REMEMBERING OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
It had to happen sometime, but with the passing of Olivia de Havilland today at the age of 104…
THE MAN WHO DIRECTED…
Casablanca is my all-time favorite film but its director, Michael Curtiz, rarely gets much credit for its success. His reputation…
THE SEA WOLF: LONGER…
I’ve always liked The Sea Wolf (1941), a Warner Bros. production that eschews formula clichés and offers a meaty, intelligent story.…
FROM ALBERT BROOKS TO…
I am back on an exercise bike every morning, which gives me an opportunity to catch up with DVDs…
SO YOU THINK YOU…
There are few films I know as well—or love as much—as Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940), the director’s…
