Being the Ricardos
A review of “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios, 10dec2021) by Alan K. Rode.
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...
Michael Curtiz: He’s No Angel
Beverly in Movieland Book Review by Beverly Gray March 23, 2018 To those of us who are fascinated by early Hollywood, director Michael Curtiz has always been a puzzlement. He was born Manó Kaminer, began his professional life as Mihály Kertész, and (once he moved from...
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
Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy
Books Blu-ray Discs Alan contributed numerous commentaries and special feature appearances for a variety of Blu-ray© and DVD classic film releases. Several recent releases include documentary featurettes produced by TVP Enterprises, Alan’s production company that...Books
Blu-ray Discs
Alan contributed numerous commentaries and special feature appearances for a variety of Blu-ray© and DVD classic film releases.
Several recent releases include documentary featurettes produced by TVP Enterprises, Alan’s production company that he co-founded with filmmakers Steven C. Smith and Patrick Francis.
