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Posts Tagged "Meryl Streep"

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Out of Africa **** (1985, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer) – Classic Movie Review 1958

Producer-director Sydney Pollack’s deliriously plush and gorgeous-looking 1985 real-life romantic drama stars beautiful people Meryl Streep and Robert Redford as Danish baroness, plantation owner Karen Blixen and free-spirited big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton, who fall […]

Dec, 14

The Homesman **** (2014, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep) – Movie Review

Hilary Swank stars as the plain, pious, independent-minded spinster farmer Mary Bee Cuddy, who volunteers to transport three women driven insane by pioneer life across country by covered wagon in the 1850s, when life is nasty, […]

Nov, 19

Manhattan ***** (1979, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep) – Classic Movie Review 1797

Of all co-writer/director Woody Allen’s many movies, this 1979 salute to – or maybe love letter to – his home town of New York City is arguably his finest masterpiece. It won 1980 Bafta awards […]

Nov, 03

Stuck on You *** (2003, Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher) – Classic Movie Review 1774

The Farrelly Brothers Peter and Bobby keep up their reputation for bad-taste comedy in the 2003 film Stuck on You by resurrecting their 12-year-old script about a pair of conjoined twins forced to share a […]

Oct, 23

Before and After *** (Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, Edward Furlong) – Classic Movie Review 1468

Director Barbet Schroeder’s 1996 fast-paced dramatic thriller stars Liam Neeson as a well-respected American father who fights with his wife (Meryl Streep) and daughter (Julia Weldon) when their teenage son, New England boy Jacob (Edward Furlong), […]

Jul, 25

Marvin’s Room (1996, Streep, Keaton, DiCaprio) – Classic Film Review 895

In director Jerry Zaks’s superlative 1996 heart-tugger, Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton are at their best as sisters Lee and Bessie who have been estranged since their father Marvin (Hume Cronyn)’s stroke 17 years ago. […]

Mar, 10

Adaptation **** (2002, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox) – Classic Movie Review 824

Director Spike Jonze’s 2002 comedy drama film Adaptation is a quietly dazzling cult favourite from the maker of Being John Malkovich and Her. There were four Oscar nominations, but there was only one win: Chris […]

Feb, 13

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