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Deadfall *** (1968, Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman, Nanette Newman) – Classic Movie Review 2421
Writer-director Bryan Forbes’s plush and alluring British 1968 French Riviera crime caper with dark psychological and sexual overtones is brought to life by capable character studies from Michael Caine, Eric Portman and Nanette Newman. The […]
The File on Thelma Jordon ***** (1949, Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober) – Classic Movie Review 2,255
Robert Siodmak’s marvellous, ultra-tense 1949 film noir thriller The File on Thelma Jordon stars Barbara Stanwyck as the femme fatale in love with a jewel thief (Richard Rober). Wendell Corey co-stars as hard-drinking, unhappily married […]
Cradle 2 the Grave *** (2003, Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Tom Arnold) – Classic Movie Review 2203
Director Andrzej Bartowiak’s 2003 movie stars Jet Li as a Taiwanese agent who teams up with a gang boss (DMX) after a crook (Mark Dacascos) snatches DMX’s daughter (Paige Hurd) to get hold of his stolen […]
Grand Hotel ***** (1932, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore) – Classic Movie Review 1984
Going against conventional Hollywood wisdom, MGM’s trail-blazing multi-story film Grand Hotel (1932) was one of the first all-star vehicles. It was the Oscar winner for Best Picture and became one of the highest grossing pictures. […]
Metro *** (1997, Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott) – Classic Movie Review 1565
Director Thomas Carter’s 1997 acceptable genre thriller stars Eddie Murphy, who grabs the chance of a rare decent role as a police hostage negotiator Inspector Scott Roper, whose skills are tested to the limit after […]
To Catch a Thief ***** (1954, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams) – Classic Movie Review 443
Alfred Hitchcock’s purringly smooth, thoroughly enjoyable 1954 escapist romantic comedy-mystery has the inestimable benefit of starring the director’s two favourites, Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. As a thriller, it’s at the opposite end of the […]
The Pink Panther ***** (1963, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale) – Classic Movie Review 394
The Pink Panther is actually a diamond – and so is Peter Sellers’ 1963 comedy gem. Peter Sellers’s immortal, beloved Inspector Jacques Clouseau character made his delightful début in 1963 here in The Pink Panther […]