Mr. Smith Goes to Washington News

Unlike the West Alabama Theater , the River Oaks Theater has managed to thwart the plans of greedy developers in recent years thanks in part to your support .

Actor Jack Cooper's first day in Pomona 89 years ago was hardly very memorable, and the night wasn't much to brag about either.

In "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," James Stewart plays idealistic and newly appointed Sen.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2009. There are 75 days left in the year.

The rear door creaks open at the boxcar-shaped video store with the turflike green carpet and the DVDs and VHS tapes piled from floor to ceiling.

Mark your appointment book. This evening the National Archives will host the70th Anniversary Screening of Mr.

Frank Capra made one movie set in our nation's capital, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , that has become a classic.

To this day, my sister will not watch "The Wizard of Oz" when it gets shown on TV.

James Stewart stars as the title character of this 1939 drama, an idealistic young U.S. senator who stands up to his corrupt fellow politicians.

"What's he doing in the Senate?" "Why, it's an honorary appointment. He's an honorary stooge." Frank Capra's classic Mr.

For the week of Sunday, Aug. 30, through Saturday, Sept. 5. Reviewed by Tony Lucia.

Sunday offers a terrific double bill: HBO's " True Blood ," followed by AMC's "Mad Men.

For years, perhaps unfairly, media and film studies seem to have taken stick from the press for their perceived "easy ride" way of getting an A level or a degree.

"This play is just about the swellest thing on paper." That's one example of the '30s-style language in Kit Steinkellner's new comedy, Adeline's Play , which opened last weekend at the Powerhouse Theatre in a Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble production, which sneaks up on you and then won't let go.

Maybe we expect too much of our congressmen and women in Washington. Some of us still hold to the vision of James Stewart as Jefferson Smith in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," standing up against the corrupt powers and winning in the end because good always triumphs over evil.

This 30 second lesson on how Congress is too often run is 70 years old. This snip is from the classic Frank Capra film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". In this scene the senior senator schools the junior senator on the ways of DC.

This 30 second lesson on how Congress is too often run is 70 years old. This snip is from the classic Frank Capra film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". In this scene the senior senator schools the junior senator on the ways of DC.

The Stratford Library's 25th annual "Film Classics Under the Stars" series will conclude Wednesday, with the 70th anniversary showing of Frank Capra's political comedy "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." The film series, which this year is celebrating the legendary films of 1939, is free.

If you feel like seeing a movie but don't want to battle the crowds flocking to "Harry Potter" or "Transformers," there are lots of other offerings around.

It was the Fourth of July. After a day of picnicking, I was in the mood for something all-American. Maybe my pristine, Blu-ray version of "Independence Day?" No, too obvious.