That would be Michael Curtiz, but I'm sure most people on this list
already know that. Remember; and I need to remind you guys periodically
about this... we are movie dorks here, and the movie dork's diet
consists of massive amounts of arcane cinematic lore that no one else
cares about, except, of course, other members of our species. (I watched
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL last night...not the recent Keanu Reeves turd,
but the great Robert Wise original....and I was a babbling tsunami of
verbal trivia throughout the film. I finally glanced at my wife, and she
had the same glazed look that I get when my friends talk about sports I
shut up and let Gort do the talking.)
Curtiz had quite a career, ranging from MILDRED PIERCE to KING CREOLE,
but...well, you all know that....
I love these discussions, by the way, because it prods me to seek out
films I either haven't seen or haven't watched in years. The recent
thread on Powell-Pressburger made me re-watch BLACK NARCISSUS, on a
beautiful Blu-Ray DVD transfer. What a stunning looking film, and
Kathleen Byron was just as creepy as ever as the wacked-out Sister Ruth.
My wife couldn't believe what they got away with back in 1947. Crazed,
sex-starved nuns? What is this, Ken Russell?
Greg Douglass
Ron Magid wrote:
You think Fleming is forgotten - good luck finding anyone who knows
the answer to this one:
Who directed Casablanca? (Hint: he also directed, speaking of 1939,
Adventures of Robin Hood - codirected by another great no one
remembers...)
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