Special Feature: Picture Comparison: Here we get to compare the Colorized images with the Black-and-White images simultaneously to compare which you feel is the best image. Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: On 21st December, 1946, Frank Capra and James Stewart held the world premiere for IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE in New York at the Globe Theater.

James Stewart gives Frank Capra everything that is asked for, and he does it with the real authority of understatement. Russell Sherman developed a new compound, mixing foamite [a material used in fire extinguishers] with sugar, water, and even soap flakes, a spray able version of artificial snow was created that could be quickly blasted over set pieces. However, when a huge amount of money goes missing from his savings and loans company he panics and finds himself preparing to commit suicide.Later, Frank Capra reframed the shot so it looked like a much closer shot that was actually filmed, because he wanted to catch that expression on Stewart’s face. James Stewart cited George bailey as being his favourite character and when Frank Capra inherited the project, he wrote it for James Stewart. A director friend of mine liked my theory but asked why the entire mystery couldn't be straightened out by a simple look at the original shooting script for the movie.

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Brilliant moments to reflect, is of course the wonderful music film score and especially the ambience audio track enhances of the passing of the cars to the front of the soundstage; partially creating the illusion that they are moving past you. Apparently, the shot was filmed for the scene much later in the film where George Bailey runs down the center of Main Street yelling 'Merry Christmas Bedford Falls! If you can imagine the movie playing as a straight narrative, you can see the problems it would impose on the story structure. His direction of the individual characterizations delivered is also distinctively his, and the performances, from the starring roles of James Stewart and Donna Reed down to the smallest bit, are magnificent. This was likely the format of the extended Christmas card that served as the inspiration for the movie.

While filming the scene where George prays in the bar, James Stewart has said that he was overcome, that he began to sob during filming of the scene. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 1946 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: 3rd place Award: Best Director for Frank Capra.IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’ was voted the Number One inspirational film of all time, in the AFI’s “100 Years .