Romance on the High Seas, which features Doris Day’s on-screen debut, is among the latest classics to get a Blu-ray release from Warner Archive. At the film’s start Elvira Kent (Janis Paige) assumes her husband, Michael (Don DeFore), is cheating on her. Likewise, Michael also assumes the same. Elvira decides to book a pair of tickets for a cruise for their anniversary and Michael can’t make the trip because of work reasons. What happens next…
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Alan K. Rode gives us the definitive biography of the longtime Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Curtiz in Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film. Curtiz directed Casablanca, which was one of the greatest films ever made in cinematic history. Curtiz came up at a time when he didn’t so much have a choice in what he directed. The studio system was like a factory in that filmmakers were assigned films by the studio. In this case, none…
"Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film by Alan K. Rode"
Almost 80 years after Warner Bros. released the film in theaters, Casablanca remains one of the greatest films of all time. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman put in performances that would also define both of their careers. It was a match made in heaven in casting the film. A love story that was also doomed from the very beginning. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who remains neutral, runs Rick’s Café Americain. It’s December 1941 and this…
"Casablanca: One of the Greatest Films Ever Made"