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The French Lieutenant’s Woman **** (1981, Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern) – Classic Movie Review 2.116

Director  Karel Reisz’s fascinating 1981 film of John Fowles’s 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman is graced with another literate, distinguished screenplay by Harold Pinter, striking cinematography by Freddie Francis, a lovely […]

Jan, 26

Twentieth Century ***** (1934, John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns) – Classic Movie Review 1977

Howard Hawks’s 1934 dazzling, classic Thirties screwball comedy Twentieth Century boasts great performances by John Barrymore and Carole Lombard. Producer-director Howard Hawks’s 1934 dazzling, classic Thirties screwball comedy Twentieth Century boasts Ben Hecht and Charles […]

Dec, 19

Hannah and her Sisters ***** (1986, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Woody Allen, Barbara Hershey, Max von Sydow, Sam Waterston, Carrie Fisher) – Classic Movie Review 1796

Writer-director Woody Allen’s triple-Oscar-winning 1986 crowd-pleaser Hannah and her Sisters is one of his best and most enduring movies. Some even say it is his finest work. Allen’s then partner Mia Farrow stars as famous […]

Nov, 02

Simone [S1m0ne] *** (2002, Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 1790

Writer-director Andrew Niccol’s bright 2002 fantasy comedy drama S1m0ne provides an excellent vehicle for Al Pacino as a failing film-maker called Viktor Taransky who constructs a ‘synthespian’. Taransky’s film is endangered when his star walks off, […]

Oct, 31

Maps to the Stars **** (2014, Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson) – Movie Review

The 71-year-old director David Cronenberg’s run of success continues with this typically dark and twisted satire and thriller, lifting off the lid of Hollywood. One of its stars, John Cusack, says that Hollywood is a […]

Sep, 26

The Congress *** (2013, Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston) – Movie Review

Robin Wright bravely plays a version of herself, an aging, 44-year-old out-of-work actress who has made bad career, partner and life choices. But her agent Al (Harvey Keitel) talks her into reluctantly accepting one last job, becoming […]

Aug, 14

The Man in Grey **** (1943, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Stewart Granger, Phyllis Calvert) – Classic Movie Review 1336

The famous 1943 Gainsborough melodrama The Man in Grey showcases the studio’s four biggest stars Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason and Stewart Granger to great advantage. Co-writer/director Leslie Arliss’s famous 1943 Gainsborough melodrama showcases […]

Jun, 18

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