Michael Curtiz

The immortal ‘Casablanca’: Why the Old Hollywood’s Everlasting Masterpiece Is Still Beloved

  By Sven Mikulec   There is only a spoonful of movies that enjoy such a reputation as Casablanca, the…

3 years ago

‘Angels with Dirty Faces’: Michael Curtiz’s Touching Gangster Classic Forged Under the All-Seeing Eye of the Hays Code

  By Sven Mikulec   Back in the thirties, gangster movies were increasingly popular in the American cinema. The subject…

7 years ago

‘Mildred Pierce’: One of the Greatest Hollywood Comeback Stories

  By Sven Mikulec Considered unfilmable by many, James. M. Cain's novel ‘Mildred Pierce’ was eventually very successfully turned into…

8 years ago

Gary Leva’s Documentaries About Filmmaking

Filmmaker and film historian Gary Leva has distinguished himself as the creative force behind scores of documentaries, broadcast programs and…

9 years ago