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'The Holdovers' just replaced 'It's a Wonderful Life' as my favorite Christmas movie — and you can stream it on Prime Video now

"It's a Wonderful Life" has been my favorite Christmas movie for years — but it's just been replaced by this seasonal crowd-pleaser

Tom’s Guide

‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing – as much-loved movies including Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and Blade Runner have proved

The Guardian - UK

Oscar Best Picture winners ranked: all 96 winning movies

There have been 96 Oscar Best Picture winners so far, and we're ranking them all right here. Take a look.

WhatToWatch

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Sure, Frank Capra made great movies – but he relied on Robert Riskin’s brilliant scripts

Letters: Riskin’s magic makes It Happened One Night – and many of the director’s ‘Capra-corn’ classics, writes Bruce Henstell

The Guardian - UK

It Happened One Night at 90: the greatest romantic comedy ever made?

Frank Capra’s 1934 charmer helped to set the foundation for the genre with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert bickering and flirting their way into film history

The Guardian - US

In 1924, cinema was hailed as an agent of world peace. Has it failed?

A century ago, the new artform was welcomed as an harbinger of universal harmony. Although it’s been pressed into service for darker aims since, some of that utopian spirit survives

The Guardian - UK

The 25 best Christmas films – ranked!

Muppets and elves jostle with orphans, serial killers and Santa in our list of the greatest yuletide movies ever to grace the big screen

The Guardian - UK

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17 times great filmmakers made awful movies, from Spielberg to Scorsese

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 17 of the biggest duds

The Independent UK

17 terrible movies by great filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to Steven Spielberg

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 17 of the biggest duds

The Independent UK

When the Left and Right Came Together To Applaud Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

A Republican, a Communist, and a Catholic conservative walk onto a movie set...

Reason

Grand design or vanity project? Michael Beale's Rangers rebuild enters critical stage

MAYBE Michael Beale is an old romantic at heart. Depending on your own vintage, think of either James Stewart in Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful…

The National (Scotland)

13 awful movies by great filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to Steven Spielberg

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 13 of the biggest duds

The Independent UK

13 awful movies by great filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to Steven Spielberg

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 13 of the biggest duds

The Independent UK

Commentary: Banking, democracy and trust

In a key scene in the classic Frank Capra film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey (played by a noble, sincere James Stewart), faced with a run on his family-owned bank instigated by the evil, grasping Old Man Potter (played by a sneering Lionel Barrymore), tries to convince his friends…

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The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review

ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies

Evening Standard

BFI Southbank Christmas Programme: What festive films are on offer and when are they showing?

This festive season, there are a number of Christmas movies showing at London’s BFI, as well as some non-traditional fare.

Chicago Sun-Times

Holiday things to do in Chicago: Theater

Everything from the works of Charles Dickens, Irving Berlin and Frank Capra to a new tale of Santa’s son and holiday-themed improv are among the area offerings this season.

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