Tag Archives: Frank Capra

Meet John Doe

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Frank Capra rather famously mixed Christmas with the concepts of depression and redemption in It’s a Wonderful Life, but it wasn’t his first film to address these concepts in that context. Several years earlier, in 1941, he directed Meet John … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wonderful Life

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

One of my goals this season was to finally watch Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. Yes, I somehow made it to 33 years old without ever having seen it — though of course it’s impossible not to have a … Continue reading →

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