Don Ameche

Henry Stephenson: A Lovable Old Gent

What would classics such as Gone with the Wind be without the likes of Thomas Mitchell or Hattie McDaniel? What would It’s a Wonderful Life be like without character actors Beulah Bondi, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore, or Samuel S. Hinds?…

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“Down Argentine Way” Is a Delightful Musical Experience

Betty Grable and Don Ameche head south of the border in one of the most delightful Fox musicals of the 1940s – Down Argentine Way. Sparkling Technicolor, musical melodies to tickle your fancy, an amusing script, and Carmen Miranda chica-chica-booming…

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“Deadpool 2” and More of This Week’s DVD and Blu-ray New Releases

This week’s new releases are highlighted by the latest installment from a sarcastic superhero franchise, plus several classics now made available via the Warner Archive Collection and the Criterion Collection. Regardless of what type of movies you enjoy, we think…

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Ernst Lubitsch’s “Heaven Can Wait” Gets a Deluxe Edition Via the Criterion Collection

Based on a play from Leslie Bush-Fekete, 1943’s Heaven Can Wait is a majestic technicolor affair from acclaimed director Ernst Lubitsch (Ninotchka, A Royal Scandal). In the film, Don Ameche shines as newly deceased womanizer Henry Van Cleve. Convinced that…

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