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...celebrate the temple of American success while keeping an eye on the cracks in its facade. The industry, or at least that part of it that handed out awards, was grateful: eleven of the first 20 Oscars for best direction went to immigrants, from Frank Lloyd (Cavalcade) and Frank Capra (It Happened One Night) to William Wyler (The Best Years of Our Lives) and Elia Kazan (Gentleman's Agreement...
...since Paper Moon a dozen years ago, yet he has virtually disowned Mask. Seems Producer Martin Starger cut two scenes from the film and replaced music by Bruce Springsteen (Rocky's favorite rock star) with four Bob Seger songs. Twenty-two directors, including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Frank Capra, came to Bogdanovich's defense; so did an impromptu protest committee, Moviegoers Against Studio Kibitzing (M.A.S.K.). So the picture offers two parables: one of Hollywood devouring its own, one of the man in the lion mask. The second is worth attending to, for it demonstrates anew that there is such...
PERHAPS. ON A small Pacific island or in the youthful America of Frank Capra's movies, democracy is a viable option. There popular vote could quickly solve any conflict over statehood, fishing rights, or coconut claims. But today's burgeoning bureaucracy hides the reins of power from the people beneath greasy, matted layers of agencies, offices, and aides; everyone is involved but no one knows what they are doing. Like crowds of cooks busy with broth, democracy will surely contaminate the soup of state...
...display a familiarity with the life and films of Peter Bogdanovich. Only in their reach for a reconciling ending do they betray the cool ferocity of their approach. They may love old movies as much as their protagonist does, but they should know that, for good or ill, Frank Capra has retired. -By Richard Schickel
...over the Armed Services Editions, those much treasured paperbacks light enough to be carried into battle. Author or editor of 44 books, he also wrote The Greatest Gift, a 1944 Christmas fantasy about a man who discovers that life is worthwhile, which became the basis for Frank Capra's 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life...