


N.Y. Review of Books: David Thomson’s review of Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film
No Mistakes David Thomson DECEMBER 20, 2018 ISSUE Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film by Alan K. Rode University Press of Kentucky, 681 pp., $50.00 We’ll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie by Noah Isenberg Norton, 334...
The Versatility, Vitriol and Vision of Michael Curtiz – Book Review
Book Review by Mark Burger January 24, 2018 MICHAEL CURTIZ: A LIFE IN FILM by Alan K. Rode. Published by University Press of Kentucky. 630 pages. $50 retail. Given his many classic films – which include Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)...
Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film
“In a superbly researched, highly compelling account of one of cinema’s most gifted and underrated directors, Rode provides a vivid description of Curtiz’s personality and work- ing methods. It is di cult if not impossible to imagine a more complete account of his life.” —Steven C. Smith, author of A Heart at Fire’s Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

Celebration of A Life Well Lived . . . and a New Tome
My initial shock about director/producer Arnold Laven’s death last month has morphed into regret and appreciation. Regret for only knowing him for slightly under a year and appreciation for the brief time we spent together talking about his career and the...