23rd Sep2025

‘Bright Leaf’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Donald Crisp, Gladys George, Elizabeth Patterson, Jeff Corey | Written by Ranald MacDougall, Foster Fitzsimmons | Directed by Michael Curtiz The name Michael Curtiz may not be as well-known as Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler or Steven Spielberg. However, no director in cinema history has turned out […]

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10th Feb2017

‘Mildred Pierce’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Butterfly McQueen | Written by Ranald MacDougall, Catherine Turney | Directed by Michael Curtiz The shadow of Casablanca will always loom over Michael Curtiz’s bumper filmography, but time has been nearly as kind to Mildred Pierce, an adaptation of James M. Cain’s 1941 novel. A Joan […]

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