all those Oscars go to actors portraying real people, some recent, some historical...
This one got spotted by my daughter, a freshman in college, who was NOT STUDYING LIKE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, but, rather, cruising the...
Over the years, Hollywood has had a love affair with tales of rags to riches -- characters who battle from mere pennies in their pocket to seize...

What is a filibuster anyway?

By Randy Boswell. . OTTAWA— It's a political stalling tactic older than the country itself; a sleep-inducing marathon of blather that has been used...

Hall of Science exhibit sees future

Nearly a half century ago, the Hall of Science opened at the 1964 World's Fair with exhibits on "recent and imminent advances" in space...

One Job for America: 1 Marinite's idea for economy

0 . Heath Ceramics is hiring a floor manager. Specialized Bicycle Components is adding two engineers and two marketing people. Chris Donatelli ...

The 10 best movies to lift you up in hard times

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) ? In 1974, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released ? So MarketWatch asked film critic Saul Austerlitz, author of ?Another Fine Mess: Austerlitz came up with a list of films that may challenge your perceptions of ?uplifting. Director Frank Capra's films ?tend to be ...
In a cliffhanger ruling that mixed references to film noir and pulp fiction, Mr. Justice Ramez Khawly of the Ontario Court of Justice took two...