Born on May 20, 1908.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to James Stewart
20 Saturday May 2023
20 Saturday May 2023
Born on May 20, 1908.
11 Sunday Jul 2021
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1936, After the Thin Man, James Stewart, MGM, Monique classique, Myrna Loy, W. S. Van Dyke, William Powell
With Myrna Loy, William Powell and James Stewart.
The second movie of “The Thin Man” series.
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke at MGM.
17 Monday May 2021
Posted Movie memorabilia, Recommendations, Vivien Leigh
in25 Friday Dec 2020
Posted Couples (on and/or off-screen), Legends, Recommendations
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1940, Christmas movies, Ernst Lubitsch, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Monique classique, The Shop Around the Corner
With Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
22 Tuesday Dec 2020
Posted Couples (on and/or off-screen), Legends, Recommendations
in25 Monday Jun 2018
Posted Movie memorabilia, Shop
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1930s, Anton Walbrook, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Cinema magazines, Conrad Veidt, Constance Bennett, Danielle Darrieux, Dolores del Rio, James Stewart, Jean Gabin, Joan Blondell, Leslie Howard, Loretta Young, Maureen Sullavan, Michele Morgan, Monique classique, Norma Shearer, Ramon Novarro, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell
01 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted Trending on Ebay
in24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted Recommendations
inPerhaps the most beloved classic Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” was directed by the genius Frank Capra and it starred James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore. It tells the story of a young and ambitious man who marries the girl of his dreams and who risks everything to earn a good living. The business world doesn’t really suit the idealistic George Bailey, who almost loses everything because of his risky business. In a moment of despair, he decides to commit suicide on Christmas Eve, and only an angel saves his life, showing him how the world would have looked like if there hadn’t been George Bailey. The film is magical, it’s wonderful, it conveys the message that life is the most precious gift one can have and so it should be treasured, no matter how difficult is to resist to temptations, challenges or disastrous situations. The film was nominated for 5 Oscars, for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Sound, Recording, and Best Film Editing. It also earned a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Director (Frank Capra). Everybody should watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve, because it is really a memorable production of the Old Hollywood.
02 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted Recommendations
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1938, Edward Arnold, Frank Capra, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, You Can't Take It with You
Another screwball comedy directed by the talented Frank Capra, “You Can’t Take It with You” tells the love story of a handsome young man, a descendant of a rich and snobbish family, and a pretty girl from an eccentric, if not crazy family (which reminded me of the Adams family). In the leading roles are James Stewart, Jean Arthur – who appeared together in another very successful Capra production, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” -, and the great Lionel Barrymore. The repeated casting of the same actors in his films is the proof that Frank Capra disliked very much the idea of screen tests for different actors, and with the exception of Clark Gable in “It Happened One Night”, with whom Capra didn’t get along well, the rest of his leading stars were his favourites and close friends, and two of them were Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, as they starred in many other wonderful films of his. What you will certainly like about “You Can’t Take It with You” is the tasteful humour and the complex plot, which involves clashes between families from different social environments, especially when it comes to class and lifestyle. But love is stronger than anything, and this romantic screwball comedy is the epitome of the story with a “happy ending”, typical to the films that were made in the 1930s. This superb production of the old Hollywood earned two Oscars, for Best Picture and Best Director, and it was nominated for other 5 Oscars, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Recording, and Best Film Editing. Other Oscar rivals of the glorious year of 1938 were “Jezebel” (with Bette Davis), “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (with Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn), “Pygmalion” (with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller), and “Boys Town” (with Spencer Tracy). In fact, 1938 somehow announced the great amount of good material in the motion picture industry, as the following year became the most significant moment in the history of Hollywood.
25 Wednesday Jun 2014
Posted Recommendations
inOne of America’s all-time favourite films, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” tells the story of a young politician who becomes a senator in the corrupt US Senate. The film, directed by Frank Capra, is quite often seen on television on Christmastime, even if it is a critical view against the American politics and its politicians. The naive future senator is played by James Stewart (in one of his greatest screen performances), and the cast also includes the lovely Jean Arthur, in the role of a journalist who helps Jefferson Smith to win the battle against the political “dinosaurs”, and Claude Rains, in an equally memorable role of the old senator Joseph Paine. There is a remarkable and outstanding sequence in which Smith, holding in his hands the Constitution of the United States, pleads for his innocence in a fake case of corruption for which he is considered guilty in order to lose his place in the Senate. James Stewart is trully unforgettable, and so is Frank Capra’s direction. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” was one of the top films of 1939, which was recently considered Hollywood’s greatest year. It got an Oscar for Best Writing, Original Story, and other 8 nominations, for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (twice), Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Recording, Best Film Editing, and Best Music, Scoring. Even if it couldn’t compete at the Academy Awards with his colossal rival, “Gone With The Wind”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is one of the best films in the history of Hollywood, and is still watched on television and remembered with great joy by the American people and also by the moviegoers around the world.