HOLIDAY DVD PICKS Dec 3, 2008
Eleven complete features, with supplements, in an album showcasing "It Happened One Night,'' "On the Waterfront,'' "Lawrence of Arabia,'' "Kramer Vs. Kramer'' and 7 other multiple Oscar winners from the storied studio. (Sony, 136). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Hackler's Homage to Capra, Sr. Nov 20, 2008
"It Happened One Night" took home Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture. This would not happen again until Milos Forman's 1975 hit "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.". (The Seahawk, NC)
'Changeling': Trying for greatness and achieving grandiosity Oct 23, 2008
The year is 1935, and "It Happened One Night" is Christine's pick for best picture, but it's hard to avoid interpreting this moment as a none-too-subtle wink directed at present-day moviegoers and Academy voters. Christine begs off - she just has too much work - and it goes without saying that on Feb. 22, Angelina Jolie, who plays her, will have to make similar excuses. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Oscar for Capra's Prelude to War Given to Army Sep 5, 2008
" Major Capra, who had directed such films as "It Happened One Night," "Lost Horizon" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was told to create the documentary "Prelude to War. (Time.com)
Talk of the Town: A typewriter? What’s that all about? Aug 29, 2008
in a leading role when she starred with Clark Gable in It Happened One Night, a screwball comedy (1934) directed by Frank Capra. Colbert starred in Broadway s A Talent for Murder to rave reviews. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Senior Notes (July 31) Jul 29, 2008
Movies Monday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m., It Happened One Night. Friday, Aug. 8, at 1 p.m., The Jane Austen Book Club. (Needham Tab, MA)
Making sense of the AFI's 'Top 10 Films in 10 Genres' list Jun 19, 2008
Frank Capra made great movies but "You Can't Take It With You" is much, much better than "It Happened One Night." And the Matrix is not on the sci-fi list ... How can It Happened One Night not be the best romantic comedy of all time ... (With the exception of "When Harry Met Sally" and "It Happened One Night" -- the latter being really fantastic, in my book). (Entertainment Weekly)
American Film Institute Releases Top Films Jun 18, 2008
"Miracle on 34th Street, 1947. 6. "Field of Dreams," 1989. 7. "Harvey," 1950. 8. "Groundhog Day," 1993. 9. "The Thief of Bagdad," 1924. 10. "Big," 1988. GANGSTER 1. "The Godfather," 1972. 2. "Goodfellas," 1990. 3. "The Godfather Part II," 1974. 4. "White Heat," 1949. 5. "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967. 6. "Scarface: The Shame of a Nation," 1932. 7. "Pulp Fiction," 1994. 8. "The Public Enemy," 1931. 9. "Little Caesar," 1930. 10. "Scarface," 1983. SCIENCE FICTION 1. "2001: A Space Odyssey," 1968. 2.... (FOX23 News, NY)
AFI picks best films in 10 categories Jun 18, 2008
Romantic comedy: "City Lights," "Annie Hall," "It Happened One Night," "Roman Holiday," "The Philadelphia Story," "When Harry Met Sally ...," "Adam's Rib," "Moonstruck," "Harold and Maude," "Sleepless in Seattle.". Courtroom drama: "To Kill a Mockingbird," "12 Angry Men," "Kramer vs. Kramer," "The Verdict," "A Few Good Men," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Anatomy of a Murder," "In Cold Blood," "A Cry in the Dark," "Judgment at Nuremberg.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Best Road Trip Movies Remind Of Good Times Jun 5, 2008
It Happened One Night (1934). It Happened One Night" was the first film to win the Academy Award grand slam of Best Picture, Best Actor (Clark Gable), Best Actress (Claudette Colbert), Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is a film that anyone with an interest in the history of filmmaking must see, for it is one of the first road trip movies and is considered by many film historians to be the first screwball comedy.2. Easy Rider (1969)Easy Rider for many film fans represents the... (Click2Houston, TX)
Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934): Still timely and hysterical nearly 75 years after its initial release. THE GOLD RUSH (1925): Everything great about Charlie Chaplin can be found in this film. (The Augusta Chronicle)
27 Dresses DVD Review May 18, 2008
