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Robin Hood *** (2010, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max Von Sydow, Eileen Atkins, Oscar Issac, Mark Strong, Danny Huston, Matthew Macfadyen) – Classic Movie Review 3443

The untold story of why Robin Hood became an outlaw in the first place provides a good enough excuse for this new 2010 version of the old Robin Hood movies. It seems he was Robin […]

Mar, 02

The Constant Gardener **** (2005, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy) – Classic Movie Review 3169

Ralph Fiennes stars as widower Justin Quayle, who is determined to uncover a potentially explosive secret involving the murder of his activist wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz), in director Fernando Meirelles’s excellent 2005 movie of the novel by John […]

Dec, 18

Anna Karenina * (1997, Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirschner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw, Danny Huston, Phyllida Law) – Classic Movie Review 2916

Writer-director Bernard Rose’s appallingly misjudged 1997 British film version of Leo Tolstoy’s novel is totally scuppered by the miscasting of the central duo of Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as the married 19th-century Russian aristocrat […]

Sep, 19

The Proposition **** (2005, Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston, David Wenham) – Classic Movie Review 2398

This chillingly tough and highly distinguished 2005 Australian Western is directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston, Noah […]

Apr, 17

Big Eyes ***½ (2014, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz) – Movie Review

Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz are totally excellent as the real-life naïve painter Margaret Keane and her husband Walter in director Tim Burton’s admirable, loving biopic. The film’s thoroughly likeable and appealing without necessarily being an award-winner or […]

Dec, 18

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

X-Men Origins: Wolverine **** (2009, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston) – Classic Movie Review 806

Pecs gleaming and locks glowing, Hugh Jackman growls and glowers to comic-book perfection as James Logan, who becomes the fighting machine known as Wolverine, a hairy bloke with handy killer claws, nifty healing powers and […]

Feb, 08

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