Today we have a milestone to commemorate: Jimmy Stewart would have been 110 today. The actor and icon whose genial presence in films like It’s a Wonderful Life, Harvey, The Philadelphia Story, and Rear Window (among many others) endeared himself…
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Five Things You May Not Know About “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation”
The 1962 laugh riot Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a Jimmy Stewart masterpiece. In the film, Stewart shines as a loving husband and father who takes his family on a seaside holiday, only to be plagued by a lothario…
Read more →Four of James Stewart’s Best-Loved Films Are Showcased In a New Collection
James Stewart is such a revered figure in our society because of his everyman qualities that made each and every role he portrayed during his lengthy career unforgettable. His films endure thanks not only to the incredible care he took…
Read more →“The Philadelphia Story” Gets the Criterion Collection Treatment This November
The Philadelphia Story is George Cukor’s sophisticated screwball gem, adapted from Philip Barry’s play set in Philadelphia’s tony Main Line suburbs, Katharine Hepburn re-creates her stage role as society girl Tracy Lord, whose upcoming second marriage is imperiled by the…
Read more →This Week on DVD/Blu-ray: Silver Screen Icons and So Much More!
The past few weeks have been a bit light on the new release front, but that’s about to change in a huge way! You see, this week has a jaw-dropping array of recent theatrical hits, cult favorites and true film…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Harvey
Based on the play by Mary Chase, Harvey is an offbeat — and quite beloved– comedy masterpiece. In one of his finest roles, James Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd, a good-hearted inebriate whose constant companion is an invisible rabbit…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: It’s A Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life is perhaps the most beloved of all Christmas films. This week’s Create-A-Caption allows you to have some good-natured holiday fun with the film by adding your own funny caption in the comments. Yule love it! Maybe…
Read more →Why It’s a Wonderful Life Is Wonderful
Some folks watch it several times every year; others call it “sentimental hogwash.” In this classic article, “Movie Irv” Slifkin gives his reasons why Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life should be considered the definitive Christmas film.
Read more →James Stewart: It’s a Wonderful Career
This week marks the 81st anniversary of James Stewart’s film debut (in, of all things, a comedy short with Shemp Howard!). To honor the beloved actor, we’re reprinting this classic retrospective of Stewart’s Oscar-winning body of work.
Read more →James Stewart Finds No Highway in the Sky
Years before Zero Hour and Airport, James Stewart played an aeronautics engineer who takes desperate steps to stop a transatlantic flight from ending in disaster. Guest blogger Constance Metzinger takes off with a look at 1951’s No Highway in the Sky, co-starring Jack Hawkins and Marlene Dietrich.
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