It's a wonderful life (1946)

They're making memories tonight!

Wednesday, December 10th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George's modest building and loan company, which was founded by his generous father. But on Christmas Eve, George's Uncle Billy loses the business's $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. Potter finds the misplaced money and hides it from Billy. When the bank examiner discovers the shortage later that night, George realizes that he will be held responsible and sent to jail and the company will collapse, finally allowing Potter to take over the town. Thinking of his wife, their young children, and others he loves will be better off with him dead, he contemplates suicide. But the prayers of his loved ones result in a gentle angel named Clarence coming to earth to help George, with the promise of earning his wings. He shows George what things would have been like if he had never been born. In a nightmarish vision in which the Potter-controlled town is sunk in sex and sin, those George loves are either dead, ruined, or miserable. He realizes that he has touched many people in a positive way and that his life has truly been a wonderful one.

Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Philip Van Doren Stern & Frances Goodrich
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Cast
James Stewart ... George Bailey
Donna Reed ... Mary Hatch Bailey
Lionel Barrymore ... Henry F. Potter
Thomas Mitchell ... Uncle Billy Bailey
Henry Travers ... Clarence
Beulah Bondi ... Ma Bailey
Frak Faylen ... Ernie Bishop
Ward Bond ... Officer Bert
Gloria Grahame ... Violet Bick
H.B. Warner ... Mr. Emil Gower
Frank Albertson ... Sam Wainwright
Todd Karns ... Harry Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds ... Peter Bailey
Mary Treen ... Cousin Tilly
Virginia Patton ... Ruth Dakin Bailey


Movie Trailer


More informations: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

The hot-line suspense comedy

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a

U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely and utterly mad, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He suspects that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people. The U.S. president meets with his advisors, where the Soviet ambassador tells him that if the U.S.S.R. is hit by nuclear weapons, it will trigger a "Doomsday Machine" which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth. Peter Sellers portrays the three men who might avert this tragedy: British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, the only person with access to the demented Gen. Ripper; U.S. President Merkin Muffley, whose best attempts to divert disaster depend on placating a drunken Soviet Premier and the former Nazi genius Dr. Strangelove, who concludes that "such a device would not be a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious". Will the bombers be stopped in time, or will General Jack Ripper succeed in destroying the world ?

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Peter George (novel) & Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Cast
Peter Sellers ... Group Captain Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott ... Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden ... Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn ... Col. 'Bat' Guano
Slim Pickens ... Maj. T.J. 'King' Kong
Peter Bull ... Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky
James Earl Jones ... Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed ... Miss Scott
Jack Creley ... Mr. Staines
Frank Berry ... Lt. H.R. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil ... Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck ... Lt. W.D. Kivel (as Glen Beck)
Roy Stephens ... Frank
Shane Rimmer ... Capt. G.A. 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili ... Burpelson AFB Defense Team member

Movie Trailer


More informations: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/