CC00004: Michael Curtiz

Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:14
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Author Comments: 

This is the fourth in a new series I call Critical Consensus. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent film critics to produce a list of each director's films. The films will each have a rating between 1 and 10. The films will be listed in a recommended viewing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start watching a director's work is. These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.

Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain directors' bodies of work.

bufdet07/03/2000

I never realized he directed so many. I've seen 4 of top 5, no YDD yet. Also 2 more in the top 10, CotLB and LwF. How many have you seen?

lbangs07/05/2000

The fact that he has helmed so many great films (Casablanca is particularly well-loved) yet is rarely discussed is probably the reason I chose to attack Curtiz early. I also have yet to see Yankee Doodle Dandy, and I had to leave for work early this morning before TCM finished their airing of Mildred Pierce! I'll have to finish that one up some time; what I watched I enjoyed.

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs