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Higher and Higher *** (1943, Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, Leon Errol) – Classic Movie Review 6587

Director Tim Whelan’s 1943 RKO movie is a pleasantly entertaining romantic musical comedy, based on the show by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. Nominated for two Oscars, it showcases Frank Sinatra’s first major role, though […]

Jan, 21

Girls! Girls! Girls! ** (1962, Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Laurel Goodwin, Jeremy Slate) – Classic Movie Review 6238

Stella Stevens plays selfish singer Robin Gantner, who offers ship’s captain Elvis a new boat, in the 1962 Presley musical star vehicle film Girls! Girls! Girls!  Director Norman Taurog’s mediocre 1962 musical star vehicle film […]

Nov, 12

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll *** (1987, Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton) – Classic Movie Review 5176

Director Taylor Hackford’s 1987 documentary is a flamboyant, thoroughly enjoyable salute to the seemingly immortal Chuck Berry, with archive footage from the early Fifties, fantastic interviews with Sixties survivors and the old rocker himself, plus footage […]

Mar, 19

How to be Very, Very Popular ** (1955, Betty Grable, Sheree North, Charles Coburn, Robert Cummings, Orson Bean, Tommy Noonan, Fred Clark) – Classic Movie Review 5168

In her final film, aged 39, the Very, Very Popular Betty Grable bows out with writer-director Nunnally Johnson’s thin but amiable 1955 comedy, with only one song by Jules Styne and Sammy Cahn – the title […]

Mar, 16

High School High * (1997, Jon Lovitz, Tia Carriere, Louise Fletcher, John Neville, Mekhi Phifer) – Classic Movie Review 4995

Director Hart Bochner’s 1997 Zucker Brothers comedy is an impressively awful parody of Michelle Pfeiffer’s 1995 school film Dangerous Minds, with a charmless performance by Jon Lovitz, playing Richard Clark, the posh son of headmaster […]

Feb, 07

Boots! Boots! ** (1934, George Formby, Beryl Formby, Arthur Kingsley, Tonie Forde, Lillian Keyes) – Classic Movie Review 4830

Love blooms when George Formby has his little ukulele in his hand in the 1934 British musical comedy film Boots! Boots!  Director Bert Tracy’s 1934 British musical comedy film Boots! Boots! features George Formby in his […]

Dec, 31

Burn Burn Burn ***½ (2015, Laura Carmichael, Chloe Pirrie, Joe Dempsie, Jack Farthing, Jane Asher, Nigel Planer, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Alice Lowe, Sally Phillips, Alison Steadman) – Movie Review

Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey) and Chloe Pirrie star as busom buddies Seph and Alex, who attend the funeral of their best friend Dan (Jack Farthing), who has died of a rare cancer at 29. Dan’s […]

Oct, 21

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