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The Great Victor Herbert *** (1939, Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Susanna Foster, Lee Bowman) – Classic Movie Review 12,858

Paramount’s huge-fun 1939 musical biopic film The Great Victor Herbert stars Allan Jones, Mary Martin and Walter Connolly as the big-hearted, amazingly successful Irish-American songwriter Victor Herbert.  ‘HE TAUGHT THE WORLD TO SING OF LOVE! […]

Apr, 25

The Snorkel *** (1958, Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John, Mandy Miller, William Franklyn, Grégoire Aslan) – Classic Movie Review 12,851

Hammer Films’ commendable 1958 British thriller film The Snorkel stars Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John, and child actress Mandy Miller in her last film role. The story is either by actor Anthony Dawson or […]

Apr, 11

Disappearance ** (2002, Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey) – Classic Movie Review 12,847

Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey from TV’s LA Law are reunited in the 2002 mystery thriller film Disappearance as a married couple driving with their two kids in Nevada, when they make the mistake of […]

Apr, 06

This Above All *** (1942, Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Gladys Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 12,835

The poignant 1942 Oscar-winning wartime romantic drama film This Above All stars Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine in their prime, and is based on a novel by Eric Knight. Director Anatole Litvak’s poignant 1942 Oscar-winning […]

Mar, 31

Cibrâil [The Visitor] *** (2011, Sinan Hancili, Engin Sert, Martina Hesse) – Classic Movie Review 12,834

Tor Iben’s 2011 German film Cibrâil [The Visitor] is sweet, simple and straightforward, and familiar, but told freshly with old-style fades and zoom shots, plus new-style intense close-ups of faces and bodies, and fragrant views […]

Mar, 30

Strongroom *** (1962, Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn, Derren Nesbitt, Keith Faulkner) – Classic Movie Review 12,833

Director Vernon Sewell’s commendably tense and tight 1962 British heist thriller film Strongroom stars Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn, Derren Nesbitt, and Keith Faulkner. Three small-time crooks – Griff (Derren Nesbitt), Len (Keith Faulkner) and Len’s brother […]

Mar, 30

Animals **** (2012, Oriol Pla, Augustus Prew, Dimitri Leonidas, Roser Tapias, Javier Beltrán, Martin Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 12,832

Marçal Forés’s very strange and extremely imaginative 2012 Spanish coming-of-age drama film Animals is a fascinating oddity following the angst-ridden journey of a troubled 17-year-old schoolboy called Pol (Oriol Pla). Writer/ director Marçal Forés’s very […]

Mar, 29

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