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Sunstruck *** (1972, Harry Secombe, Maggie Fitzgibbon, John Meillon, Dawn Lake, Peter Whittle, Bobby Limb) – Classic Movie Review 10,772

Director James Gilbert’s 1972 Australian romantic comedy drama Sunstruck stars Harry Secombe, who is ideally cast as Stanley Evans, an amiable but reticent Welsh teacher who acts on a poster he sees offering work in […]

Jan, 09

Norman **½ (2016, Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg) – Movie Review

Richard Gere does a good piece of star character acting as small-time operator New York fixer Norman Oppenheimer, who makes friend with a young Israeli politician Micha Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi), who becomes an influential world […]

Jun, 11

Urban Hymn ***½ (2015, Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Ian Hart, Shaun Parkes, Steven Mackintosh) – Movie Review

Shirley Henderson is sensational as troubled but determined social worker Kate Linton, who inspires young female offender Jamie Harrison (Letitia Wright) to use and develop her remarkable singing voice. Set in the wake of the London 2011 […]

Oct, 02

Un Carnet de Bal [Dance Program] [Life Dances On] ***** (1937, Marie Bell, Françoise Rosay, Louis Jouvet, Fernandel, Raimu, Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar) – Classic Movie Review 4299

Marie Bell plays Christine Surgère, a newly widowed middle-aged woman obsessed with the memory of a ball she attended at the age of 16. When she finds the dance-card of her youth, she decides to track down […]

Sep, 04

Sister Act **** (1992, Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Harvey Keitel, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, Bill Nunn) – Classic Movie Review 3557

Director Emile Ardolino’s 1992 blockbuster comedy Sister Act stars Whoopi Goldberg as Las Vegas showgirl Deloris, who sees her mobster lover Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel) kill a stoolie and becomes a nun on the run […]

Apr, 12

The Choir [Boychoir] **** (2014, Dustin Hoffman, Garrett Wareing, Kathy Bates, Debra Winger, Eddie Izzard, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale) – Movie Review

Garrett Wareing plays Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, whose single mom dies and he needs help. His rich real dad (Josh Lucas) has remarried and will pay for […]

Jul, 09

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