Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Welcome to the first episode of our ‘For Shame’ series, where we educate ourselves in classic films that we as a group have not seen. First up is Frank Capra’s beloved ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’. Is Jimmy Stewart as lovable as ever? Does the schmaltz factor run high here like in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’? Will we filibuster for 24 hours in podcast form?!? Stay tuned!

People, Movies, and Links Discussed

• AFI’s ‘100 Years…100 Movies’ list
• Frank Capra
• It’s A Wonderful Life
• Beyond Blunderdome (Simpsons episode)
• Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (Simpsons episode)
  • Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (Simpsons archive – origin of ‘VIP’ joke shown here)
• Evan Almighty
• The Distinguished Gentleman
• The Big Lebowski
• The politics, press, star, and legacy of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (The Dissolve)
• Whig Party
• House of Cards borrowed the Quorum technique (S2 spoiler)
• Parks and Rec ‘Filibuster’ episode

• Wag the Dog
• Grace Kelly
• Rear Window
  • Remakers Mark discussions of ‘Rear Window’

Next movie – Alien

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• Theatrical Trailer
• Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc
• Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes