| 单词 | Capra |
| 例句 | “I would like you to see Abruzzi and visit my family at Capra- cotta,” said the priest. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In this silent film comedy, the first solo feature by Frank Capra, you’re watching a strong man’s apprentice, whose boss’s drunkenness forces him to go on as a substitute. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Capra says she will donate any damages to charities for abandoned children. Woman Sues Peppa Pig Producers Over Goat That Shares Her Name 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z But RKO’s scheduled Christmas movie in 1946 — “Sinbad the Sailor” — wasn’t ready so the studio asked Capra to rush production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Two stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z If Capra yearns for and sometimes attains the transcendent, he is most often insistent that it should be found in the everyday. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z He summons a quote by Frank Capra to the effect that every character in his Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, is worthy of his or her own film. Steve Buscemi: ‘I feel I haven’t fulfilled my true potential' 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Intriguingly, Capra, the man whose essential war work had kept him out of harm’s way, was the only one of the great veteran directors who lost his instinctive bond with the popular audience. Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z Another is that Capra’s films teem with reckless life; you could enjoy the bustle even if you didn’t surrender to the sentiment. Matt Damon’s Promised Land: What the Frack!? 2012-12-21T10:45:15Z For all its fashionable mid-30s pacifism, in watching it you realise with horror that you're entering Capra's deepest longings: a world of sexless purity and white horses, where wisdom lisps from a toothless High Lama. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z "The film is quite a scathing portrait of corruption, but you have this idealist who overcomes it. Capra admitted to me that he thought 'Mr. Smith' was his best film, not 'It's a Wonderful Life.' " Film's golden year, 1939, included 'Gone With the Wind,' 'Wizard of Oz' 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z James Stewart stars in Capra's Dickensian tale, as the disillusioned smalltown guy contemplating suicide: an unlikely angel called Clarence comes to earth to show him what things would have been like without him. The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z His debut album, “Capra Black,” recorded 50 years ago with a hotshot band and a choir, is a classic of what’s come to be known as spiritual jazz. At 80, Billy Harper’s Rhapsodic Saxophone Is Still a Towering Force 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In their depiction of the travails of the regular guy, Capra's films don't just inveigh against the corruption of the world, they celebrate a positive idea of how that world might be. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z It starts as an exercise in bleak absurdism and ends as a Frank Capra Christmas special, with little originality in between. ‘It Was You Charlie,’ a Feature Debut About Dashed Hopes 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “I’m not trying to be Frank Capra, but you truly learn so much from failure,” he said. The Stealth Success of John Mulaney 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Briefly escape the sourness of recent political rhetoric and watch this eternally hopeful 1939 Frank Capra classic. What You Should Watch This Fourth of July Weekend 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Also included was "The Negro Soldier," produced by Frank Capra. 'Forrest Gump' to be preserved in US film registry 2011-12-28T07:46:03Z The confectionery gleam of such moments is both predictably fairy-tale and yet – and this is the paradox of Capra's work – somehow still magical. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z “The Fool” wraps its Hobbesian vision of squalor around a fable worthy of Frank Capra, but twisted to suggest a cruel inversion of Capra’s inspirational allegories of humble Everymen crusading for justice and democratic ideals. Review: ‘The Fool’ Is Yuri Bykov’s Look at Corruption 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z As a director, Clooney is often compared to Steven Soderbergh, his acknowledged mentor, but I see him shaping into a slightly different kind of artist, part Frank Capra and part Michael Mann. "The Ides of March": George Clooney's dark political vision 2011-09-12T11:12:00Z His motto was "one man, one picture", his movies marked by his unusual insistence that his name appear above the title, possessing the enterprise – it was always "Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life". Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z The connection is apt, for Capra's villains are unabashedly Dickensian, his eccentrics too; even the raven that haunts his 1940s movies recalls the mysterious Grip from Barnaby Rudge. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Capra made the sentimental "It's a Wonderful Life" in 1946 which, while now regarded as a classic favorite, was a huge flop and crushed his spirit. 'Five Came Back' and changed Hollywood's depiction of war 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z He also had a short-lived series in 1962 called “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” based on the 1939 Frank Capra movie that starred James Stewart. Fess Parker, Who as Davy Crockett Set Off Coonskin Cap Craze, Dies at 85 2010-03-19T04:38:00Z After the United States entered the war, he joined the Army Signal Corps and created propaganda films under Frank Capra’s watch. How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Long out of circulation, it’s back in a new transfer made from Capra’s personal print. DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z As you may have gathered, “Whales” sometimes lays on the heart-struck whimsy as thickly as a Frank Capra movie. Theater Review: Culture Project?s Revival of ?And God Created Great Whales? 2012-02-16T01:03:49Z Almost all war documentaries find room for clips from Frank Capra movies and works of propaganda, and so does this one. Television Review: Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold’ American History, on Showtime 2012-11-11T22:45:38Z “I get dozens of letters asking me the same question,” Herriman told Capra. The Gender Fluidity of Krazy Kat 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In their own minds, it's plain that the new Tea Party representatives see themselves as acting out a Capra movie, though of course one purged of any taint of socialism. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Now even those dregs of confidence seem gone, and Capra's films are playing again, his entire oeuvre on show at the BFI Southbank in London. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z “It’s a Wonderful Life,” NBC Tune in again for Frank Capra’s classic to see Jimmy Stewart fall in love, lose everything, but then regain his self-worth, no thanks to that evil Mr. Potter. Here is Salon's curated guide to Thanksgiving weekend TV 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Then, returning to Capra's classic, I found myself astonished. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z That’s not a pairing we ever would have made and I think that, for me, listening to him talk about Capra is one of the high points of the documentary.” WATCH: Hollywood directors talk 1940s propaganda films in Netflix’s “Five Came BacK” 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Capra's voice emerged during an American crisis that somehow managed also to be an era of American self-confidence. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z So what happens if we immerse ourselves in the Capra world? Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z “For instance, we spent a lot of time thinking, ‘Who is the contemporary version of Frank Capra?’ WATCH: Hollywood directors talk 1940s propaganda films in Netflix’s “Five Came BacK” 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Supported by Norman Bowman's humourless but oddly charismatic Mack and Stuart Matthew Price's kindly Capra, she almost makes the case for Mack and Mabel's continued existence. Mack and Mabel – review 2012-07-13T14:38:35Z "My father always said that `It's A Wonderful Life' was the best movie that he ever made," Tom Capra said. LA's 'Wonderful Life' Day honors Frank Capra film 2011-12-23T23:34:08Z Capra saw the meaning of his films elsewhere, in their capacity to inspire the affirmation of laughter. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z This man, in Ms. Macy’s eyes, has the moxie of a Frank Capra crusader for all that is right and good. In Beth Macy’s ‘Factory Man,’ a Struggle to Stay Competitive 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z During the second world war, the US army commissioned Frank Capra to create a documentary series explaining Why We Fight. National Book Critics Circle award goes to Ben Fountain 2013-03-01T11:05:41Z Wittgenstein’s last words were “I’ve had a wonderful life,” we learn, “which might’ve been a Frank Capra allusion, because he loved Hollywood films.” Review: In ‘The Undertaking,’ Considering the End With Some Laughter 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It's partial setting in the 50s deliberately echoes Frank Capra, and it would be daft to underestimate the reach of the allure of this peachy American dream. A quarter of a century for Back in the Future 2010-09-16T20:30:00Z And the only crop Promised Land harvests is Capra Corn. Matt Damon’s Promised Land: What the Frack!? 2012-12-21T10:45:15Z “It’s a Wonderful Life,” directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart as a man down on his luck who is saved by a guardian angel, has become one of Hollywood’s best loved Christmas movies. 'Wonderful Life' stage adaptation gets a little help from Paul... 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Growing up as an Italian immigrant and then ending up as one of Hollywood's most celebrated directors, Capra was well placed to explore the moral risks of American success. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Star Partners and Hummingbird Productions announced plans Monday to create a sequel to the Frank Capra directed film titled “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story.” Paramount Would Fight ‘Wonderful Life’ Sequel 2013-11-20T21:52:17Z Again in Texas in 2016, Houston Grand Opera will premiere Heggie's next work: "It's a Wonderful Life," based on the classic Frank Capra film. With L.A. Opera's 'Moby-Dick,' call it a success 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Here, Capra's People are deluded saps, suckers, cannon-fodder for causes not their own. How Frank Capra's scared and gullible ordinary joes laid the foundations for the Tea Party 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z Hawkins recalls Capra with a strong vision for the film — faith, hope and life renewed. Two stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Like Capra, I find both realities present in the same souls of the same people in the same place, and the one that manifests depends on their hopes and dispositions. David O. Russell: In Conversation 2013-12-11T10:00:15Z Capra found something more obviously passionate in Stewart and Hitchcock was later to bring out darker tones in his performance but here he was the preternaturally good guy. Who is the best Oscar winning lead actor of all time? