DVD Tuesday Its a Wonderful Life wonderful not sappy Dont groan Im recommending holiday perennial Its a Wonderful Life because I think a lot of people refuse to see it because its picked up a reputation for sentimental uncoolness that it in no way deserves Far from being the epitome of Capra-corn Its a Wonderful Life has an edge that never fails to surprise the unsuspecting In case you dont know the story Born and raised in small-town Bedford Falls George Bailey James Stewart always dreamed of traveling the world but his dream kept taking second place to family responsibilities especially to the savings-and-loan association his father established without Bailey Savings and Loan heartless banker Mr Potter Lionel Barrymore would be the only game in town George married his high-school sweetheart Mary Donna Reed they have more children than they can comfortably afford and a handsome old house that needs repairs beyond their finances Out of fam
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Send your movie questions to FlickChickQuestions Whats the name of the movie theater in Its a Wonderful Life WilliamWhats the name of the house where George Bailey throws a rock SueWhat book is Clarence reading when he falls into the river Ed Is Bedford Falls a real place BarryFlickChick Im a huge fan of Its a Wonderful Life 1946 which is not the sentimental piece of Capra-corn so many people imagine it to be So before the holiday season is definitively over Im taking this opportunity to answer some queries about the classic holiday film that have trickled into my Ask FlickChick mailbox The movie theater is called The Bijou and though you didnt ask its playing 1945s The Bells of St Marys The deserted house which George Bailey James Stewart and his wife Mary Donna Reed eventually move into is the Old Granville place Clarence Henry Travers the apprentice angel is reading Mark Twains The Adventures of Tom SawyerAnd n
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"Six Months Ago," unlike his time-teleporting alter ego Hiro Nakamura on Heroes, the more down-to-earth Masi Oka couldn't have known that Sci Fi Channel would be rerunning (Wednesday at 9 pm/ET) the pivotal flashback episode of the popular NBC series that has made him television's newest and most unlikely megastar. But just a few weeks ago, the Golden Globe-nominated actor did know about his plans for the holidays — and he shared them with us.
TV Guide: What did you want for Christmas this year?Masi Oka: A PlayStation 3. It's so hard to get one these days. People are fighting all over for it.
TV Guide: Do you have any special holiday traditions?Oka: Nothing really special. I guess the biggest holiday tradition is trying to find enough people
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Send your movie questions to FlickChickQuestion I know how much you love holiday movies joke joke so Im wondering which one you object to least And dont say Bad Santa thats not a Christmas movie CopperFlickChick You may laugh but I actually like Its a Wonderful Life 1946 the original Miracle on 34th Street 1947 and Christmas in Connecticut 1945 And I like them all for the same reason Theyre not cute and saccharine if youve never seen any or all of them youd probably be surprised by their sharpness Its a Wonderful Life especially goes to some very dark places And Christmas in Connecticut is a blast Barbara Stanwyck plays a magazine columnist who made her reputation writing about how to maintain a perfect household shes basically the Martha Stewart of her day and shes always writing about the wonderful meals she makes for her husband and their small child on the familys Connecticut farm But shes making it all up S
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What is the deal with the Banker on NBC's Deal or No Deal (the season finale airs tonight at 8 pm/ET)? He is one shady dude — literally and figuratively — playing with players' minds the way he does, offering weighty sums for their cash-rich (or -poor) unopened briefcases. Why won't he show his face, instead of tendering his temptations through host Howie Mandel? Exactly what evil lurks in the heart of this man? The shadow knows.... So we invited him to shed some light on what goes on inside his greedy brain.
TV Guide: OK, so who are you?The Banker: I'm the guy you could never beat at Monopoly. I'm the guy you hated for ruining the bell curve
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