Today was another day I thought I just might miss my movie of the day. I’ve had a particularly nasty cold, and spent the day in bed moaning and groaning. I wasn’t sure I would even have the energy to sit up in bed and watch a movie. But then I remembered Norman Cousins’ book [...]
The Bishop’s Wife tries hard to be an uplifting Christmas film like another post-war drama, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), but falls a bit short in its attempt to pull at the heartstrings. The script is not as tight, and the direction not as consistent as Capra’s perennial holiday favorite, but there is enough here [...]
Director: Henry Koster
The Inspector General (1949)
Today was another day I thought I just might miss my movie of the day. I’ve had a particularly nasty cold, and spent the day in bed moaning and groaning. I wasn’t sure I would even have the energy to sit up in bed and watch a movie. But then I remembered Norman Cousins’ book [...]
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife tries hard to be an uplifting Christmas film like another post-war drama, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), but falls a bit short in its attempt to pull at the heartstrings. The script is not as tight, and the direction not as consistent as Capra’s perennial holiday favorite, but there is enough here [...]