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When Comedy Was Clean and Comediennes Were King

John Farr | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Preston Sturges, Don Ameche, Carole Lombard, Ben Hecht Charles MacArthur, Screwball Comedy, Mary Astor, Frank Capra, John Barrymore, Bob Hope, Claudette Colbert, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant, Leo McCarey, Bridesmaids, Howard Hawks, Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Hecht, Kristen Wiig, Bill Cosby, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy, Jack Benny, Entertainment News

For those wanting a respite from today's low, "in-your-face" brand of comedy, here are a few tried-and-true classics featuring these top screen comediennes. These special ladies made us laugh -- and feel smart -- at the same time.

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Clark Gable: King of Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Wallace Beery, Carole Lombard, The Academy Awards, Don Rickles, Charles Laughton, Joan Crawford, Robert Wise, Louis B. Mayer, Burt Lancaster, Frank Capra, Claudette Colbert, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Mgm, Best Movies on DVD, Walter Pidgeon, Olivia De Havilland, Gone With the Wind, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Rosalind Russell, John Ford, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Lewis, Leslie Howard, David O. Selznick, Vivien Leigh, Loretta Young, Old Hollywood, Hollywood, Entertainment News

As we kick off Oscar month tomorrow, we also honor the birthday of Clark Gable, who picked up a statuette at the seventh Academy Awards ceremony in 1935.

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Don't Crawl to Potter This Christmas

Matt Jordan | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street Banks, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Christmas, Economic Inequality, Culture News

When you get a chance to watch It's a Wonderful Life this holiday season, remember that the Potters and their parasitic ilk, are still out there waiting for people to lose their faith in community so they can buy what's left of it.

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Doug's Dozen (VIDEO): 12 Reasons the G.O.P. Should Run Old Man Potter

Doug Molitor | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Michele Bachmann, Old Man Potter, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Ron Paul, 99%, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Comedy News

Republicans... just admit it. You cry every time you see that damn film. And why shouldn't you? The most heroic guy in town -- a true Ayn Rand colossus -- is brought low and defeated by a starry-eyed socialist.

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Hollywood Occupying Hope

Brent Budowsky | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr, Poverty, Grapes of Wrath Foreclosures, Economic Crisis, Julia Roberts, Edward R Murrow, Civil Rights, Frank Sinatra, Angelina Jolie, Ocean's Eleven, A Better Life, Brad Pitt, Pay Equity, Joblessness, Fair Deal, Entertainers, Arianna Huffington, George Clooney, 99 Percent, Matt Damon, Occupy Wall Street, Justice, John F Kennedy, Job Creation, Gilded Age, Frank Capra, Hollywood, American Dream, Culture News

Find me a few stars of stage, screen and song with the principle and courage that Frank Sinatra showed when he stood up for his brother Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1950's and you can change the world and help end this cold season of hardship and discontent.

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Occupy Wall Street: American as Apple Pie

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Karl Rove, David Crosby, Frank Capra, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, ? Erskine Bowles, Memorial Day Massacre, Pete Peterson, Occupy Wall Street, Tocqueville, Corporate Oligarchy, Zuccotti Park, ?, ?the Grapes of Wrath, Barack Obama, John Ford, ?Super Committee, Ows, Koch Brothers, Auto-Lite Strike, Americans for Prosperity, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herman Cain, Tea Party Patriots, Corporate Power, Grover Norquist, Kochs, Plutocracy, Graham Nash, Swoc, Politics News

In 1776, had the American revolutionaries tried the Barack Obama approach of "reaching out" in a spirit of "cooperation" with the Tories and the British Crown there never would have been a United States of America in the first place.

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Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.26.2011

Instead of people just shaking their heads and sighing, "Well, what can I do?"... The answer is simple. Take a proactive step. The window of opportunity to send a comment of support to the E.P.A. is drawing to a close. August 4th to be exact.

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Brooks Pits 'Connection' vs. 'Adventure,' But Why Not Both?

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Depression, The Social Animal, Prius, Jack Kerouac, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Power of Lonely, Conservative, Salon, Comfort Inns, On the Road, Unemployment, New Yorker, David Brooks, Financial Crisis, New York Times, American Banking, Healthy Living News

The conservative writer/commentator David Brooks, in this New Yorker excerpt from his new book The Social Animal: A Story of Love, Character, and Achi...

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Homeless Guy Plucked From Poverty: What's Wrong With This Picture?

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Ted Williams, Frank Capra, Cleveland, Katie Couric, Ohio, Homeless, Jobs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Impact News

If the people of Cleveland can summon the generosity to celebrate Ted Williams, why can't more communities find similar generosity for their homeless brothers and sisters?

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Why It's A Wonderful Life Still Resonates

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frank Capra, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Home Alone, Holiday Movie Guide 2010, Best Holiday Movies, Best Christmas Movies, Entertainment News

With glitzier fare squeezing out this special old stand-by, is the new generation missing out on something special? I think so. In short, the film explores the fundamental, overarching importance of the ties that bind.

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They Belong in Every Home: The Ten Best Holiday Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

The values and emotions imparted in these timeless films are sure to stoke the spirit of "Peace On Earth, Good Will Towards Men" (and women). Happy viewing!

