Frank Capra Jr.

‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’: Robert Stromberg on Raimi, Burton, Baum

2013-03-01 09:02:35

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Senate approves limits on the filibuster rule to speed debate

2013-01-24 18:05:00

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved rules changes Thursday that will limit the use of the filibuster as a weapon in the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill. The deal, between Senate Majority Leader Harry...

Filibuster agreement expected for vote late Thursday

2013-01-24 16:13:00

WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders reached a tentative agreement Thursday for rules changes that would limit the use of the filibuster as a weapon in the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill. � The deal, between Senate...

Oscar nominations 2013: 'Lincoln' leads field; surprises, snubs seen

2013-01-10 08:32:00

Only in Hollywood could a tiny, low-budget tale of a little girl named Hushpuppy who lives in the bayou take on a historical epic by master filmmaker Steven Spielberg about the 16th president’s struggle to end slavery and the Civil War. But...

Ring in the new year with classic comedies

2012-12-27 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre has the perfect antidote for holiday blues -- a series of classic comedies from the golden age of Hollywood. "Screwball Comedy Classics for the 2013 New Year" serves up 1947's "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer"...

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bad Santa' on Comedy Central

2012-12-23 20:05:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 23 - 29 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- SERIES Untold History of the United States: This episode of the docu-series looks back at the Vietnam War (8 p.m. Showtime)....

Holiday hits: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks of the week (and year)

2012-12-21 12:39:00

If you are looking for last-minute holiday presents, there are lots of DVD choices out there to make your life easier, no matter where your interests lie. For the TV fanatic, it's hard to do better than the complete “Mission: Impossible”...

Best movies of 2012: 'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' more

2012-12-14 09:00:00

If the movies are a feast or famine business — and they are — we are in the heart of the feast at the moment. Both the studios and the smaller distributors, having hidden away their strongest films like squirrels hoarding especially tasty...

Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'

2012-12-11 10:00:00

Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...

Andrew Sarris dies at 83; longtime film critic

2012-06-22 00:00:00

Film critic Andrew Sarris began his rise to prominence in the early 1960s when, fresh off an extended visit to Paris, he became a primary spokesman for a theory that would reverberate throughout the cinema world. Screenwriters and producers may have...

Around Town: Snow White, Casablanca at Oscars Outdoors

2012-06-14 16:39:38

Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress

2012-06-18 16:37:33

Movie director Frank Capra, Dec. 29, 1931. Capra was one of America's most powerful movie directors in the 1930s, and successful for decades afterwards. A few of his most famous films include: "You Can't Take it With You"; "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"; and "It's a Wonderful Life."

2013-01-25 15:30:57

The Oscar-winning director of "It Happened One Night," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "You Can't Take It With You" was president of the motion picture academy when he hosted the eighth awards in 1936 and the 11th ceremony in 1939 ("You Can't Take It With You" was the big winner that night).

2012-08-02 11:39:58

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, hosts a five-film series from July 20 to Aug. 24 called Summer Sizzle Under the Stars. The outdoor screenings of 1930s romantic comeides are on Fridays. A la carte dinner and live, free jazz begin at 6 p.m. The movies start at 8:15 p.m.

2012-07-02 00:00:00