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 ...

An 85-year-old Hilltop home inspired by a 1935 romantic film hit the market this month for $5.1 million. The French Chateau-style manor at 33 S. Birch St. was originally built in 1937 but has modern ...

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 ...

The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr.

Famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright gained renown for his designs in America, but he drew great inspiration from Japan, where he worked for several years. This documentary explores his experiences in ...

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 ...