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The Private Affairs of Bel Ami **** (1947, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Frances Dee, John Carradine, Hugo Haas, Marie Wilson, Albert Bassermann) – Classic Movie Review 4680

The weird and wonderful 1947 film The Private Affairs of Bel Ami is a witty version of Guy de Maupassant’s novel about a journalist trampling over women on the road to success. George Sanders gives […]

Nov, 21

Beaches **** (1988, Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan) – Classic Movie Review 4060

Director Garry Marshall’s 1988 movie is all about the ups and downs of a lifetime’s friendship between two women, which makes a refreshing change, especially with these stars. It was hugely popular among female audiences […]

Jul, 21

The Scarlet Letter * (1995, Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall) – Classic Movie Review 2948

Director Roland Joffe’s 1995 drama stars Demi Moore as Hester Prynne, the mother of an illegitimate child in 17th-century Puritan-ruled New England. Gary Oldman also stars as the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the preacher. Refusing to […]

Oct, 03

Overnight Delivery *** (1998, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Christine Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2802

Director James Bloom’s amusing 1998 college romantic comedy is nicely cast, well played and rather sweet. Paul Rudd stars as freshman Wyatt Trips, who’s sworn to be faithful to his girlfriend Kim (Christine Taylor) 1,000 […]

Aug, 11

The Blue Gardenia **** (1953, Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr) – Classic Movie Review 2,600

Fritz Lang said: ‘I had to shoot The Blue Gardenia in 20 days. Maybe that’s what made me so venomous.’ The moody 1953 film noir crime thriller stars Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, Richard Conte and […]

Jun, 14

The Postman ** (1997, Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate) – Classic Movie Review 2543

Kevin Costner’s self-directed 1997 post-apocalyptic epic, the land equivalent of Waterworld, got the thumbs down almost everywhere, though it has its impressive moments in that dreadfully long running time of 180 minutes. It’s 2013, and […]

May, 30

A Letter to Three Wives **** (1949, Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Barbara Lawrence) – Classic Movie Review 2416

Writer-director Joseph L Mankiewicz (All About Eve, Cleopatra) won the Oscars for Best Director and Best Screenplay for his work on this delightful 1949 suburban satire, examining the thorny question of husband and wife relationships.  […]

Apr, 21

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