4K UHD Review: It’s A Wonderful Life
It s hard to believe now, but when It’s A Wonderful Life was released in December of 1946 it received mixed reviews. While a few critics liked it, many found the picture far too sentimental. Although nominated for five Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for star James Stewart (he called this his […]
It’s A Wonderful Life (Platinum Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, three movies will show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions), A Christmas Story and It’s A Wonderful Life. After its copyright was inexplicably not renewed in 1974 and the film became part of the public domain, It’s a Wonderful Life […]
It’s A Wonderful Life 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition comes to Blu-ray October 11th
Celebrate the 70th anniversary of one of the most beloved films of all time! Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell and Henry Travers, director Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life has made an indelible impact on popular culture and continues to be a cherished part of many families’ holiday tradition. This 70th […]
Blu-ray Review: Mrs. Miniver
Based on the fictional British housewife created by Jan Struther in 1937 for a series of newspaper columns, Mrs. Miniver was one of the first war movies to take viewers off the battlefield and into homes of people trying to live their lives, despite the war around them. Released just seven months after America’s entry […]
Blu-ray Review: It’s A Wonderful Life – Gift Set
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, three movies will show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions), A Christmas Story and It’s A Wonderful Life. After its copyright was inexplicably not renewed in 1974 and the film became part of the public domain, It’s a Wonderful Life […]
It’s a Wonderful Life arrives on a two-disc Blu-ray collector’s set November 1st
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Take a trip to Bedford Falls to experience the life-affirming message of director Frank Capra’s enduringly popular classic all over again when IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE gets its wings in a new two-disc Blu-ray™ Shadow Box Gift Set on November 1, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Starring James Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes […]