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The General Died at Dawn **** (1936, Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall) – Classic Movie Review 5,585

The 1936 American drama film The General Died at Dawn stars Gary Cooper as a mercenary who meets beautiful Madeleine Carroll while trying to keep arms from vicious warlord Akim Tamiroff in war-torn China. Director Lewis Milestone’s 1936 film-noir adventure crime thriller The General Died at […]

Jun, 11

The Painted Veil *** (1934, Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent) – Classic Movie Review 5,319

The 1934 romantic drama film The Painted Veil stars the great Greta Garbo, who luminously graces this plush, soapy drama based on W Somerset Maugham’s 1925 novel. Director Richard Boleslawski’s 1934 romantic drama film The […]

Apr, 19

Pavilion of Women [Ting Yuan li de nu Ren] *** (2001, Luo Yan, Willem Dafoe, John Cho) – Classic Movie Review 4495

Director Ho Kim’s handsome Chinese 2001 drama stars Luo Yan, who is touching as Madame Wu Ailian, a 40-year-old Chinese wife who falls for an American priest, Father Andre (played by Willem Dafoe), in 1938, when he […]

Oct, 19

M Butterfly ** (1993, Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian Richardson, Annabel Leventon) – Classic Movie Review 4366

Whatever has gone wrong with this stage to film transfer of the hit Broadway and London West End play by David Henry Hwang about a French diplomat serving in Beijing in 1964, who falls for Chinese opera […]

Sep, 15

The Karate Kid *** (2010, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P Henson) – Classic Movie Review 3841

Detroit single mom Sherry Parker (Taraji P Henson) relocates to China with her 12-year-old son Dre Parker (Jaden Smith, son of you know who). There is a bit of a culture shock as the kid finds people […]

Jun, 11

Horror Express *** (1972, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza, Helga Liné, Silvia Tortosa ) – Classic Movie Review 3778

Director Eugenio [Gene] Martin’s Spanish-British 1972 thriller is an enjoyable express ride down the track of terror, in a tale jam packed with enough incidents for half a dozen regular horror films. Christopher Lee stars as […]

May, 28

Destiny [Der Müde Tod] **** (1921, Lil Dagover, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke) – Classic Movie Review 3545

Lil Dagover, Rudolph Klein-Rogge and Walter Janssen star in this stylish early Fritz Lang 1921 sci-fi silent movie. In the story and screenplay by Thea von Harbou and Lang, a young couple stop over at a village inn, […]

Apr, 09

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