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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 revealing, frank and moving version of David Leavitt’s novel, meticulously played, especially by the remarkable Brian Cox. In the US, it was […]

Dec, 30

Ode to Billy Joe **** (1976, Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor) – Classic Movie Review 3,707

The good-looking 1976 romantic drama film Ode to Billy Joe explains why young Billy Joe McAllister (Robby Benson) jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, according the classic 1967 song by Bobbie Gentry. ‘What the song didn’t […]

May, 14

Advise & Consent ***** (1962, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Lew Ayres, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Ford, Peter Lawford, Edward Andrews, Burgess Meredith, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone) – Classic Movie Review 3392

Producer-director Otto Preminger’s superb 1962 political thriller boasts  a wonderful array of old Sixties star character actors doing their unique and eccentric things. Despite all the valiant efforts of Henry Fonda as Robert Leffingwell, Walter Pidgeon […]

Feb, 20

Far from Heaven ***** (2002, Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert) – Classic Movie Review 1532

Writer-director Todd Haynes’s 2002 masterwork drama profitably reunites him with the star of his 1995 movie Safe, Julianne Moore. She plays Cathy, a Fifties New England housewife who finds that her perfect husband Frank (Dennis […]

Aug, 10

Lilting **** (2014, Ben Whishaw, Pei-pei Cheng, Andrew Leung, Naomi Christie, Peter Bowles) – Movie Review

Ben Whishaw is perfect and diamond geezer Peter Bowles is lovely in the exquisitely done and very moving drama film Lilting (2014). Lilting (2014) is lovely, exquisitely done and very moving. Get out the hankies, […]

Aug, 08

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