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The Deep **** (1977, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr, Eli Wallach, Dick Anthony Williams) – Classic Movie Review 8739

The 1977 adventure The Deep may be tremendously shallow, but that’s good, right? Peter (Jaws) Benchley’s deep sea adventure hokum novel about the discovery of a sunken drugs cache off Bermuda makes for a great […]

Jul, 20

Taris, roi de l’eau [Taris] **** (1931, Jean Taris) – Classic Movie Review 8658

Jean Vigo films the French swimming champion Jean Taris performing different swimming acts as he gives us a tour of his water kingdom in the 10-minute avant garde 1931 sport documentary short film Taris, roi […]

Jun, 29

Creepshow 2 *** (1987, George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, Domenick John) – Classic Movie Review 8383

Director Michael Gornick’s 1987 horror anthology sequel Creepshow 2 has three more Stephen King EC Comics-inspired stories adapted in the screenplay by George A Romero, the director of the first Creepshow (1982), and this time […]

Apr, 20

The Gun Runners *** (1958, Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens) – Classic Movie Review 8259

Don Siegel directs Audie Murphy in the 1958 black and white film noir crime drama The Gun Runners, the fourth version of Ernest Hemingway’s short story novel To Have and Have Not, following To Have […]

Mar, 18

He Ran All the Way *** (1951, John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, Gladys George, Bobby Hyatt, Norman Lloyd) – Classic Movie Review 7988

Director John Berry’s 1951 film noir crime thriller He Ran all the Way is based on the novel by Sam Ross and stars John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle and Gladys George, along […]

Jan, 07

Dangerous When Wet *** (1953, Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood, William Demarest, Denise Darcel) – Classic Movie Review 6510

Wet she’s a star! Director Charles Walters’s 1953 movie Dangerous When Wet is a snug figure-hugging vehicle for Esther Williams, who gets nicely in the swim for MGM’s breezy musical outing when her character Katie […]

Jan, 01

Take Me Out to the Ball Game **** (1949, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Jules Munshin) – Classic Movie Review 5900

Director Busby Berkeley’s 1949 MGM musical about the misadventures of a baseball team that features the noted ball-playing skills of shortstop Frank Sinatra and second baseman Gene Kelly is a whole lot of good fun. […]

Aug, 11

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