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- Gigi *** (1949, Danièle Delorme, Gaby Morlay, Yvonne de Bray, Franck Villard, Jean Tissier) Classic Movie Review – 13,971
- The Replacement Killers *** (1998, Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr, Carlos Gomez) – Classic Movie Review 13,970
- Coyote Ugly *** (2000, Piper Perabo, John Goodman, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Melanie Lynskey, Bridget Moynahan, Tyra Banks, LeAnn Rimes, Bud Cort) – Classic Movie Review 13,969
- Shadow of Fear *** (1964, Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, Alan Tilvern, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, John Sutton, Anthony Wager, Colin Tapley) – Classic Movie Review 13,968
- Race Street **** (1948, George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Harry Morgan, Gale Robbins) – Classic Movie Review 13,967
- Swamp Fire ** (1946, Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, Carol Thurston) – Classic Movie Review 13,966
- Dangerous Partners *** (1945, James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, Warner Anderson, Felix Bressart, Mabel Paige, John Warburton, Henry O’Neill, Grant Withers) – Classic Movie Review 13,965
- A Dangerous Profession **** (1949, George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O’Brien, Jim Backus, Bill Williams, Roland Winters) – Classic Movie Review 13,964
- Bad Girl **** (1931, Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell, William Pawley, Frank Darien) – Classic Movie Review 13,963
- Pick-Up *** (1933, Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, William Harrigan) – Classic Movie Review 13,962
Reviews
Hedda *** (1975, Glenda Jackson, Timothy West, Peter Eyre, Jennie Linden, Patrick Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 10,730
Writer-director Trevor Nunn’s 1975 drama Hedda is a moderate, rather heavy-going, and uncinematic but beautifully acted film version of Jackson’s Royal Shakespeare Company stage performance as Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. Nunn adapts it from the […]
A Touch of Class **** (1973, George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Paul Sorvino) – Classic Movie Review 10,729
Melvin Frank’s 1973 romantic comedy film A Touch of Class is one of the highspots of Glenda Jackson’s career, bringing her a second Best Actress Oscar, and co-star George Segal won a Golden Globe for […]
Lost and Found ** (1979, George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Maureen Stapleton, Paul Sorvino, John Cunningham, Hollis McLaren, John Candy, Martin Short, Ken Pogue, Janie Sell) – Classic Movie Review 10,728
Writer-producer-director Melvin Frank’s 1979 comedy Lost and Found brings back Glenda Jackson and George Segal in a welcome return for a rematch after Glenda’s Oscar-winning turn in A Touch of Class (1973). Thanks to a […]
Lorenzo’s Oil *** (1992, Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov) – Classic Movie Review 10,727
Producer-director George Miller’s 1992 drama Lorenzo’s Oil tells the real-life story of an American couple’s battle for the life of their son, Lorenzo Odone, struck down at the age of five by an extremely rare […]
The Lords of Flatbush **** (1974, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Perry King) – Classic Movie Review 10,726
Writers-directors Stephen F Verona and Martin Davidson’s 1974 comedy drama The Lords of Flatbush stars Perry King, Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone, as ‘Chico’ Tyrell, Butchey Weinstein and Stanley Rosiello. Young, gifted and unknown Stallone, […]
The Lost Language of Cranes ***½ (1991, Brian Cox, Eileen Atkins, Angus Macfadyen, Corey Parker) – Classic Movie Review 10,725
Nigel Finch’s 1991 British drama film The Lost Language of Cranes is a moving version of David Leavitt’s novel, meticulously played, especially by Brian Cox. In the US, it was censored and even then banned […]
The Singing Fool **** (1927, Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn) – Classic Movie Review 10,724
‘Come! Through Vitaphone hear the greatest living entertainer, Al Jolson score a triumph that will make you tingle with smiles and tears!’ Director Lloyd Bacon’s 1927 Vitaphone/ Warner Bros black and white blockbuster musical drama […]