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The life of gyrating music phenomenon, Elvis Presley, is captured with ornate flair in Baz Luhrmann’s showy epic, Elvis. The film observes the triumph and tragedy behind the King of Rock and Roll, fo…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. When Steven Spielberg announced his intentions to make another film version of the 1957…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Remakes of classic films tread difficult waters and it’s confounding that Robert Wise an…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. James Cagney danced and sung his way to a Best Actor Oscar for Michael Curtiz's Best Picture nominated film, Ya…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. There's a basic structure to the mainstream Bollywood film: the first hour is all fun and lighthearted sillines…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A confused and disgruntled producer, Sam Goldwyn Jr, was presented with a climactic scene from director Stephan Ell…
Musicals are so very bizarre. Yes, every form of storytelling is valid and serves its purpose in connecting with an audience. Just as there’s an invested audience for musicals, those very same people…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Y…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Gosh, after that rather well executed sojourn into darkness with Mutiny on the Bounty, it feels appropriate to give…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. After the debacle that was Cavalcade, we take a dig into one of the films it triumphed over: Lloyd Bacon's endu…
Back in March I celebrated the 40th anniversary of Australian classic Breaker Morant here on The Curb. Why stop there? The celluloid class of 1980 is a particularly fascinating one, with many films cu…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Ah, after a stellar start, David and Andrew encounter the first bonafide dud Best Picture winner: Harry Beaumont…