Wonderful Stuff

December 14th, 2010 Posted in Movies
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Cover of "It's a Wonderful Life [Blu-ray]...

Cover of It’s a Wonderful Life [Blu-ray]

I love just about everything related to It’s a Wonderful Life, the 1946 Frank Capra classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. I also have a rare collection of buildings and figures from the movie that I put on display every year at Christmas time. I have ornaments based on the movie as well, a cookbook, and large action figures of George Bailey, Mary and Clarence the Angel.

I also enjoy the many tributes to the classic and even the spoofs. Here’s a new one from SNL last night called “This You Call a Wonderful life” which is a Hanukkah version.

Here’s an excellent alternative ending as envisioned by the cast of Saturday Night Live with Dana Carvey as Geoge Bailey!

 

Here’s the entire movie in colorized HD

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It Could Happen To You

May 1st, 2008 Posted in Movies
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I just love “It Could Happen To You” starring Nicholas Cage and one of my favorites, Bridget Fonda. It reminds me so much of a Frank Capra movie. The story is so uplifting and the performances by everyone in the cast was wonderful. The music throughout the movie was also enjoyable and perfect for the story.

Here’s one of the best scenes when the millionaire waitress and cop use some of their winnings to treat a bunch of kids to a dream trip to Yankee stadium. Obviously, being a lifelong Yankee fan made me appreciate this scene all the more. The Frank Sinatra “Young at Heart” also adds a great deal of joy to the sequence.

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