The romantic notion of Venice is embodied in Sarasota, from our backyard canals and barrier islands to our own Lido Beach and John and Mable Ringling’s bayfront residence, Cà d’Zan. The home’s name, ...

Magnificent Obsession (1954) is an American romance drama. It follows the unexpected journey of Bob Merrick, a wealthy and reckless playboy whose life undergoes a profound transformation after a ...

Criterion has long harbored a weakness for helmer Douglas Sirk, and this two-disc release of his 1954 version of "Magnificent Obsession" furthers the love affair. But though this issue offers ample ...

Selfish Rock Hudson survives a horrific boating accident, then falls for Jane Wyman, the widow of a man whose death he feels responsible for. Two thirds of Sirk’s 1954 melodrama is a masterpiece, but ...

John M. Stahl, master of melodrama, directs Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in Lloyd Douglas’s uplifting tale (1935) about a playboy who becomes a doctor in order to restore the eyesight of a woman ...