Episode 207: Michael Curtiz Redux (feat. Dave Canfield & Michael Cockerill)

Mindframes hosts Michael Cockerill and Dave Canfield join me for this special tribute to not only honor our dear friend Sergio Mims but to talk about a film we all love. Several years ago, I did an episode on one of his favorite directors, Michael Curtiz. Of course you are encouraged to listen to that. But I asked Mike & Dave to join me to revisit two titles in particular from Curtiz as well as recommend several others as a way of honoring the memory of Sergio. Perhaps one of these films is an all-time classic called CASABLANCA? In addition, we review a couple of recent titles like RRR and AFTERSUN.

Not only that, but after our conversation, you'll get to hear Sergio one last time on this show. Over a year ago, we did a Patreon exclusive episode on THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, only not the Curtiz version surprisingly. Wanted everyone to hear Sergio's thoughts on that excellent film since it steps things up and is more faithful to the true story than Curtiz's take. Thank you so much for listening and mucho gratitude to Mike and Dave for coming on to talk some classics. Here’s looking at you, kids!

00:00 - 08:04 - Intro
08:05 - 30:33 - What We Watched Recently
30:34 - 01:18:57 - Curtiz & Casablanca
01:18:58 - 01:55:20 - The Breaking Point
01:55:21 - 02:16:10 - Other Curtiz Films (The Sea Wolf, Doctor X, King Creole) / Outro
02:16:11 - 03:01:11 - Sergio Mims Talks About The Charge Of The Light Brigade!

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Listen to Sergio Mims’ Michael Curtiz episode here (from 7 years ago):
https://directorsclubpodcast.libsyn.com/website/episode-99-michael-curtiz