Heaven Can Wait

Remembering Charles Grodin: 1935 – 2021

05.19.21 | Jon Morgereth | Tags: Beethoven, Catch-22, Character Actors, Dave, Heaven Can Wait, King Kong, Midnight Run, obituaries, The Great Muppet Caper | no comments

The lovable character actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. Known to multiple generations of filmgoers due to roles in iconic films like The Heartbreak Kid, the 1976 version of King Kong,…

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

07.20.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1940s Films, Criterion Collection, Don Ameche, Ernst Lubitsch, Gene Tierney, Heaven Can Wait, Laird Cregar, Marjorie Main | no comments

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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