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Serpico ***** (1973, Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, M Emmet Walsh, F Murray Abraham) – Classic Movie Review 1190

Director Sidney Lumet’s edge-of-seat 1973 real-life film about corruption in the New York Police Department stars a perfectly cast 33-year-old Al Pacino in a scalding, mesmerising performance as plain-clothes cop New York Frank Serpico cop […]

May, 09

Thir13een Ghosts (2001, F Murray Abraham, Matthew Lillard) – Classic Film Review 1144

Director Steve Beck’s 2001 release is more trashy horror hokum from the Dark Castle production company, again featuring plenty of madcap characters. Neal Stevens and Richard D’Ovidio’s screenplay is based on Robb White’s story for […]

Apr, 25

The Name of the Rose **** (1986, Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F Murray Abraham, Feodor Chaliapin Jr, Ron Perlman, Vernon Dobtcheff, William Hickey) – Classic Movie Review 1084

Director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1986 worldwide movie hit The Name of the Rose turns the Umberto Eco metaphysical bestselling novel into a thrilling, adult medieval mystery. It won the César for Best Foreign Film and BAFTAs […]

Apr, 12

The Grand Budapest Hotel **** (2014, Ralph Fiennes, F Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Jude Law, Bill Murray) – Movie Review

Writer-director Wes Anderson’s supremely quirky and lusty comic tale of the adventures of legendary hotel concierge Gustave H and his trusted lobby boy friend Zero Moustafa is incredibly stylish and eye-catching. Wow, it looks great! In […]

Mar, 05

Muppets from Space *** (1999, Jeffrey Tambor, F Murray Abraham, Rob Schneider, Josh Charles, Ray Liotta, David Arquette, Andie MacDowell, Kathy Griffin, Hulk Hogan, Pat Hingle) – Classic Movie Review 507

The sixth Muppet movie, the 1999 Muppets from Space, is an amusing, soft-hearted extra-terrestrial adventure about the search for the Great Gonzo’s past. Directed by Tim Hill in 1999, the sixth Muppet movie, subtitled the […]

Dec, 12

Inside Llewyn Davis ***** (2013, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman) – Movie Review

Another absolutely corker from the Coen Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis is witty, quirky, funny, atmospheric and deliciously dark-hued. But it is charming, wise, enjoyably melancholic and hauntingly bitter-sweet too. Have the Coens mellowed over the years? […]

Oct, 13

Amadeus ***** (1984, F Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Jones, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice) – Classic Movie Review 112

The winner of eight Oscars, Milos Forman’s 1984 triumph Amadeus is a magnificent film of lavish and unique brilliance, with a marvellous cast and brilliant director working at their peak. F Murray Abraham won the […]

Jul, 31

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