Frank Capra – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:11:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Frank Capra – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 How ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Seized on an Urbanizing America’s Nostalgia for the Small Town https://brewminate.com/how-its-a-wonderful-life-seized-on-an-urbanizing-americas-nostalgia-for-the-small-town/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:36:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=102855 As mid-century Americans moved to cities, Cara’s film helped to idealize isolated white communities. It’s a Wonderful Life can

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]]> Frank Capra’s Formula for Taming American Capitalism https://brewminate.com/frank-capras-formula-for-taming-american-capitalism/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:34:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=102850 It’s a Wonderful Life prescribed community and empathy as the remedy to a callous economic system. From the

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]]> Frank Capra’s Not-So-Sunny Vision of American Life https://brewminate.com/frank-capras-not-so-sunny-vision-of-american-life/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:35:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=101017 Capra’s films are known for being upbeat and sometimes cheesy, but beneath the surface are rather dark stories

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