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D.O.A. *** (1988, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern) – Classic Movie Review 6676

The 1950 cult classic film noir crime thriller D.O.A. was remade in Australia in 1969 as Color Me Dead, directed by Eddie Davis, before this 1988 D.O.A. remake, directed Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton and starring Dennis […]

Feb, 11

D.O.A. **** (1950, Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Beverly Garland) – Classic Movie Review 2565

Director Rudolph Maté’s invigorating 1950 film noir crime thriller is a well-deserved long-term cult classic, and was remade in 1988 starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan as D.O.A. It starts off with dead on arrival […]

Jun, 07

Call Northside 777 ***** (1948, James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Helen Walker) – Classic Movie Review 2071

Director Henry Hathaway’s classic 1948 documentary-style film noir thriller is excellent of its now much-admired type. It is based on the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man in prison for […]

Jan, 11

Pickup on South Street ***** (1953, Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 2069

Writer-director Samuel Fuller’s brutal 1953 hard-boiled Cold War spy film noir thriller is a little masterpiece of its kind, one of the cult film-maker’s great noir classics. Richard Widmark stars at his arrogant, menacing snarling […]

Jan, 11

Kiss of Death ***** (1947, Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark) – Classic Movie Review 2066

The poster may feature Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy and Coleen Gray, but director Henry Hathaway’s tough and gritty vintage 1947 thriller Kiss of Death provides a brilliant showcase for the 33-year-old Richard Widmark, who was […]

Jan, 10

Dark City **** (1950, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dean Jagger) – Classic Movie Review 1322

Director William Dieterle’s 1950 classic film noir thriller stars a young-looking 27-year-old Charlton Heston, who makes a strong impression in his film debut as Danny Haley, a war hero turned villain running from a vengeful killer. […]

Jun, 14

Out of the Past [Build My Gallows High] ***** (1947, Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming) – Classic Movie Review 914

Director Jacques Tourneur’s brilliant 1947 film noir classic Out of the Past [Build My Gallows High] is an extremely engrossing, especially rousing thriller. It is the quintessence of noir, one of the most typical and […]

Mar, 15

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