It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, When Harry Met Sally, and Something s Gotta Give allhave two things in common with 27 Dresses: they re romantic comedies that follow the classic formula of boy meets/reunites with girl; boy and girl bicker/flirt; boy and girl fall in love but don t know it/won t admit it; boy and girl marry/remarry (although to be fair, It Happened One Night didn t so much follow as invent the formula). While 27 Dresses may not quite achieve the superiority of those... (Suite101.com)
Leatherheads’ fails as a homage film Apr 18, 2008
And now, of course, we have Leatherheads, a movie that would like to be considered one of the screwball comedies of the 1940s, a reference to films like His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, and It Happened One Night. With the exception of Leatherheads, which just opened, these movies have more in common than just their stylistic tendencies none of them have made very much money. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Make football, not war Apr 10, 2008
Jennifer Lopez in "Out of Sight." Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Intolerable Cruelty." Julia Roberts in "Ocean's 11." His repartee with Zellweger is light and fun in a "His Girl Friday" meets "It Happened One Night" kind of way. (I enjoyed their train car scene. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Throwback comedy 'Leatherheads' is a real winner Apr 4, 2008
It's an amiable homage to such films as His Girl Friday and It Happened One Night, and, to director Clooney's credit, there are no obvious anachronisms. The production design, language and general attitudes stay faithful to the era. (USA Today -- Life)
Illegal Use of Hands Apr 4, 2008
At this point in his career, he's earned the right to make a movie that's just OK. If Clooney's contemplating going retro again for his next project, may I suggest a remake of It Happened One Night. Reese Witherspoon would make a fine latter-day Claudette Colbert, and instead of just going bare-chested as Gable , Clooney could guarantee big box office by taking it all off. (Slate)
"Leatherheads," Apr 4, 2008
He's happy to have the chance to reference pictures like "His Girl Friday" and "It Happened One Night," and he's clearly having a lot of fun revisiting, and refreshing, some of the things we've come to think of as clich;s. Actually, most of these conventions are so ancient, and so lost in today's movie vocabulary, that they no longer even qualify as clich;s: Dodge and Lexie -- who've only recently met and who, of course, have taken an instant dislike to one another -- find themselves sharing the... (Salon)
Clooneys 'Leatherheads' fumbles, fades, punts Apr 3, 2008
His roguish, aging football star of Leatherheads falls somewhere between Clark Gables snappy reporter in It Happened One Night and Paul Newmans devious confidence man in The Sting. . (MSNBC -- News)
Wong Kar-wai's blueberry-pie America Apr 3, 2008
Without those kinds of failures, maybe you don't get the other kind of American films made by foreigners, like, say, "It Happened One Night" and "Vertigo" and "Sunset Blvd.". I guess what I'm saying is that Wong Kar-wai has earned the right to jump off any cliff he damn well pleases. (Salon)
Sex symbols: the guys Mar 30, 2008
Sexiest role: Peter Warne in It Happened One Night (1934). Quote: "Hell, if I'd jumped on all the dames I'm supposed to have jumped on, I'd have had no time to go fishing.". (Florida Times-Union)
Clooney drops the ball with "Leatherheads" Mar 29, 2008
The journalistic aspects are all stolen from "The Front Page" and "It Happened One Night" and feel tired. The chases, fisticuffs and pratfalls are exceedingly lame. (Reuters)
Oscar Winners from the Late 1970s Mar 28, 2008
Funny and sad by turns, the film doesn t always fire on all cylinders, but still became the first movie since It Happened One Night (1935) to win all five major Oscars best picture, lead actor and actress (Nicholson and Fletcher), best director (Milos Forman), and best screen adaptation. 1976 Best Picture: Rocky. (Suite101.com)
2008 Oscars Snub Comedy: Juno Feb 26, 2008
In 1934 the film It Happened One Night, along with stars Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, and director Frank Capra, all won Academy Awards. It wouldn t be until 1975 (One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest) and again in 1991 (The Silence of the Lambs) that a film would sweep the four major film awards. (Suite101.com)
