In Cineversary podcast episode #42, host Erik Martin honors the 75th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, by interviewing Jeanine Basinger, the recently retired film studies professor at Wesleyan University and the author of The It’s A Wonderful Life Book. Together, they take the scenic route to Bedford Falls and explore why the film is worth celebrating all these years later, its cultural impact and legacy, what we can learn from the movie in 2021, and more. This episode also features a conversation between Erik and Tom Lucas, vice president of studio relations for Fathom Events, the entertainment content provider that brings classic movies back to the big screen for anniversary rereleases; Tom reveals Fathom's theatrical anniversary slate for 2022.
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--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cineversary/support#69 Seven Samurai 70th anniversary with David Desser and Stuart Galbraith IV
#68 The Third Man 75th anniversary with David Thomson and Charles Drazin
#67 It Happened One Night 90th anniversary with Joseph McBride
#66 Dr. Strangelove 60th anniversary with Kenneth Turan & Rodney Hill
#65 A Christmas Story 40th anniversary with Andrew Scahill
#64 Tokyo Story 70th anniversary with David Desser
#63 The Exorcist 50th and Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein 75th anniversaries
#62 American Graffiti 50th anniversary with Barna Donovan
#61 Duck Soup 90th anniversary with Robert Bader
#60 Schindler's List 30th and Saving Private Ryan 25th anniversaries with Annette Insdorf and James Kendrick
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#59 8½ 60th anniversary with Antonio Monda
#58 Safety Last 100th anniversary with Richard Correll and Suzanne Lloyd
#57 King Kong 90th anniversary with Phil Tippett, Ray Morton and Richard Correll
#56 Treasure of the Sierra Madre 75th anniversary with Ben Mankiewicz and Farran Smith Nehme
#55 Shadow of a Doubt 80th anniversary with Carrie Rickey
#54 To Kill a Mockingbird 60th anniversary with Chris Hite
#53 Casablanca 80th anniversary with David Thomson and Kenneth Turan
#52 Nosferatu 100th and Cat People 80th anniversaries with David Kalat and Greg Mank
#51 Out of the Past 75th anniversary with Eddie Muller
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