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The Hitman ** (1991, Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson) – Classic Movie Review 12,955

The 1991 action thriller film The Hitman is a routine affair, with Chuck Norris as a cop who sets out for revenge by going undercover as a hit man. But it is saved by the […]

Jun, 19

Hitman *** (2007, Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko) – Classic Movie Review 12,954

Timothy Olyphant stars as bald, barcoded elite hitman Agent 47 in the enjoyable 2007 crime thriller film Hitman. It is good disreputable fun, brainless and breathless all-action entertainment, based on a video game. Director Xavier […]

Jun, 19

Way of a Gaucho ** (1952, Rory Calhoun, Gene Tierney, Richard Boone, Hugh Marlowe, Everett Sloane) – Classic Movie Review 12,918

The good-looking 1952 Technicolor action adventure film Way of a Gaucho, starring Rory Calhoun, Gene Tierney, Richard Boone, Hugh Marlowe, and Everett Sloane, is most notable for its location shooting in Argentina. ‘Surging with the […]

Jun, 05

John and Julie *** (1955, Colin Gibson, Leslie Dudley, Moira Lister, Noelle Middelton, Constance Cummings, Wilfrid Hyde White, Sidney James, Peter Sellers) – Classic Movie Review 12,880

Colin Gibson and Leslie Dudley star as two children who run off  to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, in the 1955 British nostalgic treat of a comedy film John and Julie. […]

May, 09

Double Exposure *** (1954, John Bentley, Rona Anderson, Garry Marsh, Alexander Gauge, John Horsley) – Classic Movie Review 12,879

John Gilling’s 1954 crime film Double Exposure stars John Bentley as a private detective investigating the case of a missing photographer (Rona Anderson) whose chance pictures could reveal a murderer’s identity. John Gilling’s 1954 crime […]

May, 06

Charlotte’s Web *** (1973, voices of Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, Martha Scott, Agnes Moorehead, Rex Allen) – Classic Movie Review 12,878

Hanna-Barbera’s 1973 animated feature film Charlotte’s Web is based on the beloved 1952 E B White children’s tale, and stars the voices of Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, and Agnes Moorehead, with narration by Rex […]

May, 06

Sunset Across the Bay **** (1975, Gabrielle Daye, Harry Markham, Bob Peck, Peter Sallis) – Classic Movie Review 12,877

Stephen Frears’s amusing, touching and ultimately sad 1975 TV drama Sunset Across the Bay is a bitter-sweet treat, written by Alan Bennett, and starring Gabrielle Daye and Harry Markham. Director Stephen Frears’s amusing, touching and […]

May, 05

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