"We can look forward to No Country For Old Men 2: Even Less Country."Oscars 2008By Troy Patterson Feb 26, 2008
The only discernible purpose of the best-picture montage Dana mentionsbeyond killing time that is already deadis to help people at Oscar parties bond as, reviewing the films of yesteryear, they gush (1934, It Happened One Night: "That's a great movie"), or scoff (2005, Crash: "Mwhh"), or quip (1947, Gentleman's Agreement: "Gregory Peck? Jewish?"), or reminisce about Quiz Show (1955: Marty), or reveal that they own copies of Gigi. At this point, it is too much to ask that the Oscars... (Slate)
What's so funny? Feb 26, 2008
Frank Capra's best-picture winner It Happened One Night (1934) remains as deftly funny today as it was in its era. It is an American classic. (Winnipeg Sun)
Frank Piasecki, 88; pioneered the tandem-rotor helicopter Feb 25, 2008
Many may recall the autogyro for its memorable appearance in two popular films of the early 1930s, "International House" with W.C. Fields and "It Happened One Night" with Clark Gable. Piasecki was a 1940 aeronautical engineering graduate of New York University and that same year cofounded a company, P-V Engineering Forum, near Philadelphia. (Boston Globe)
Oscars 2008: First time at bat can be the right time Feb 25, 2008
It Happened One Night, 1934: leading actress and actor Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable. Gone With the Wind, 1939: leading and supporting actresses Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Witless Protection' is dumb, but you knew that Feb 23, 2008
"It Happened One Night" this ain't. Actually, a Don Knotts movie this ain't. (Boston Globe)
Spark snuffed by hopeless romantics Feb 15, 2008
The actresses are spunky and sweet, but lacking in the vinegar that made Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve or Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night so definitively sexy. The romantic comedy leading men of today are the kind of nice guy whom these earlier heroines would have triumphed by rejecting. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The 800-lb. Golden Gorilla Feb 15, 2008
The top Oscar has gone to a handful of comedies (including It Happened One Night and Annie Hall), but generally the Academy prefers to be edified. The year of Citizen Kane, 1941, was also the year of Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve, today regarded as one of the great American comedies, with Stanwyck and Henry Fonda brilliant as a cardsharp predator and her millionaire prey. (Time.com)
* No love for the romantic comedy Feb 1, 2008
The actresses are spunky and sweet, but lacking in the vinegar that made Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve or Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night so definitively sexy. Those ladies were not always nice, and neither were their gentleman counterparts, who could be sarcastic, brutish and domineering when the mood struck. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
AFI's '100 Years' focusing on genres Jan 18, 2008
Films on the ballot for consideration include "Pinocchio" and "Shrek" for animation; "King Kong" (1933) and "The Lord of the Rings" for fantasy; "The War of the Worlds" (1953) and "The Matrix" for sci-fi; "Scarface" (1932) and "The Departed" for gangster pic; "The Searchers" and "Unforgiven" for Western; "The Pride of the Yankees" and "Seabiscuit" for sports movie; "It Happened One Night" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" for romantic comedy; "Witness for the Prosecution" and "A Few Good Men" for... (Variety)
The American Film Institute to Award Top Honors Ten Times With Newest Celebration in AFI's 100 Years... Series Jan 18, 2008
This year, the jury will be asked to choose up to 10 movies per genre from a comprehensive list, including entries such as: Animated: PINOCCHIO (1941) and SHREK (2001); Fantasy: KING KONG (1933) and THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001); Sci-Fi: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) and THE MATRIX (1999); Gangster: SCARFACE (1932) and THE DEPARTED (2006); Westerns: THE SEARCHERS (1956) and UNFORGIVEN (1992); Sports: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942) and SEABISCUIT (2003); Romantic Comedy: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Newspapers have always headlined Hollywood's best works Jan 6, 2008
