Within the past two weeks the New York Times has had two reviews (here and here, where you click on the AO Scott video) of it's A Wonderful Life. They point out the real reason to movie is great--it is an extraordinarily dark and in some ways tragic film.
Beyond that, this scene does a great job of explaining financial disintermediation. It is fun to use in class.
Richard Green is a professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. This blog will feature commentary on the current state of housing, commercial real estate, mortgage finance, and urban development around the world. It may also at times have ruminations about graduate business education.
This is a pickle, Richard. This *is* a pickle.
ReplyDelete"Your money's not here! The money's in Joe's house!"
ReplyDeleteLot of great quotes in that little slice of film.
Thanks for reminding me what a great movie that was.