Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is my favorite seasonal movie but running a close second is "Miracle on 34th Street". Edmund Gwenn won the supporting actor Oscar for his enchanting turn as Kris Kringle who gets a job as Macy's Santa Claus. Last night the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a digitally restored 35mm print which was recreated from archival elements stored both at the Library of Congress and Twentieth Century Fox. After this Best Picture nominee's credits rolled and the lights came up, there were families slowing milling about and putting on their coats. Like Maureen O'Hara's cynical divorced store executive, we were all a bit restored. I do believe!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Miracle on 34th Street
Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is my favorite seasonal movie but running a close second is "Miracle on 34th Street". Edmund Gwenn won the supporting actor Oscar for his enchanting turn as Kris Kringle who gets a job as Macy's Santa Claus. Last night the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a digitally restored 35mm print which was recreated from archival elements stored both at the Library of Congress and Twentieth Century Fox. After this Best Picture nominee's credits rolled and the lights came up, there were families slowing milling about and putting on their coats. Like Maureen O'Hara's cynical divorced store executive, we were all a bit restored. I do believe!