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Somewhere Frank Capra is rolling over in his grave. It’s A Wonderful Life Sequel in the Works 2013-11-18T20:28:37Z The play was filmed by Frank Capra two years later and went on to be named best picture at the Academy Awards in 1939. James Earl Jones returns to Broadway 2014-04-25T08:25:08Z On Saturday, Stewart is a credit to the Senate in Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and Fonda is an open-minded juror in Sidney Lumet’s “12 Angry Men.” 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z This week’s timely pick is Frank Capra’s 1946 classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart as a disenchanted man who receives a second chance from a special visitor on Christmas Eve. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:22:44Z At such moments Capra reflects on the meaning of film itself: Lost Horizon's "Shangri-La" stands in for Hollywood as a land of handsome leading men and mysterious starlets, a place that banishes suffering and age. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Capra was transported from Sicily to America as a young child, and his films express the anxiety that we might gain the modern world and lose our souls. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z This is a movie about old-time values, a movie with Frank Capra aspirations. The Odd Life of Timothy Green: A Fairy Tale for the Infertile 2012-08-14T12:00:02Z He studied at the University of Michigan and earned a doctorate in English at the University of Virginia, where his work with the school’s film program led to a friendship with the director Frank Capra. Richard Glatzer, Co-Director of ‘Still Alice,’ Dies at 63 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Seneca Falls might be the inspiration for Bedford Falls in the Frank Capra movie, according to this museum, which is situated in the building that housed the first movie theater in town. Suffragette City: A timely visit to Seneca Falls, N.Y., birthplace of the 19th amendment 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Extolling his gift for caricature and defending his undoubted vulgarity, they thought him the creator of "the new American comedy" as opposed to the classicism of Capra, Lubitsch and McCarey. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 2011-01-02T00:03:04Z And because I tend to be a Frank Capra person who believes in the essential goodness of humankind, the jerks I play are somehow a little easier to live with. Ron Livingston Loves to Play the Jerk 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Frank Capra learned this the excruciating way when presenter Will Rogers announced best director with the words: ““I’ve watched this young man for a long time. The nine greatest Oscar moments 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z "It's really like a Frank Capra movie," the director said during an interview. Silence is golden in Hollywood homage 'The Artist' 2011-05-19T16:46:05Z My Christmas film of choice was rather Billy Wilder's The Apartment, its sweet-and-sour romanticism a safer bet than Capra's offering. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z If Ford is the most colorful character in Mr. Harris’s squad, Capra is the most influential. Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z Capra dreams of a world in which the Christian ideal of loving your neighbour has become a practical possibility. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z For the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Historic Everett Theatre presents four screenings of the 1946 Frank Capra classic "It's a Wonderful Life." Lynn Shelton, 'Zuzu' to make appearances 2011-11-23T22:28:03Z The evergreen Frank Capra movie set in mythical Bedford Falls is often reprised in this "live radio" format complete with homemade sound effects. Seattle-area theaters deck the stages with festive productions 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z It was great when you had stars like Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, and classic directors like Ernst Lubitsch or Frank Capra or Preston Sturges making it all tick behind the camera. Romcoms: the end of the affair? 2012-02-11T00:01:00Z It was Feb. 12, 1993, when Janet Maslin, reviewing “Groundhog Day” in The New York Times, called it “half Capra and half Kafka,” which sounds about right for whatever day it is now. Viewing Party! Let’s All Watch ‘Groundhog Day’ Together! 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z I insisted on shooting it on back lots, creating a small-town setting evoking Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. How we made Gremlins 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s a consciously old-fashioned piece of Hollywood storytelling conceived in something like the heartfelt, ingenuous style of Frank Capra. The 50 best films of 2015 in the US: No 5 – Bridge of Spies 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Time magazine said the film resembled “what Mean Streets would have been if Frank Capra had made it”. Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z To dislike the work is to distrust the man, for Capra's films were emphatically his own creation. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z When did Rockwell, let alone Frank Capra, fall out of fashion – replaced by Fox News, Glenn Beck and a constant diet of dismal headlines? The norms of Norman Rockwell 2011-01-30T22:00:03Z In films from Mr Deeds Goes to Town to State of the Union, Capra aims at an equivalent injection of generous feelings. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z But Mr. David and Mr. Bacharach had a disastrous failure with their score of “Lost Horizon,” a musical version of the 1937 Frank Capra film that was released in 1973 and became a notorious flop. Hal David, Award-Winning Lyricist, is Dead at 91 2012-09-01T23:03:16Z Capra lived through the Depression, then through the rise of terrible ideologies. "It's a Wonderful Life": The most terrifying movie ever 2010-12-25T00:01:00Z When reminiscing about “It’s a Wonderful Life,” she spoke extensively about Mr. Capra and his message, delivered through the life of George Bailey, about the impact a single person’s life can have on his community. Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z “Capra” means “goat” in Italian, so when the series was broadcast in Italy, “Gabriella Goat” became “Gabriella Capra,” the Guardian reports. Woman Sues Peppa Pig Producers Over Goat That Shares Her Name 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Sure it's a great movie but, just as Jimmy Stewart is invited to imagine the world without him, perhaps we can imagine festive moviegoing without Frank Capra's well-worn perennial? Christmas film events 2012-12-15T00:05:16Z These political concerns seem absent from Capra's early films, which appeal in part because of their indifference to social questions. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Often the journalist stands as Capra's token ordinary Joe, a symbol of the low-class intellectual, the would-be great writer downgraded to the demotic reporter. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z The final 20 minutes of There’s Always Tomorrow in particular are a masterclass in melodramatic acting, as raw as anything she did for Capra, but powerfully restrained. From femme fatale to cattle rancher: how Barbara Stanwyck bucked convention 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z In both Lost Horizon and State of the Union, Capra offers us the same talismanic sentence: "There are moments in the life of every man when he glimpses the eternal." Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Here the politicians and the newspaper are selling "the average guy", while Capra self-consciously does the same. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z For his part, Avildsen said Capra — who also championed underdogs on film — was his favorite director. 'Rocky' and 'Karate Kid' Director John Avildsen Dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The original 1946 movie directed by Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed was nominated for five Oscars. It’s A Wonderful Life Sequel in the Works 2013-11-18T20:28:37Z The show quickly feels like a Frank Capra movie, particularly “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Review | When U.S. citizenship is anything but self-evident 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z And although Riskin did not script the two Capra movies that arguably have held up best — “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” — they are heavily indebted to his style and philosophy. Review | Fay Wray and Robert Riskin’s daughter revisits a Hollywood love story 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Frank Capra's breezy 1934 romantic comedy "It Happened One Night" is one of those moments. 'It Happened One Night' gets makeover on 80th anniversary 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z During the debate, Bill summons the resolve to give a big Frank Capra speech, confessing that to stay alive he committed burglaries and worse: "I did things for cash that haunt me to this day." Big Love: Shark-Jumping in Utah 2010-02-22T14:05:00Z Frank Capra’s legendary lightness of touch was never more exquisitely judged than in his great early picture It Happened One Night from 1934. Greatest Oscar winners ever: who is the best director of all time? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Of all Hollywood directors, Frank Capra is the most loved and the least respected. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z It’s a Wonderful Life Fake Radio presents the Frank Capra classic as a radio play. L.A. theater openings, Dec. 14-21: 'Blithe Spirit' and more 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z How unfortunate that, in presenting the award for director, Ben Affleck chose to quote Frank Capra's observation that "the cardinal sin is dullness." Academy Awards telecast is all too predictable 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Capra, she recalled, “didn’t say anything about it. His assistant didn’t say anything about it. His cameraman didn’t say anything about it.” Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In 1942 Harryhausen enlisted in the army, was assigned to the Signal Corps and got himself drafted into Frank Capra's unit to work on propaganda films. Ray Harryhausen dies aged 92: master of stop-motion animation 2013-05-07T19:06:34Z “At the end of 1946,” he notes, “Capra and Wyler’s diametrically opposed visions of what a postwar Hollywood movie should look like ended up in a head-to-head competition.” Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z Along with a superb actress’ rise from hard-knock youth to a glittering screen career, Wasson gives insights into the making of more than 30 Stanwyck movies, including classics directed by her mentor, Frank Capra. Top 5 performing-arts gift books: Hollywood glam, ‘Fiddler’ 2013-12-13T20:56:00Z Kagan frames his essay with a device borrowed from the Frank Capra classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” imagining the world if America were not there to play global superpower. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: America and the Balance of Global Power 2012-04-06T19:53:01Z The writer is Frank Capra, three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker and truly the first "star" director -- his name above the title guaranteed box office business. Blogging "City Island": Anatomy of an indie breakout 2010-04-26T12:30:00Z In those years America still possessed a faith in its own future, and the optimism of Capra's movies persisted as a powerful image of that faith. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z As if that person would be the best person to talk about Frank Capra. WATCH: Hollywood directors talk 1940s propaganda films in Netflix’s “Five Came BacK” 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The chestnut of choice this year is Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, which, despite its icing sugar of schmaltz, could strike a chord with its themes of relinquished ambitions and financial hardship. Christmas film seasons and special screenings 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z Capra’s series imprinted a set of principles — teamwork and tolerance are essential for victory, aggression undeterred is aggression encouraged — that the wartime generation would never forget. Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z Capra, nominated for Lady for a Day, had almost walked to the stage when he noticed the spotlight was in fact on Frank Lloyd, director of Cavalcade. The nine greatest Oscar moments 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “Stanwyck doesn’t act a scene. She lives it,” said Frank Capra, who directed her in the early 1930s breathtaking emotional films such as The Miracle Woman and Forbidden. From femme fatale to cattle rancher: how Barbara Stanwyck bucked convention 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z It's a Wonderful Life A predictable festive favourite, but here it comes in the best possible context: a full Frank Capra retrospective at London's BFI Southbank. The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z “Only the morally courageous are worthy of speaking to their fellow men for two hours in the dark,” Frank Capra once wrote, “and only the artistically incorrupt will earn and keep the people’s trust.” The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z “Capra knew we were coming out of a war, we were in terrible shape and there needed to be some type of stimulus,” she told the St. Nicholas Institute. Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The next year, he played a Damon Runyon comical mobster in Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles." Actor Peter Falk renowned for TV role 'Columbo' 2011-06-25T04:41:43Z Justifiably annoyed by this slighting of her father’s contributions, Victoria Riskin went up and introduced herself to Capra at one of his film-festival appearances. Review | Fay Wray and Robert Riskin’s daughter revisits a Hollywood love story 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Frank Capra’s enduring package of cheer, starring James Stewart as a suicidal businessman with a guardian angel. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ and ‘Love Actually’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z As was once the case with Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the movie has been subjected to many unofficial, though legal, iterations. Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z And Mr. Capra’s “turkey dinners” philosophy, while emotionally gratifying, doesn’t fill the hungry paunch. 10 Classic Christmas Movies That Our Critics Didn’t See Coming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Capra never lost this film's delight in artifice. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Yet when Capra's films are flawed, they can be very flawed indeed. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z You discern how each film constructs villains as foils to its hero, Capra dividing the world into sheep and goats. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z George Bailey, the man he plays, is the last of Capra's average heroes. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z No less a Hollywood eminence than Frank Capra loved it, telling The New York Times in 1977, "When I saw it, I said, 'Boy, that's a picture I wish I had made.' " 'Rocky' and 'Karate Kid' Director John Avildsen Dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z It's one of a handful of masterpieces directed by Frank Capra, an Italian immigrant who loved America because America saved him. "It's a Wonderful Life": The most terrifying movie ever 2010-12-25T00:01:00Z Father and daughter exchanged smiles, and then, in a real Capra touch, Martin — the angriest of them all — came out and invited Noah to go sledding in Central Park the next day. ‘The Affair’ Season 3 Finale: A Day in Paris 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z It’s relatively easy to watch Frank Capra’s screwball comedies without imposing a 21st-century social lens on to them, but it’s harder for products from the late 1980s and 90s. I've never seen … Sleepless in Seattle 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z But Capra was not naive about the emotionalism of his films, and indeed sought to explore and question their appeal to the sentiments. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z And for something a bit different, a group of actors will recreate the long-lost dialogue for “The Donovan Affair,” which was billed as Capra’s “first 100 percent all-dialogue picture,” on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Movie Listings for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z In his later years, however, Capra cast himself as the sole begetter of any film he had directed. Review | Fay Wray and Robert Riskin’s daughter revisits a Hollywood love story 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Frank Capra's wondrous holiday classic gets its 42nd annual airing at the Grand Illusion, through Dec. 27. 31 movies (including one big hobbit) for the holiday season 2012-11-20T22:14:05Z Ray served in Frank Capra's army film unit in the second world war. John Landis on why Ray Harryhausen's effects are still so special 2010-06-17T20:29:00Z It was in that tense political landscape that three films in particular seemed to have something powerful to say: Ford's "Stagecoach," Ernst Lubitsch's "Ninotchka" and Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Film's golden year, 1939, included 'Gone With the Wind,' 'Wizard of Oz' 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The typical Capra hero emerges as an irascible common man ready to melt into tenderness. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z It’s an Alfred Hitchcock moment on a Frank Capra kind of a night. Review: ‘Behind the City’ Immerses You in New York and Yourself 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Falk was nominated for best supporting actor again the next year for his role in Frank Capra's final film, "Pocketful of Miracles." Peter Falk 1927-2011 2011-06-24T22:01:00Z Some commentators even compared the buoyant humor of “Intouchables” to Frank Capra’s movies. ?Intouchables? Is a Magnet for French Moviegoers 2011-12-07T16:27:43Z “On the set, Capra would squat down, eye-to-eye, tell me what he wanted me to do and did I understand it. I said, ‘Oh, yes, sir.’” Two stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z And those movies are pretty much the collected works of Frank Capra and Orson Welles compared to “Money Monster.” Hollywood liberalism at its lamest: “Money Monster,” George Clooney and Jodie Foster’s financial-crisis drama, misfires spectacularly 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Frank Capra, especially with the films like “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.” ArtsBeat Blog: Pixar's John Lasseter Answers Your Questions 2011-11-01T12:00:21Z "However directors such as Howard Hawks, Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder or Frank Capra treated women in real life, in their films they created independent-thinking women and seemed to understand them." Why no future Hollywood star could ever match Lauren Bacall's allure 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Such things may indicate Frank Capra's inner pessimist. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Inspired by Maurice Flitcroft’s attempts to qualify for the British Open in 1976, this comedy is also the sort of good-hearted movie the director Frank Capra would have liked to have taken a swing at. ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Review: ‘The World’s Worst Golfer’ Wins Laughs 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Besides, Capra's movie became a domesticated death's head, its seasonal ubiquity a reminder of mortality. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z “It’s a Wonderful Life” was released in late 1946, produced and directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Two stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Capra’s nice people are charming, his small town is a quite beguiling place and his pattern for solving problems is most optimistic and facile. 