It Happened One Night (1934) Claudette Colbert plays a runaway heiress, Ellie Andrews, whose father puts up a $10,000 reward to get her back. Peter Warne (Clark Gable), a recently fired reporter, recognizes her and thinks his scoop will get him back his job. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
I'm not doing Saif film at Kareena's behest: Imtiaz Jan 2, 2008
"But my film is not like Roman Holiday, It Happened One Night or a Walk In The Clouds. I'm fiercely opposed to seeking inspiration from extraneous sources. Many times I've been asked to copy from foreign films. I refused. If two years after Socha Naa Tha I'm appreciated for another original screenplay, my day is made.". As for the music it all happened on the phone. (Hindustan Times)
Son of film legend, producer, studio boss Dec 21, 2007
With a father who directed film classics such as "It Happened One Night" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," young Capra could expect stars such as Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart to drop by for dinner. It wasn't until he was 12, however, that he got to see his father at work. (Los Angeles Times)
10 Classic Movies for Christmas Nov 21, 2007
5) It Happened One Night. Classic screwball comedy from Frank Capra (who also directed It's A Wonderful Life and Mr Smith Goes To Washington), It Happened One Night is a great film to warm you up on a cold winter evening. (Suite101.com)
'Blade Runner: The Final Cut' arrives Oct 30, 2007
Among other films inducted that same year: An American In Paris, Badlands, The Godfather, Part 2 and It Happened One Night. Three separate DVD versions of Final Cut - on two discs, four discs and five discs - with various extras will be released on Dec. 18. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Sep 16, 2007
September 16, 2007 -- IN Frank Capra's 1934 classic "It Happened One Night," hitchhiker Claudette Colbert famously hiked up her long shirt to score a ride. This being the 21st century, it takes more than a glimpse of stocking to do the same thing. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Home Entertainment mines archives Sep 7, 2007
The Premiere Frank Capra Collection' includes spiffy new transfers of such early Oscar best picture winners as 'It Happened One Night' (1934), above, and 'You Can't Take It With You' (1938), in addition to commentaries and interviews ... The Capra set is especially gratifying in that it offers spiffy new transfers of such early Academy Award winners as "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "You Can't Take It With You" (1938) -- in addition to commentaries and interviews. (Variety)
French Wine Terrorists Threaten Government With Wrath of Grapes Aug 28, 2007
That's where I first heard the word -- Yes, Frank Capra who also made Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night -- some of the very best. And your one of the best. (Human Events Online)
Ah, Hollywood, where men will be boys Aug 19, 2007
The greatest romantic comedies, Denby asserts -- from It Happened One Night to Manhattan - rely on banter between the sexes that is "aggressive but not coarse, angry but not rancorous, silly but not shamed, melancholy but not ravaged.". Today's, of course, are the opposite. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Danes' star rises again Aug 9, 2007
Pursued by a trio of witches led by a deliciously diabolical Michelle Pfeiffer and an evil prince impersonated by the glowering Mark Strong, Danes' Yvaine finds herself trading catty barbs on the road with the earnest but infuriating hero-to-be Tristan (Charlie Cox), a situation that suggests It Happened One Night by way of The Princess Bride. "It's really witty, and the dialogue is really clever and fresh and crackling," says Danes. (Toronto Star)
A star both astronomical and otherwise Aug 6, 2007
"Stardust" wants to be "The Princess Bride" meets "The Lord of the Rings" by way of "It Happened One Night." The screenplay by Jane Goldman and the film's director, Matthew Vaughn ("Layer Cake") is faithful in spirit to Gaiman's charming fairy tale, but it narrows the story's focus while broadening its visual universe in a barrage of special effects. There is also one very odd, much talked about embellishment that involves Robert De Niro as captain of a flying pirate ship of lightning... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Sunset Gower Studios to be sold Jul 6, 2007
