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Stay Tuned * (1992, John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones) – Classic Movie Review 10,018

Director Peter Hyams’s weary 1992 special-effects comedy Stay Tuned stars John Ritter and Pam Dawber as Roy and Helen Knable, parents of a couple of teenagers, Darryl and Diane (David Tom, Heather McComb), who are […]

Jul, 09

Charly *** (1968, Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala) – Classic Movie Review 9343

Director Ralph Nelson’s 1968 drama Charly stars Cliff Robertson, who swept to triumph as best actor at the 1969 Academy Awards as Charly Gordon, an adult man with a cognitive disability. He is selected by […]

Feb, 03

The Rescuers *** (1977, voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page) – Classic Movie Review 8183

The 1977 cartoon capers of two mice Bernard and Miss Bianca (voiced by Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor) The Rescuers marked a welcome return to form in both the quality of animation and the story […]

Mar, 01

The Witches **** (1990, Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher) – Classic Movie Review 5869

‘As far as children are concerned, a witch is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on Earth.’ It is perhaps quite surprising to find Nicolas Roeg directing the 1990 film The Witches […]

Aug, 07

The Boy Who Turned Yellow *** (1972, Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen Weir, Brian Worth, Esmond Knight) – Classic Movie Review 5507

Michael Powell’s last film, released in the UK on 16 September 1972, was for the Children’s Film Foundation – ironically since this was the man driven out of Britain by the over-reaction to his horrific psycho serial killer […]

May, 27

Dinner for Schmucks * (2010, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, Lucy Punch, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams, Ron Livingston) – Classic Movie Review 4616

A set of ill-judged performances ruins director Jay Roach’s all-too-broad, vaguely offensive 2010 comedy, with the main star Steve Carell’s awkward turn as a dumb schmuck being especially embarrassing, though the more appealing Paul Rudd […]

Nov, 08

The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader *** (2010, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes) – Classic Movie Review 3266

Director Michael Apted’s tauter and leaner 2010 third Narnia episode has considerably improved on its predecessors on the adventure front, with more imaginative and appealing special effects, music, cinematography and sets this time. Staying reasonably close […]

Jan, 13

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