10 Classic Christmas Movies That Our Critics Didn’t See Coming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Parker helped write “A Star Is Born” in 1937 and many suspect she had a hand in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Hollywood was built on the work of unappreciated and undervalued writers 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Elder’s lawyer, Roberto Capra, expressed satisfaction at the decision, saying a new trial would open the possibility of recalculating the sentence. Italy retrial ordered for Americans in killing of officer 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “The lower court believed Varriale when he said that the officers had shown their badges, while the appeals court said there was no proof of this, undermining that argument,” Mr. Capra said. Court in Italy to Rule on Convictions of 2 Americans in Police Officer’s Killing 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The other three date back to old Hollywood: John Ford, with four, and Frank Capra and William Wyler, with three each. Oscars 2023: Fun facts about this year’s nominees 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The pair broke up in 1973 after a rare failure - the remake of the Frank Capra movie "Lost Horizon." U.S. composer Burt Bacharach dies at age 94 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z In fact, the falls can be seen in the 1937 Frank Capra film “Lost Horizon,” and tourists paid to ride burros up to the falls in the late 1940s and early ’50s. These Palm Springs hiking trails take you through a lush oasis — and into California history 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Capra and Columbia’s previous collaboration, “Lady for a Day,” was hardly less conspicuous in its success. How to watch every Best Picture winner from 1930 through 1939 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Capra said that his legal team would also challenge the length of his client’s sentence, which, because the victim was a law enforcement officer, had been especially severe. Court in Italy to Rule on Convictions of 2 Americans in Police Officer’s Killing 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Since 1974, when a copyright lapse sent it into the public domain, the 1946 Frank Capra drama “It’s a Wonderful Life” has been a Christmas classic, largely because it offered free programming for television stations. Perspective | Donna Reed’s daughter plays guardian angel for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z In director Frank Capra’s vision, ordinary people were worth our attention and our admiration. How to watch your 25 favorite Christmas movies and TV specials this season 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z As a recruitment vehicle, the Wagner movies’ closest American analogue might be Frank Capra’s World War II series, “Why We Fight,” Amos wrote. Your Monday Briefing: China’s Leader Warns of ‘Stormy Seas’ 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Folks who really get a lot out of life are introduced in the film version of “You Can’t Take it With You,” directed by Frank Capra, it’s certain to be an enormous hit with audiences. How to watch every Best Picture winner from 1930 through 1939 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z This was perhaps best portrayed in the movies of Frank Capra, whose Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was emblematic of his work. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Like the title character in Frank Capra’s 1939 film, they’ve always been guided by a simple value: serve the common good. Standing up for decency, honor and goodness at the Jan. 6 hearings 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The three inmates caught the eye of Sing Sing’s superintendent, Michael Capra, who styled himself as a tough-but-fair prison warden and promoted educational and rehabilitative programs. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Frank Capra gave us one on film, in Jimmy Stewart’s Mr. Smith, who went to Washington and found it in need of a long lecture. Review | Tracy Letts skewers America’s shames in stunning debut of ‘The Minutes’ 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It’s very much in the Capra style that caused “It Happened One Night” and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” to be big screen successes. How to watch every Best Picture winner from 1930 through 1939 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The Depression era was a favorite of Capra’s to depict in his films, including It’s a Wonderful Life, released in 1946. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Roberto Capra, one of Mr. Elder’s lawyers, said the life sentence reduction meant his client would have access to a series of benefits, including possible time off for good behavior. Sentences Reduced for 2 Americans Convicted of Killing Italian Officer 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “These guys all had a similar outlook,” Mr. Capra said. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The plot of “Butter” vaguely recalls the Frank Capra classic “Meet John Doe,” which similarly revolved around the planning of a sensationalistic suicide. Review | ‘Butter’ review: Movie about bullied teen is, like its hero, sweet and likable 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Tamir Druz, managing director at Capra Energy Group said long-term contracts played an important role, but limited the flexibility, diversification and profit opportunities that spot and short-term deals allow. Explainer-Should Europe use more long term LNG contracts? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The most famous were those in the Why We Fight series, filmed by Hollywood director Frank Capra. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z I spoke to Mr. Frank Capra himself and next thing you know, I got the role! ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ star Karolyn Grimes reveals why she left Hollywood: ‘It became my past life’ 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Rosario’s bitterness over his wrongful conviction made him a defiant prisoner — not the sort of positive inmate who thrived under the superintendent, Mr. Capra. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Lionel Barrymore also stars in director Frank Capra’s 1946 classic, which marks its 75th anniversary this year. What's on TV Friday: 'A Christmas Story' on TBS, TNT; 'White Christmas' on AMC, Sundance 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Capra, who “handpicked every single person in that film,” according to Grimes, hired her. As ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ turns 75, Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes reflects on the film that belatedly changed her life 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z I have several: “It Happened on 5th Avenue,” which is what Frank Capra was going to do before he found “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The stars of your favorite Christmas movies share their most beloved holiday films 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z But Frank Capra did bring magic to that set. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ star Karolyn Grimes reveals why she left Hollywood: ‘It became my past life’ 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Velazquez had forged a unique rapport with the prison’s administration, especially Mr. Capra, the superintendent, who wrote a letter supporting Mr. Velazquez’s application for clemency from the governor. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ James Stewart wishes he’d never been born in the 75th anniversary outdoor screenings of Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday fable. Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Pride & Prejudice,’ ‘Die Hard,’ ‘A Christmas Story’ and more 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z In his final remarks, Mr. Williams compared himself to George Bailey, the main character played by James Stewart in Frank Capra’s beloved holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Signing off after 28 years, NBC’s Brian Williams offers political warning of spreading ‘darkness’ 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z I’m in awe of what Frank Capra gave us. The stars of your favorite Christmas movies share their most beloved holiday films 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z And you have to remember, sometimes you have to film a scene over and over again, especially with Capra because he was such a perfectionist. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ star Karolyn Grimes reveals why she left Hollywood: ‘It became my past life’ 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z This past Monday, Mr. Velazquez was back at Sing Sing, meeting with Mr. Capra about creating a program for inmates. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z "It’s a Wonderful Life" was released in late 1946, produced and directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Stars reflect on 'It's a Wonderful Life' 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Some 60 people attended that epic gathering at the Market restaurant, kicking off a campaign straight out of a Frank Capra movie. How Seattle pulled together 50 years ago to preserve Pike Place Market — and the soul of the city 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Among them was Maureen Capra, who has lived in Porter Ranch for 47 years and said she’s scared living near the facility. Long after Aliso Canyon gas rupture, residents still fear long-term toll on their health 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z She hates Disneyland and reserves particular antipathy for Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The 82-year-old TikTok sensation and her 30-year-old secret weapon 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z One day last August, the cellblock went silent as Mr. Capra showed up at Mr. Velazquez’s cell. How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z But RKO's scheduled Christmas movie in 1946 — "Sinbad the Sailor" — wasn't ready so the studio asked Capra to rush production of "It’s a Wonderful Life." Stars reflect on 'It's a Wonderful Life' 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z It was truly Frank Capra stuff, and that never gets too old. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Invite neglected female artists to the table 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Consider “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” the celebrated 1939 film directed by Frank Capra. Opinion | America Has a Ruling Class 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Stephen Capra, executive director of the anti-trapping organization Footloose Montana, shared a similarly dim view of the bills. Montana lawmakers look at more ways to kill wolves 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Jaded urban operators and hard-boiled women met their match in guileless small-town heroes in the films of Frank Capra. Pop culture isn't biased toward 'coastal elites.' If anything, it's the reverse 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z James Stewart stares into the abyss and the abyss cuts him a break in Frank Capra’s classic 1946 holiday fable “It’s a Wonderful Life.” What’s on TV This Week: 'A Christmas Story,' 'Wonder Woman 1984’ and more 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Johnson remembered his years in Kingsburg fondly, saying it was like a “Frank Capra movie.” Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the games to L.A., has died 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z From the Oscar-bedecked Frank Capra comedy “It Happened One Night” to Paul Simon’s aural anthem “America,” boarding a bus suggested the promise of open roads, unknown vistas and cute meets. Greetings, goodbyes and the growl of Greyhounds no more 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Third base coach Nick Capra was in charge for the team’s intrasquad game Tuesday. White Sox prospect Burger to play in local St. Louis league 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Tony Capra, a geneticist at Vanderbilt University who was not involved in the study, thought it was plausible that the Neanderthal chunk of DNA originally provided a benefit — perhaps even against other viruses. DNA Inherited From Neanderthals May Increase Risk of Covid-19 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z But Stewart is also riffing on the durable populist-humanist tradition of Frank Capra, whose small-town Everyman parables affirmed America’s ability to live up to its greatest democratic ideals. Review: Jon Stewart's off-key political comedy, starring Steve Carell, is far from 'Irresistible' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Frank Capra’s story of an apple peddler who poses as a socialite to impress the daughter she hasn’t seen since birth. Movies on TV this week, May 31: A Clockwork Orange and more 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z American populism of the Frank Capra variety is not only anti-elitist; it is directed toward helping the vulnerable, the little guy. Opinion | Who needs science when we have Trump’s tremendous instincts? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z It seems impossibly dated and sentimental, but I experienced a Frank Capra world this week,” Rothman said. Coronavirus helpers bring hope amid pandemic: 'The urgency of this compassion is really breathtaking' 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Capra said given the defense’s objections the trial judge will assign an impartial translator to prepare a new transcript. Defense cries foul over teens charged in Italy cop killing 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z It’s a Wonderful Life James Stewart heads the cast of Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday fable about a suicidal man who gets a little angelic intervention one Christmas Eve. Classic movies in L.A. this week: The Marx Brothers, '2001,' 'Lawrence of Arabia' and more 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Fox News: It’s been said director Frank Capra was also very kind to the both of you. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ actors Karolyn Grimes, Jimmy Hawkins recall memories of bringing holiday film to life 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Try to imagine a Capra movie in which grandparents are sacrificed for the greater good. Opinion | Who needs science when we have Trump’s tremendous instincts? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z It’s a Wonderful Life James Stewart plays a suicidal man saved by a little divine intervention in Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday fable. Classic movies in L.A. this week: 'A Christmas Story' and more 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z He brought on as a producer Frank Capra Jr., son of the director of the 1939 original. Perspective | Yes, Billy Jack went to Washington. He did not enjoy his visit. 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z He was up against a major New York publisher and Capra’s archivist. Perspective | If you’re exceptionally wise, you will read this book. And then you will never use ‘exceptionally’ again. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z It was the year when Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” first premiered in theaters. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ actors Karolyn Grimes, Jimmy Hawkins recall memories of bringing holiday film to life 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Lionel Barrymore also stars in director Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday classic. What's on TV Saturday: 'Christmas in Rome' on Hallmark Channel 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z On the north shore are these sprawling summer places; legendary director Frank Capra once kept a cabin there. Chris Erskine: A weekend in the Sierra, land of wood smoke and heavy socks 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Cuts to welfare, we are told, will soon block Arthur’s access to therapy and medication, and the movie’s plea for the downtrodden to be given their rightful say harks back to Frank Capra and Chaplin. Todd Phillips’s “Joker” Is No Laughing Matter 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z At one point in his exhausting battle to get his Capra biography published, he accidentally drove his car off a cliff. Perspective | If you’re exceptionally wise, you will read this book. And then you will never use ‘exceptionally’ again. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z We’re lucky that we're still around to carry Frank Capra's message of the movie — each man's life touches so many others that if they weren't around, it would leave an awful hole. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ actors Karolyn Grimes, Jimmy Hawkins recall memories of bringing holiday film to life 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Presidents such as Frank Capra, Gregory Peck, Walter Mirisch, Fay Kanin, and all 10 presidents I served with, took a vigorous and central role in running the organization. Readers React: Their families were interned, but Japanese American fighters served proudly 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z To be sure, it’s a cinematic setting that Capra must’ve loved. Chris Erskine: A weekend in the Sierra, land of wood smoke and heavy socks 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Decades ago, he’d asked Frank Capra about turning the movie into a musical and received a “lovely” handwritten letter that said, basically, no. Paul McCartney will put his spin on 'It's a Wonderful Life' for the stage 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The star is working on an adaptation of Frank Capra's classic It's A Wonderful Life, the story of a suicidal man saved by his guardian angel. Sir Paul McCartney to write a 'wonderful' musical 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Capra’s film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a selfless but embattled man contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve after he is framed for defrauding customers of the bank in his small American town. Paul McCartney writes first musical, stage version of It's a Wonderful Life 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Frank Capra’s 1946 film tells the story of George Bailey, a small-town banker wracked with regret who is shown the value of his life by a guardian angel. Paul McCartney writing ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ stage musical 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z “I submitted the request for it to be counted and signed a whole bunch of papers, and then I never heard back from anyone,” said Capra, a sophomore who was voting in her first election. Young Parkland voters’ ballots were rejected at much higher rate than state average in November, research finds 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Your father and Capra had a unique relationship, I didn’t know Capra suffered from dark depressions and didn’t even visit your father when he was sick or attend his funeral. Beyond King Kong: Victoria Riskin shares untold stories of her parents Fay Wray and Robert Riskin 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z This is not the first time that Capra's Oscar-nominated film has been turned into a musical. Sir Paul McCartney to write a 'wonderful' musical 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z His first stage musical is to be an adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life, and will open late in 2020. Paul McCartney writes first musical, stage version of It's a Wonderful Life 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Such Hollywood filmmakers as Frank Capra also tended to situate their version of authentic America in New England and Upstate New York. How relevant are four Norman Rockwell paintings from 1943? You’d be surprised. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The naturally energetic Riskin later wrote and produced plays for Broadway and eventually ended up in Hollywood, his work with director Frank Capra one of the screen’s most productive. Review: Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z I feel that director Frank Capra made his best films with your father. Beyond King Kong: Victoria Riskin shares untold stories of her parents Fay Wray and Robert Riskin 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z At the same time, computational biologist Tony Capra at Vanderbilt University in Nashville had the same bright idea to search for Neanderthal DNA in a large database. Genetic data on half a million Brits reveal ongoing evolution and Neanderthal legacy 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Kenwright originally attempted to get the rights as a young man, but Capra turned him down in a handwritten letter. Paul McCartney writes first musical, stage version of It's a Wonderful Life 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z While Capra never actually lived in the region, Rockwell was literally at home there. How relevant are four Norman Rockwell paintings from 1943? You’d be surprised. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z And for soon-to-be Kansas 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids, Capra’s inevitable “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” because with the eyes of a newcomer, Jimmy Stewart isn’t afraid to go way off script. Recent Kansas Editorials 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Frank Capra was inspired by the film’s darkness. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Inspired by Capra's study, Kelso jumped in, becoming the first to use UKB data to publish Neanderthal gene variants in living people. Genetic data on half a million Brits reveal ongoing evolution and Neanderthal legacy 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z NBC has Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" on for Christmas Eve, 8 p.m. Notebook: Robert Lloyd's very special guide to what to watch over the Christmas holiday 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “It’s a Wonderful Life” — if your idea of a wonderful life includes financial ruin, attempted suicide and everything being in black and white— in Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday fable. TV This Week, Dec. 23-29: 'A Christmas Story' and more 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Nine percent of respondents listed the 1946 Frank Capra classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” as their favorite film. AP-NORC Poll: Christmas carols favored over Billboard hits 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s a little messily unhinged, not to the degree here or in ‘Vertigo,’ but there was a hint of it there and Capra noticed it. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The film was directed by Frank Capra and was nominated for five Oscars, including best picture. Britain's 'favourite Christmas film' revealed 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z “That’s a long way off, if ever possible,” Dr. Capra said. Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It was 1985, and McBride, a former Daily Variety writer, was in the library of California State University San Bernardino, researching a book about the movie director Frank Capra. George H.W. Bush shaped history — but not the way we’re told 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play Theatre Unleashed remounts this show based on filmmaker Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday fable. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Dec. 2-9, 2018: 'Wink,' 'A Christmas Carol' and more 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Frank Capra and James Stewart were thrilled over the film’s reemergence. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed star in Frank Capra’s 1947 fable about appreciating one’s life, whatever path it takes. TV holiday joy means ‘Wonderful Life,’ Reba, romance, Santa 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Like the conclusion to the 1946 Frank Capra movie, it’s an invigorating, real-time exercise in what people do when there’s nobody in charge and everyone is calling the shots together. Everything you need to know about the hottest tickets in town: Seattle events for December 2018 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Grid View Capra, which is based in Bogotá Colombia, says ”Each design is a new challenge that we face with naivety, passion, and good taste.” Apple accessories have gone too far 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z So the filmmakers drew on the heroes of Frank Capra films from the 1930s, such as “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” How ‘Paddington 2’ Became a Successful Sequel 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “Capra and Stewart considered this film among their finest work, so they were very, very proud of it,” said Arnold. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Which could well explain the enduring popularity of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. What is the best Christmas movie? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Lucinda Everett 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Frank Capra, son of Sicily, convinces us annually that “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Opinion | The mythical ‘war on Christmas’ drives us apart 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z James Stewart discovers "It's a Wonderful Life" after all in director Frank Capra's beloved 1946 holiday fable. TV This Week, Dec. 24-30: 'A Christmas Story' marathon and more – LA Times 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z When my late friend Frank Capra made "It's a Wonderful Life," he knew it could also be less than wonderful. Opinion | When Saying ‘Yes’ Is Easier Than Saying ‘No’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z But Stewart said ‘I’m in,’ because it was Capra who was proposing it. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z It is often said locally that Ojai was the setting for a scene in the 1937 Frank Capra movie adaptation of “Lost Horizon,” which depicted the fictional Shangri-La. Ojai, Calif., Ringed by Flames, Is an Ash-Covered Shangri-La 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Or we could mention Capra's Tao of Physics. Opinion | Buddhism Is More ‘Western’ Than You Think 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Jane Goodall, Fritjof Capra and other conservationists called for a moratorium on the research in an open letter published last September. Could Genetic Engineering Save the Galápagos? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z A group lead by Capra and Vanderbilt human geneticist Laura Colbran used databases of modern human genomes to find DNA markers that suggest a gene is differently regulated in various tissues in the body. Geneticists are starting to unravel evolution's role in mental illness 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The most parsimonious explanation is that these alleles represent the ancestral human condition, inherited by both Neandertals and modern humans in Africa from their common ancestor, Capra says. Modern humans lost DNA when they left Africa—but mating with Neandertals brought some back 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “Even though Neanderthal DNA influences these traits, the overall influence on any given person’s risk is really quite low,” Capra says. Sex, disease, and extinction: what ancient DNA tells us about humans and Neanderthals 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Capra actually was a theoretical physicist, yet the book just missed a revolution in physics with the widespread acceptance of quantum field theory and The Standard Model. Opinion | Buddhism Is More ‘Western’ Than You Think 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z We would have to ban every movie made by Frank Capra, since there was always the Irish American cop, the Italian American bartender and the African American maid. Calendar Letters: Not P.C., but it’s still art 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Studying how mental illness evolved is still at an early stage, but the ability to use massive human genome databases is an exciting step forward, says Capra. Geneticists are starting to unravel evolution's role in mental illness 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z “They left many beneficial variants behind in Africa,” says evolutionary genomicist Tony Capra of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, who reported the results. Modern humans lost DNA when they left Africa—but mating with Neandertals brought some back 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Capra’s offer was the beginning of an unusual experiment. Making an MLB Manager 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z When people talk about Capra, a lot of them talk about the corny, syrupy, happy parts. Q&A: Del Toro on his festival sensation and love of monsters 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z During World War II, children’s illustrator Dr. Seuss and legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, among others, worked as propagandists who helped to maintain American morale. There will be blood: "Republicans have a binary choice: fight for President Trump, or die" 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z “This was a nice first attempt to put some environmental context” on the polygenic variants associated with mental illness, says Tony Capra, an evolutionary geneticist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Geneticists are starting to unravel evolution's role in mental illness 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z So far, Capra’s team has found three functional variants, which are associated with addiction to nicotine, a wider waistline, and skin pigmentation. Modern humans lost DNA when they left Africa—but mating with Neandertals brought some back 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “He was probably the best player on the field with the least amount of talent,” Capra says. Making an MLB Manager 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But most people forget that the reason those work is that Capra, like Disney and Dickins, goes really dark. Q&A: Del Toro on his festival sensation and love of monsters 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z At Capras beach, Chamorro teens fired up a barbecue, waded a jet ski out toward the reef, a passed a bong around. Guam: Life on the Island Caught Between Trump and Kim 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z No less a Hollywood eminence than Frank Capra loved it, telling the New York Times in 1977, “When I saw it, I said, ‘Boy, that’s a picture I wish I had made.’ ” John Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Karate Kid,’ dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Del Toro evokes his own and Capra’s immigrant experiences in discussing the life and work of one of the leaders of the cinematic war effort. 'They were trying to exorcise something': How five filmmaking titans were changed by World War II 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The next morning, he told Capra he was ready to go to Great Falls. Making an MLB Manager 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z We spoke for two hours when Dr. Capra, 35, recently passed through New York City. What Did Neanderthals Leave to Modern Humans? Some Surprises 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z But he’s also a big-picture guy whose favorite movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Frank Capra’s dark fable about disappointment, community and second chances. Through 'Hacksaw' and 'Silence,' Andrew Garfield searches: 'I want to know how to live' 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z For his part, Mr. Avildsen said Capra — who also championed underdogs on film — was his favorite director. John Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Karate Kid,’ dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s a Wonderful Life James Stewart is back in a Christmas Eve showing of Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday fable. 8 p.m. Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'Hail, Caesar!' and more 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Co-star Donna Reed reported that both Stewart and the picture’s director, Frank Capra, made the production difficult at times as they second-guessed how scenes were done. How Jimmy Stewart Became George Bailey 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Capra didn’t really see Wonderful Life as a Christmas movie, anyway. What Makes 'It's a Wonderful Life' a Great Movie, as Explained in 1946 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Frank Capra's film, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, will show Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., and tickets are $6-$8. 13 things to do in the D.C. area on the weekend of Dec. 16-18 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “I really believe this is what inspired Capra. It’s got the canal, it’s got names of the streets, it’s got the Victorian houses—I mean, it’s got it all,” Karolyn Grimes told NPR. This Town Might Be the Hometown in 'It's a Wonderful Life' 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Known as “the Bailey kids,” the trio will be signing autographs and discussing their work in the film, directed by Frank Capra. 