#15 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 80th anniversary with Joseph McBride




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Summary: <p>For Cineversary podcast episode #15, host Erik Martin is joined by San Francisco State University film professor <a href="https://cinema.sfsu.edu/people/faculty/joseph-mcbride">Joseph McBride</a>, author of "Frankly: Unmasking Frank Capra" and "Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success."  Together, they dive deep into Capra's "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/">Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</a>," marking an 80th birthday this fall, and explore why the movie is worth celebrating four decades later, its cultural impact and legacy, what we can learn from the picture today, how it has (and hasn't) stood the test of time, and more.<br> <br> Learn more about the Cineversary podcast at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cineversarypodcast" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/cineversarypodcast</a> and email show comments or suggestions to <a href="mailto:cineversegroup@gmail.com" target="_blank">cineversegroup@gmail.com</a>.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cineversary/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cineversary/support</a>