"It Happened One Night," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "From Here to Eternity" and "Funny Girl" were all shot there. Sunset Gower, which contains 13 soundstages and a nearly completed six-story office tower, was marketed as a redevelopment opportunity with entitlements for at least 381,000 square feet of additional development. (Variety)
What's on your top 10 movies list? Jun 30, 2007
I couln't make myself delete one Mr. Roberts Some Like It Hot Gone With The Wind Tootsie The Philadelphia Story Singing In The Rain It Happened One Night Saving Pvt Ryan Casablanca The French Connection Becket. Sent by Julie McClure | 6:33 PM ET | 06-25-2007. (NPR)
Thompson on Hollywood Jun 28, 2007
When I took Nora to a double feature of It Happened One Night and Holiday, the Capra was fresh as a daisy; the Philip Barry/George Cukor was still terrific--and would make a great remake--but it was very much a product of its time. (On the other hand The Philadelphia Story, with many of the same collaborators, is still perfect. (Variety)
AFI's top 30 films Jun 23, 2007
"It Happened One Night," 1934 47. "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951 48. (The Palm Beach Post)
Citizen Kane Stands the Test of Time Jun 21, 2007
The complete list of honorees is: 1 CITIZEN KANE 1941 2 THE GODFATHER 1972 3 CASABLANCA 1942 4 RAGING BULL 1980 5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952 6 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 8 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 9 VERTIGO 1958 10 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 11 CITY LIGHTS 1931 12 THE SEARCHERS 1956 13 STAR WARS 1977 14 PSYCHO 1960 15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968 16 SUNSET BLVD. 1950 17 THE GRADUATE 1967 18 THE GENERAL 1927 19 ON THE WATERFRONT 1954 20 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 21 CHINATOWN 1974 22... (PR Newswire)
Hollywood Goes VoIP with LogiSense EngageIP Billing and OSS Jun 2, 2007
Sunset Gower Studios was formerly the home of Columbia Pictures for over 50 years, and home to such classic feature films as Frank Capra's It Happened One Night and From Here to Eternity. Recent film and television productions shot at the Studio include HBO's Six Feet Under, the Jim Carrey feature The Number 23 and The Good German starring George Clooney. (PR Newswire)
'Hot Fuzz' confidential: Brits take on buddy movies Apr 19, 2007
They virtually have the same beats as Hepburn and Tracy, or "It Happened One Night.". Simon: What we're fascinated by is the inability of straight men to deal with their feelings for each other. (Los Angeles Times)
Scorsese joins the club Feb 26, 2007
To catch a glimpse of America in the tumultuous 1930s, when the nation's economy was in ruins, the best portrait of the times is from the comedies of the day, including "My Man Godfrey," "Twentieth Century" and "Easy Living," which capture the spirit of the age far better than the films awarded Oscar statuettes (though the academy did give best picture in 1934 to "It Happened One Night," a brash Frank Capra romantic comedy). To understand America's post-World War II anxiety and paranoia, the... (Los Angeles Times)
'I'd like to thank...' Feb 24, 2007
Clarke Gable set a rather high precedent with It Happened One Night (1934): Thank you. He is followed closely by Joe Pesci (Goodfellas, 1990): This is an honour and privilege, thank you very much. (iAfrica.com)
That Was The Week That Was Feb 17, 2007
1934: The comedy "It Happened One Night," starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, opened in New York. 1953: "Bwana Devil," the movie that heralded the "3-D" fad of the 1950s, opened in New York. (The Standard-Times, MA)
As the headlights zoomed straight at me, I knew it would be over Feb 1, 2007
It happened one night as I was driving back to Lodi after work in Victor. It was darkening and I sleepily saw a pair of headlights approach a while before I got to the railroad track by the old Roma and East-Side wineries. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Matinee takes on new meaning at library Jan 20, 2007
The New Britain Public Library has been featuring classical movies like We're No Angels, Some Like It Hot and It Happened One Night once a month for the past three months in the Lunch-time Matinee Program. "We are trying to get people to watch movies during their lunch time," said Patricia Watson, assistant head of adult services. (New Britain Herald, CT)