3 ‘Bailey kids’ from ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at NY festival 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Tweens and teens will love Frank Capra’s bittersweet, heartwarming movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” as an engaging story that takes on the human condition in all its complexity. Six festive films to watch with your kids this holiday season 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z James Stewart doesn’t really end it all in Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday fable “It’s a Wonderful Life.” TV This Week, Nov. 27-Dec. 3: A new 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' and more 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Washington Stage Guild mounts a theatrical version of Frank Capra’s film, set in a 1940s radio station. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Nov. 24-30, 2016 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The town even boasts a museum dedicated to the movie—and a local historian remembers Capra visiting and getting his hair cut. This Town Might Be the Hometown in 'It's a Wonderful Life' 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z CHANG: I remain optimistic that this generation of directors may yet produce its Frank Capra. Times film critics Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang discuss year-end films 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Nick Capra takes over as third-base coach after five years as Chicago’s director of player development. White Sox stay within organization to fill Renteria’s staff 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In gestures of gratitude that evoke a Frank Capra film finale, friends are giving back to Gibbs in his time of need. Gallery owner with ALS works to cement arts legacy 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z But like Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, the show is tougher than it first appears. Come From Away: the musical that dares to deal with 9/11 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z If there's wood involved – maybe you're buying a table – ask about the wood finish's durability, Capra suggests. 6 Mistakes People Make When Buying Furniture 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The sheer size of the files led to some complications for Capra while editing the movie. LA looks incredible in this beautiful 12k resolution time lapse 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z In another room, curated by performance artist David Capra, artists paint portraits of dearly departed dogs and cats. The Funeral Party: scenes from the world's most morbid costume ball 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Capra, the Sing Sing superintendent, indicated during his testimony that brutality by guards was a persistent problem. Jury Acquits Sing Sing Guard Seen on Video Beating Inmate 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Like the protagonist in a Frank Capra film, Elizabeth was thrust into a position of power almost by accident and, the show seems to suggest, is a better leader for it. 'Madam Secretary' puts women in the spotlight -- and at a podium in the U.N. 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z In a house where everything has its own logical place, he has chosen this spot, above the kitchen table, for a black-and-white photo from the classic Frank Capra film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” For Dusty Baker, it’s a wonderful life 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Capra spent a long time scouting for the right location to shoot, and faced some unexpected challenges: heat. LA looks incredible in this beautiful 12k resolution time lapse 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Tobacco was not available to Neanderthals, so “they were not walking around puffing on cigarettes,” Capra told a press conference Thursday. Study: Neanderthal DNA may influence modern depression risk 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Officer Thomas was acquitted despite testimony from Michael Capra, the Sing Sing superintendent, who told the jury that the guard’s violent response was “absolutely not” justifiable. Jury Acquits Sing Sing Guard Seen on Video Beating Inmate 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Our ancestors weren't "walking around, puffing on cigarettes outside the cave," Capra says. Neanderthal DNA can influence everything from your skin to your cigarette habit 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Capra is an evolutionary geneticist and assistant professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt. Neanderthal DNA May Play Role in Modern Human Health 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Nichols even sent back the Oscar to the academy's then president, director Frank Capra. #OscarsSoWhite joins a long line of Oscar controversies 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z The White Sox also retained Nick Capra as director of player development and Kirk Champion as the organization’s field coordinator. Chicago White Sox hire Willie Harris in minor leagues 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z "It's in my house, it's in my furniture, it's in our bodies," resident Maureen Capra said. LA-area residents implore officials to approve plan to mitigate gas leak 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, meanwhile, is locked in a dispute with the 18-megawatt Buena Vista biomass facility in Ione, and has threatened to terminate its contract, according to district spokesman Christopher Capra. Solar is in, biomass energy is out—and farmers are struggling to dispose of woody waste 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z There's nothing novel in the idea of an idealistic individual going up against corporate machinery; it's been a sturdy framework for films going back to Frank Capra. Concussion cares too much about hurting football's feelings 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Capra provides an unashamed rah-rah fable of Americana that has, at its heart, a perhaps-naive belief in the willingness of the universe to reward the good when all the chips are down. Best Christmas films to watch this year 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z At this time of year, I think we should all be looking at the tale through the eyes of Frank Capra. Chelsea’s José Mourinho fast becoming much ado about nothing | Marina Hyde 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Capra said the leak has caused her family members to deal with severe nose bleeds, respiratory issues and other health problems. LA-area residents implore officials to approve plan to mitigate gas leak 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Such was the fate of a Bel Air mansion originally built by director Frank Capra in 1935. Hollywood Homes With Star Power 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Capra was photographing the action for Life magazine and captured the soldier’s death on film. German city to name street after NY soldier killed in WWII 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z And Bob and me looked at each other and said, ‘Look at the set on this kid,’” Mr. Palminteri said of Francis Capra, who was ultimately cast. Roger Ebert Film Festival screens ‘A Bronx Tale,’ reveals authenticity of characters 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z "All that was different was the color," Capra insisted in an interview. Romanian who claimed he invented world's 1st jetpack dies 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Sing Sing’s superintendent, Michael Capra, spoke about developing “a new cool” among trouble-prone youth that emphasized education and the arts over the notion that serving time in prison was something to brag about. Sing Sing Inmates, Pursuing an Education, Take the Stage 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z I was thinking about the 2014 midterms as I rewatched “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” the classic Frank Capra movie that celebrated its 75th anniversary last month. The Bumpkinification of the Midterm Elections 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s a story that makes you wish Frank Capra of “It’s a Wonderful Life” fame were still with us. A Market Basket of dignity Frank Capra used to say film slows things down. Owen Wilson in Venice with ‘She’s Funny That Way’ 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z However, under communism, citizens were not allowed to own a flying machine and Capra was unable to patent his invention. Romanian who claimed he invented world's 1st jetpack dies 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Capra was at the traveling rings, a contraption that sits in a giant sandbox known as Hudson Beach in Riverside Park, Manhattan. Tarzan and Jane’s Manhattan 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z People often assume that Capra was a New Deal Democrat, but in fact he was a lifelong Republican. The conservative lurking in Ralph Nader Underscoring the divide between the DEA and an emerging pot industry sanctioned by states, the agency's chief of operations, James Capra, on Wednesday denounced the movement toward ending pot prohibition at a U.S. U.S. ex-DEA agent in unlikely new role with pot investment firm 2014-01-20T12:04:51Z “It scares us,” James L. Capra said, responding to a question from a senator during a hearing focused on drug cultivation in Afghanistan. DEA operations chief decries legalization of marijuana at state level 2014-01-16T01:46:41Z In 1956, under communism, Capra invented the "flying rucksack," a personal flying machine. Romanian who claimed he invented world's 1st jetpack dies 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z ON a recent sunny afternoon, Lucas Capra, a student at Columbia, traded in his usual earthbound fitness routine and took to the skies, Tarzan style. Tarzan and Jane’s Manhattan 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Think of every Frank Capra movie you ever saw. The conservative lurking in Ralph Nader DEA agents hope to continue working with and supporting elite Afghan police units that have carried out drug investigations in recent years, Capra said. With Afghan drawdown ongoing, U.S. to set up center in Bahrain to continue anti-drug efforts 2014-01-16T01:13:14Z The millions of dollars in profits generated by the illegal production and sale of synthetic drugs are sponsoring terror groups in the Middle East, said Mr Capra. Arrests in US synthetic drugs raids 2013-06-27T01:32:39Z Propelled by poverty and curiosity, Capra began inventing gadgets in childhood, and graduated as an engineer. Romanian who claimed he invented world's 1st jetpack dies 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He was, however, something out of a Frank Capra movie – a man with a deep sense of decency and profound common sense who also had guts. Remembering 'Punch' Sulzberger: The Man Who Changed Journalism 2012-10-01T15:05:27Z The team was owned by Clark Griffith, who looked like a grandfather in a Frank Capra movie. With Washington Senators’ Move, a Youth Torn Away 2012-09-29T20:57:58Z “I was like, ‘Are you absolutely joking?’ ” asked Jeremy Bethel, 30, an owner of the Capra Gia Cheese Company. Would-Be Healthy Eaters Face Confusion of Choices 2012-09-08T17:55:13Z Capra concluded her freshman year ranked second among Division I women’s players, finishing with a 32-5 overall record. Local tennis players Beatrice Capra, Mitchell Frank, Taylor McKnight honored before U.S. Open 2012-08-28T22:29:12Z But not every community bank is the quintessential hometown lender portrayed in the Frank Capra movie "It's a Wonderful Life." Analysis: Ranks of tight-fisted community banks surge 2012-07-09T05:04:58Z Capra and Frank both trained at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park before embarking on their college careers. Beatrice Capra, Mitchell Frank named to USTA Collegiate Team 2012-06-12T23:23:28Z He learned the art of animation during World War II, when he made U.S. military training movies with director Frank Capra’s Signal Corps. Six things you probably don?t know about Dr. Seuss 2012-03-02T21:09:00Z Who was directing this movie, Capra or Scorsese? You?re the Boss Blog: A Surprise Offer: As Much Money as I Needed 2012-02-17T12:00:18Z Also included was “The Negro Soldier,” produced by Frank Capra. ?Forrest Gump,? ?Bambi,? ?Silence of the Lambs? among 25 films chosen for Nat?l Film Registry 2011-12-29T05:41:03Z Dear devoted fans of a certain 1946 Frank Capra holiday movie: Relax. | Connecticut: ?It?s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play? ? Review 2011-12-24T03:11:04Z “My father always said that ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ was the best movie that he ever made,” Tom Capra said. LA celebrates ?It?s A Wonderful Life? Day in honor of the classic Frank Capra Christmas film 2011-12-23T23:35:05Z These in the Alpine ibex run more or less straight around, encircling the horn in front roughly like steps in a ladder: while in Capra hispanica they run obliquely in a spiral ascent. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z As regards wild goats other than the representatives of Capra hircus, the members of the ibex-group are noticed under Ibex, while another distinctive type receives mention under Markhor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Capra, 18, reached the third round of the U.S. Bobby Reynolds, Madison Keys capture spots in U.S. Open tennis main draw 2011-08-21T23:25:53Z Capra won the playoff last year and reached the third round of the season’s final major. Murray outlasts Fish in U.S. Open tuneup 2011-08-21T02:22:59Z Kudla, Capra and Frank trained at the College Park facility as juniors. Donald Young granted wild card into U.S. Open 2011-08-17T23:36:22Z Beatrice Capra walked into the Citi Open media tent and quickly sat down in the front row of the small area set up for members of the fourth estate to interview players after their matches. Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra falls during Citi Open qualifying 2011-07-26T02:23:44Z Besides the commonest Capra recurva, there is a rarer breed, Capra depressa, inhabiting the Mauritius and the islands of Bourbon and Madagascar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The female Kemas goat is paler, and the female Capra ægagrus is said to be more uniformly tinted than their respective males. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Capra’s “Tao of Physics,” read metaphorically, provides a stimulating flyover of both physics and Eastern religion. What Physics Owes the Counterculture 2011-06-17T20:02:54Z Capra cut two reels off Lost Horizon because it didn't work and then someone tried to put it back. Is a 'director's cut' ever a good idea? 2011-04-07T21:14:01Z As for Capra, she was unsure of her plans the rest of the summer but is looking forward to starting college. Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra falls during Citi Open qualifying 2011-07-26T02:23:44Z It becomes much more about hero, spectacle, if you compare it to, say, Frank Capra movies of the '30s and '40s; it's a very different world. When blue-collar pride became identity politics 2010-09-06T15:01:00Z At 30, she’s Exhibit A that the players most fun to watch here, the most admirable and compelling ones, are not all kids like the short-lived Ryan Harrison and Beatrice Capra. For Older Players, 30 Is More Than a Score 2010-09-05T20:01:00Z After all, Sharapova was 17, a year younger than Capra is, when she won her first Grand Slam tournament title at Wimbledon. Maria Sharapova routs Beatrice Capra 6-0, 6-0 at U.S. Open | Tennis 2010-09-05T02:57:00Z Capra, an 18-year-old amateur, is caught between turning professional and going to college. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z Capra, who burst onto the pro tennis scene with her run to the third round of the U.S. Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra falls during Citi Open qualifying 2011-07-26T02:23:44Z Stuck for an idea, Capra didn't write down any titles. Beatrice Capra's surprising run at U.S. Open continues with second-round win over 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai 2010-09-03T04:46:00Z But Capra also showed great maturity in sticking to her game plan and refusing to be intimidated by the status and ball-striking ability of her opponent. Analysis: How Capra Beat Rezai 2010-09-03T15:00:00Z It was only after the Russian pummeled Capra with cross-court winners and steamrollered her 6-0, 6-0 to capture a spot in the round of 16 that she sweetly congratulated her on her tournament. Maria Sharapova routs Beatrice Capra 6-0, 6-0 at U.S. Open | Tennis 2010-09-05T02:57:00Z Capra has arrived at this crossroads at a time when pro tennis in general is headed down a different path, one longer and more winding than in years past, when teenagers shot to the top. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z As part of her scholarship, Capra said that Duke will permit her and pay for her to play in seven professional tournaments each year. Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra falls during Citi Open qualifying 2011-07-26T02:23:44Z Oudin was nicknamed "Little Miss Upset" by the American media for her run to the quarter-finals last year and Capra said she plans to bug her compatriot for tips on how to play Sharapova. America's latest sweetheart gunning for Sharapova 2010-09-03T01:16:00Z "I watched every second of it," Capra said of Oudin's performance last year. American teen Beatrice Capra upsets 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai | U.S. Open 2010-09-02T19:48:00Z “I’m so overwhelmed and so excited,” Capra said. Young American Startles No. 18 Seed 2010-09-02T18:50:00Z “The women’s game is shifting,” said Laurie Capra, who played at the University of South Florida in the early 1980s. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra took a year off to play professional tennis. Ellicott City native Beatrice Capra falls during Citi Open qualifying 2011-07-26T02:23:44Z Capra, whose mother was an accomplished tennis player, as well, did her early training at the Junior Tennis Champions Center at College Park. Clement prevails over Baghdatis in heated battle at U.S. Open 2010-09-01T02:34:00Z While Oudin was winning in the main draw, Capra was playing in the juniors. American teen Beatrice Capra upsets 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai | U.S. Open 2010-09-02T19:48:00Z Capra is one of the young players who trains there full time. Young American Startles No. 18 Seed 2010-09-02T18:50:00Z Before Capra, there was Vania King, who was set on attending Stanford. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z It’s a rousing speech, worthy of Frank Capra. Book Review | 'A Week in December,' by Sebastian Faulks 2010-03-19T23:40:00Z He was received by Capra with a princely magnificence; lodged in a chamber hung with purple, and a splendid bed on which no one before or after him was permitted to sleep. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 "Every time I've just been given a wild card, I never do well," Capra said. American teen Beatrice Capra upsets 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai | U.S. Open 2010-09-02T19:48:00Z “I don’t even want to think about that right now,” Capra said. Young American Startles No. 18 Seed 2010-09-02T18:50:00Z Capra attended McDonogh, a private school in Maryland, through ninth grade when she reluctantly switched to home schooling because tennis was consuming more time. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z Besides the minor irregularities of the lava, the valley is in one part interrupted by a ridge of rocks, two of which, Musara and Capra, are very prominent. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Several agree that Capra �gagrus is the class of goat from which the Angora species has developed. Practical Angora Goat Raising He appears to have married a widow named Capra, whose maiden name was Ferraboschi, her age being twenty-seven, and that of Stradivari twenty-three, according to the date given by Lombardini. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Ovis Karelini, like other sheep, does not live exclusively amongst the rocks, as is the case with the different species of Capra. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon After listening to them talk about the financial volubility of life on the spotlight’s periphery, Capra told her mother, “I want you to call a couple of colleges.” More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z She was Francesca Capra; her husband had been assassinated three years before, leaving her a child. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 On their right, Capra's isle and Portici--and Vesuvius--wreathed in vapour, presented themselves. A Love Story He built the Palladian Villa of Mereworth, in Kent, which is a nearly exact copy of the celebrated Villa Capra, near Vicenza. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Some naturalists do not separate this from Capra, but the majority do on the following characteristics, viz. that they possess a small muffle, and one of the two species has four mammæ. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon When Laurie Capra talked to her husband on Thursday, he told her nothing had changed even if it seemed as if everything had: college remains the priority. More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros 2010-09-04T16:55:00Z When he was a youngster of seventeen or eighteen, he fell in love with Francesca Capra, a widow of a man who had been assassinated. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 The female Kemas goat is paler, and both it and the female Capra aegagrus are said to be more uniformly tinted than their males. The Descent of Man Capra aegagrus, crest of the male; sexual difference in the colour of. The Descent of Man |
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