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Sarah Palin's Favorite Communist Movie

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin America by Heart, Sidney Buchman, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra, Sarah Palin, Entertainment News

Sarah Palin is clearly a student of film history. So when she says Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of her "favorite movies," she must know it was written by a communist, right?

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For July 4th, a Dozen Movies That Scream "America!"

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Kim Novak, James Cagney, Morgan Freeman, Oliver Stone, William Holden, Frank Capra, James Stewart, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Faye Dunaway, Best Movies on DVD, Shirley Jones, Best Movies by Farr, Gene Hackman, Fourth of July, John Wayne, Rosalind Russell, John Ford, Robert Preston, Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Bonnie and Clyde, Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, Gary Cooper, Robert Redford, Matthew Broderick, Entertainment News

As we head into the Independence Day weekend, I wanted to suggest some classic titles scattered over the decades that each in their way evoke our country's unique character.

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To Martin Scorsese, the Criterion Collection, and Anyone Else Who'll Listen: More Public Domain Classics Worth Saving

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

It's not enough to revere the best of our film heritage -- we must work to protect and preserve it. With that in mind, I've compiled a short list of public domain titles that I'd like to see brought back to their original glory.

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What Makes a Woman Sexy? Not Whining, Samantha

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Claudette Golbert, Miley Cyrus, Frank Capra, Carrie Bradshaw, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Clark Gable, Sex and the City 2, Charlotte, Lady GaGa, Miranda, Helen Mirren, Bill Murray, Love Ranch, Healthy Living News

It seemed like a good idea to take my daughter to see Sex and the City 2 for her birthday; it was a rainy Saturday and SATC2 was the only local movie ...

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To "Americans for Prosperity" Capitalism Is a Love Story

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tim Phillips, C-Span, David Koch, President Obama, It's a Wonderful Life, Ann Coulter, Enron, Frank Capra, Koch Industries, Newt Gingrich, Capitalism, Tsa, Savings and Loan Scandal, The 2016 Olympic Games, Henry Clay Frick, Cnbc, Tyco, Free Market Fundamentalism, Americans for Prosperity, Laura Ingraham, Worldcom, Afp, Larry Kudlow, Supply-Side Economics, Knights of Labor, National Defending the American Dream Summit, Megan McCain, Long-Term Capital Management, John Birch Society, Pinkertons, Politics News

The only distinguishing feature of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's "National Defending the American Dream Summit" was its astonishing homogeneity both in thought and in demography.

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Michael Moore's Grapes of Wrath

Dan Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

With the glimmering hope of the Obama campaign behind us, Moore's film is a wake-up call to renew and expand America's democratic promise.

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What's Wrong With Empathy?

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cowboy Diplomacy, Judge Sotomayor, Dr. Benjamin, Ecomonic Crisis, Empathy, Pres.Bush 1&2, Pres.Obama, Frank Capra, Politics News

I, for one, am glad for the end of former President George W. Bush's "cowboy diplomacy," fear mongering, and pre-emptive strikes talk.

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For Independence Day, Ten Movies That Scream America

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

As we head into Independence Day weekend, for those who'd like to move beyond the evergreen "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I want to suggest some classic titles that evoke our country's unique character.

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Old Man Cheney

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sean Hannity, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Barack Obama, Lionel Barrymore, Dick Cheney, Media News

Sean Hannity's interview with Dick Cheney serves as a kind of Tom Stoppard rendition of "It's a Wonderful Life" that might take place after the lights came up and the audience left the theater.

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Movie Review: New in Town

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fargo, Renee Zellweger, New in Town Movie Review, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Frank Capra, Entertainment News

If Frank Capra were to make a movie today, it would probably look a lot like New in Town. Of course, Frank Capra is dead. Then again, so is this movie.

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Mr. Smith? Roddy, You're a Real Paine

Donald Liebenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra, James Stewart, Blagojevich Movie, Blagojevich Mr. Smith, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Media Blitz, Blagojevich Scandal, Chicago News

Blago seems to be auditioning for a remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, casting himself as James Stewart's naïve and embattled senator. I recommend a different role that's tailor-made for him.

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"It's A Wonderful Life" Is Actually Terrifying: NYT

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, Frank Capra, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Entertainment News

"It's a Wonderful Life" is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and relinquishing your dreams, of seeing your father driven to the grave...

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How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer

Jason Notte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wal Mart, Christmas Radio, Frank Capra, Wal-Mart Stampede, Walmart Stampede, Bill O'Reilly, Capitalism, Frosty the Snowman, Dimytai Damour, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, John Gibson, Christmas, Wal Mart Trampling, Radio, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Wal Mart Pr Campaign, Salvation Army, A Christmas Story, Business News

I'm talking to you, dentist office filing clerk. While your boss is busy snaking a vacuum tube under someone's tongue, turn the radio from the all-Christmas station.

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It's a Wonderful Life Explains the Financial Crisis

Charles H. Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recession, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Trust, Trust and Confidence, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Business News

Is it really that simple? How could Hollywood possibly get something so much more right than the risk-meisters of Wall Street?

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