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Vincent Haddad, "Next Time on Dragon Ball: Playing with a Manga and Anime Franchise" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

Since its debut in 1984, Dragon Ball has become one of the most popular, influential, and lucrative media franchises in the world. In Next Time on Dragon Ball: Playing with a Manga and Anime Franchise (U Minnesota Press, 2026), Dr. Vincent Haddad investigates how the franchise ha ... Show More

52m 55s

Aug 17

Tár

Tod Field’s Tár (2022) is one of the best ghost stories we’ve discussed on the show. The story of a troiubled genius, the film is also a wonderfully ambiguous portrat of a person persued by her past in the form of an unseen and vengerful force. Lydia Tár is by turns charismatic, ... Show More

36m 2s

Aug 14

Linda Williams and eds. Christine Gledhill et al., "Melodrama As Provocateur" (Duke UP, 2026)

The centerpiece of Melodrama as Provocateur (Duke UP, 2026) is an essay by Linda Williams (1946–2025). Williams was Professor of Film Studies and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. Her highly influential work reframed some of cinema’s most neglected or denigrated ... Show More

1h 12m

Nov 2023

Michael Newton, "It's a Wonderful Life" (British Film Institute, 2023)

Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is one of the best-loved films of Classical Hollywood cinema, a story of despair and redemption in the aftermath of war that is one of the central movies of the 1940s, and a key text in America's understanding of itself. This is a film that rem ... Show More

1h 5m

Dec 2023

Novara FM: It’s A Wonderful Life w/ James Butler

Released in 1946, Frank Capra’s fable of Christmas despair in small town America has become – rather improbably – a staple of festive television. Starring Jimmy Stewart as virtuous everyman George Bailey, It’s A Wonderful Life is not just a feelgood tale of moral redemption, but ... Show More

1h 11m

Dec 2023

It's a Wonderful Life Part 2

There are dozens of great holiday movies out there but none has a greater emotional punch for Steve and John than Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. As far as The Cine-Files are concerned, this one is the GOAT. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it r ... Show More

2h 49m

Dec 2021

It’s A Wonderful Premiere

Festive favourite 'It’s a Wonderful Life' originated as a short story transcribed into Christmas cards by its author Philip Van Doren Stern. But it received disappointing box office returns following its premiere on 20th December, 1946 - and was not considered ‘a classic’ for dec ... Show More

11m 50s

Dec 2020

It's a Wonderful Life

In December 1946, the classic Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" had its premiere in Hollywood. Starring Jimmy Stewart, the movie's message of hope and redemption is loved by millions. Simon Watts talks to former child star, Karolyn Grimes, who played six-year-old Zuzu Bailey ... Show More

10m 22s

Dec 2020

Film special

<p>We hear from eye-witnesses to some classic moments in cinema history – from It’s a Wonderful Life to Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy via Studio Ghibli, the Sound of Music and Charlie Chaplin’s Great Dictator.</p><p>Plus, film critic Helen O’Hara tells us about the history of Christ ... Show More

50m 2s

Dec 2022

It's A Wonderful Life

In episode six of A Cinematic Christmas Journey, Peter Billingsley and Nick Schenk are discussing It's A Wonderful Life. They discuss the legendary and brave career of Jimmy Stewart, the error that led to this movie's rise to popularity, and more as they go through the central th ... Show More

41m 23s

Dec 2023

It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Saving Mr Banks (2013)

Ah, It's A Wonderful Life. A Christmas classic, that managed to basically bankrupt the production company of its director, and also lose money at the box office. In fact, were it not for an admin error, there's a good chance it wouldn't be regarded as arguably the best Christmas ... Show More

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Michael Newton, "It's a Wonderful Life" ...