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Breezy *** (1973, William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C Carmel) – Classic Movie Review 8360

Sometimes, very rarely, Clint Eastwood surprises audiences by showing that he can be in a romantic, much softer mood, as with The Bridges of Madison County. Here, back in 1973 the Eastwood-directed romance Breezy, with […]

Apr, 12

It’s the Rage [All the Rage] *** (2000, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, David Schwimmer, Robert Forster, Anna Paquin, Josh Brolin, Gary Sinise) – Classic Movie Review 5357

Jeff Daniels stars as Warren Harding who shoots his wife Helen (Joan Allen)’s lover dead in a rage, and later claims that he thought he was killing an intruder to get himself off the hook. […]

Apr, 28

Claire’s Knee [Le Genou de Claire] ***** (1970, Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, Laurence de Monaghan) – Classic Movie Review 4260

French New Wave writer-director Eric Rohmer’s superb 1970 comedy of manners is his wittiest, most charming film. Jean-Claude Brialy stars as the 30-something cultural attaché Jerome, betrothed to a diplomat’s daughter, who takes a pre-wedding lakeside vacation at […]

Aug, 28

Lolita ***** (1962, James Mason, Sue Lyon, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers) – Classic Movie Review 391

Director Stanley Kubrick’s ground-breaking 1962 film of Vladimir Nabokov’s famous controversial tale of an older man’s obsession for a young, under-age girl is a darkly comic study in obsession. It takes social realism and turns it […]

Nov, 11

The Night of the Iguana ***** (1964, Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon) – Classic Movie Review 358

The 1964 film version of Tennessee Williams’s play The Night of the Iguana is beautifully handled by director John Huston, with the dream cast of Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon giving […]

Nov, 03

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