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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.  […]

Dec, 20

Absolute Power *** (1997, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Judy Davis, Laura Linney) – Classic Movie Review 1,829

Clint Eastwood stars in the 1997 thriller film Absolute Power as a veteran career thief who witnesses a horrific crime involving the US President (Gene Hackman). Absolute power corrupts absolutely The improbable but fairly exciting […]

Nov, 10

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 […]

Aug, 18

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 […]

Nov, 24

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’s 1963 comedy gem. Peter Sellers’s immortal, beloved Inspector Jacques Clouseau character made his delightful début in 1963 here in The Pink Panther […]

Nov, 11

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