Michael Curtiz

Dec 8, 20214 min read

Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1930s

My 1930s discoveries from last year Because I’ve largely eliminated genre pictures from these lists (they’ll be covered separately), I...

Nov 7, 20214 min read

Noirvember 2021, Episode 7: The Breaking Point (1950)

The Breaking Point (Warner Bros., 1950) directed by Michael Curtiz I just finished watching A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), and although it’s...

Mar 25, 20208 min read

Film Noir New Releases in April 2020

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Feb 13, 20191 min read

Talking Casablanca (1942) on The Movie Palace Podcast

Catch the latest episode of The Movie Palace podcast, where you'll hear the show's host Carl Sweeney and I discuss one of our favorite...

Oct 24, 20183 min read

Noir City DC 2018 Part VI: A Lesson in "B" Movies

“We restore films,” Eddie Muller said as he kicked off Sunday’s first double feature: The Unsuspected (1947) and High Tide (1947). “Let’s...

Aug 30, 20183 min read

Summer Reading Challenge 2018: Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film (2017) Alan K. Rode

Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film (2017) Alan K. Rode University Press of Kentucky Hardcover, 681 pages (includes photos, filmography,...