It's a Wonderful Life as Mother Bailey. Philip Grecian's 2006 radio play based on the film "It's a Wonderful Life" is a faithful adaptation, now in its third incarnation, that has been performed numerous times by local theatres in Canada. "The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody" is a novel written by John Pierson. The novel imagines the future lives of various characters if George had not survived his jump into the river. Scenes from the film are seen in the documentary "", where Abacus Federal Savings Bank founder and chairman Thomas Sung talked about how "It's a Wonderful Life" influenced him. The film was
Frontier(s) on DVD the following week. "Frontière(s)" was released in France on 23 January 2008. Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" praised the film, writing: "There’s enough blood in the unrated French horror film "Frontier(s)" to satiate even the most ravenous gore hounds. The real surprise here is that this creepy, contemporary gross-out also has some ideas, visual and otherwise, wedged among its sanguineous drips, swaying meat hooks and whirring table saw." Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" awarded the film two out of five stars, calling it "One for hardcore fans only." Writing for "The Village Voice", Jim Ridley noted: