He's been such an underrated film director. Thank you for this video.
@KeithDec25
5 жыл бұрын
The man touched on practically EVERY genre Drama, melodrama, costumed epics, musicals, film noir-, horror you name Thanks for doing him justice he's so underrated 100 years of cinema-you have a lot of analyzing to do
@thevintagekitty
4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone really care what critics say? Does it really matter? Curtiz's films will live on forever and are appreciated by many all over the world. Mildred Pierce is one of my favourite movies ever made.
@AnthonySmith-ty7ij
4 жыл бұрын
Michael Curtiz is a true genius of the golden age. He would be right up there with Cecil B. DeMille, John Ford, John Huston, William Wyler and Alfred Hitchcock. From Captain Blood to Mildred Pierce would be his Golden Age of Warner Bros. Some underrated films include The Unsuspected, The Breaking Point, and even King Creole in 1958.
@spockboy
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant synopsis. Sad you didn`t mention my personal favorite (swashbuckler) THE SEA HAWK. Curtiz was a master.
@MegaIkedog
2 жыл бұрын
Two of the least talked about films Michael Curtiz directed, Doctor X and Mystery of the Wax Museum, are two of my favorites. They're wonderfully shot in beautiful two-strip technicolor, and just make for great October viewing!
@georgesenda1952
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t watched any Truffaut or Bergman films over and over but the films of Michael Curtiz. oh yes, I’ve watched them dozens of times. Screw the auteur types. Curtiz gave the people what they wanted and enjoyed. Find the way every time I see the Marseileise song in Casablanca it makes me want to root for the French. That’s how much that scene stirs the blood. And my family came from East Prussia & my uncles were in the Wehrmacht, Kriegsmarine & Luftwaffe & my father was in the US Army for 17 years.
@sspdirect02
5 жыл бұрын
I always referred to Michael Curtiz as the Golden Age of Hollywood’s equivalent of Steven Spielberg. You can’t pigeon hole Steven Spielberg. He wasn’t just a director of summer blockbusters, he could direct human dramas, political dramas, romantic comedies, science fiction. Michael Curtiz is like that in that he wasn’t a maker of swashbucklers, he can direct romantic comedies, musicals, horror movies,
@philiphalpenny9761
Жыл бұрын
Spielberg is rhapsodic about how key Curtiz' movies were to him in his formative years...
@vicenteortegarubilar9418
6 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate to learn more about people related to cinema from people that love the art form. Memorable movies, a great filmmaker and a great video.
@vidimur1977
5 жыл бұрын
For me, the best director of Hollywood and one of the greatest directors of all time.
@Jjrmtv
5 жыл бұрын
there is a great article about Curtiz in the New York Review of Books
@Tararu3500
6 жыл бұрын
Curtiz.........one of the greats: woefully underated. Thank you for bringing him into the light.
@blortmeister
6 жыл бұрын
So many great films! And what a career! I love that you found footage from the early, more expressionistic part of his career. Curtis, Lange, and others made such extraordinary , and extraordinarily visual, films early last century. Curtis may have been an early adopter of technical advances in filmmaking, but he deeply understood light, as is shown in his B&W work. As a side note, I admire these pieces a great deal. The motivating idea, one film a year, one film that defines something about film history and development, that's brilliant! And you handle them very well. If you haven't thought of it yet, you might look at The Creature From The Black Lagoon as a jumping off point for discussing how filmmakers have had to hide discussions about sex inside other stories in the post-code period.
@onehundredyearsofcinema
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I love The Creature from The Black Lagoon, that a great idea.
@blortmeister
6 жыл бұрын
And I know it is Curtiz, not Curtis. Didn't notice autocorrect changing it on me.
@onehundredyearsofcinema
6 жыл бұрын
Hey, don’t worry about it, I’m pretty sure I mispronounced it thought the video.
@ginotarabotto
7 ай бұрын
Loving White Christmas. And Casablanca is arguably the greatest film ever.
@thiccboss4780
6 жыл бұрын
oh wow , quite surprised to see a film reinterpreting Cecil B Demille's 10 Commandments one year after it. i'll have to look up information about this Moon of Israel , thanks Charlie! wouldn't known it without you
@onehundredyearsofcinema
6 жыл бұрын
As much as I love curtiz I don’t think he pulled off the separating the Red Sea as well as DeMille did. Check out Moon of Israel for sure! It’s on KZitem but the title cards aren’t in English.
@TinaBiebe
6 жыл бұрын
One Hundred Years of Cinema - Curtiz made a few of my all time favorites, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, but I had NO idea about Moon of Israel. (And I’ve seen DeMille’s silent The Ten Commandments quite a few times). Looks like I have a new project on my hands. 😁 Thanks for the video and will look for your podcast!
@seethevolcane
Жыл бұрын
Sarris lacks imagination. Great video, Ty.
@tonk82
4 ай бұрын
Author? Professional? Probably... but there's no denying that he was a GREAT director. He was very clever with the camera, his films always have energy. Rarely you can find a director so prolific, with such high quality.
@rodrigobravo2483
6 жыл бұрын
Please make more videos. Your footage is helping me so much.
@andrewjenson_original
6 жыл бұрын
I started watching a lot of older films because of your great KZitem videos. Keep up to good work!
@karlkarlos3545
6 жыл бұрын
Well, I might be the only person on earth who can't stand Casablanca but in my opinion Michael Curtiz was the most talented filmmaker from Hollywood's golden age. Thanks for the Video.
@TWAINCOMPANY
3 жыл бұрын
The Best Curtiz Movie is "We’re No Angels" . It has Bogart and Rathbone, and also Peter Ustinov. It is also the best Christmas Movie of all time.
@RedMageUltra
6 жыл бұрын
Great video on a filmmaker I would’ve never thought to look up! I’ll be scrolling thru Prime and Netflix to watch some of his filmography Hearing you describe him reminds me of Ridley Scott, in that they both have a large and eclectic oeuvre that is highly influential
@oobrocks
2 жыл бұрын
The Egyptian is excellent (was a bomb when released in 1954)
@antiserjanus8016
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent. How about a rehabilitation of William Wyler and William Dieterle. Maybe even William Wellman, Clarence Brown and King Vidor, not to mention Billy Wilder. All pet hates of the Autuerists.
@deadpan80
4 жыл бұрын
I've never understood why a master of his craft should be looked on as a "lesser" when compared to those considered as artists or auteurs. To me, its just proof that those that are of that philosophy are nothing more than shallow and pretentious. Not every director needs to fulfill his/hers self-worth with meaningless labels which serve to do nothing more than to inflate fragile egos
@jknuttel
2 жыл бұрын
By all means read the biography of Curtiz by Alan K. Rode. It's excellent.
@tobi2731
5 жыл бұрын
"...But it pales in comparisson to the crowning achievement of his career..." man I was so waiting for "Mildred Pierce" here.
@windhoek-land8339
4 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite Disney movie of all time.
@alexanderl8794
6 жыл бұрын
After a long time without videos you are BACK and better than ever. This kinda good film shit is what my summer needs
@robertplattner1636
3 жыл бұрын
By far the most underrated film in his catalog is We’re No Angels with Humphrey Bogart. It wasn’t even in this video!
@noemorales8330
6 жыл бұрын
Is your next video in the 100 Years of Cinema ‘The Wizard of Oz ?
@onehundredyearsofcinema
6 жыл бұрын
I’ll never tell! But I will say 1939 is getting two videos.
@philiphalpenny9761
Жыл бұрын
That dismissive & shockingly ignorant statement by Andrew Sarris is grossly offensive to true film buffs. His repertoire is littered with classic pictures. Love the kinetic, fluidity of motion which keep his movies teeming with life...
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