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Foxfire *** (1955, Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Barton MacLane, Mara Corday, Frieda Inescort, Celia Lovsky) – Classic Movie Review 8825

‘Living every impassioned page of Anya Seton’s great best seller!’ Director Joseph Pevney’s 1955 Technicolor romance action drama Foxfire stars Jane Russell as a New York socialite called Amanda Lawrence who meets and quickly marries […]

Aug, 13

Support Your Local Gunfighter *** (1971, James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Joan Blondell, Jack Elam, Chuck Connors, Harry Morgan, John Dehner, Henry Jones, Marie Windsor) – Classic Movie Review 6535

‘The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!’ James Garner’s smooth rogue conman hero Latigo Smith is mistaken for a well-known hired gunman when he stops off at a small […]

Jan, 08

McCabe and Mrs Miller ***** (1971, Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois) – Classic Movie Review 2276

Director Robert Altman’s 1971 revisionist view of the Western is atypical of the genre annoyed and so alienated many action fans back in the day and, despite its obvious qualities, was greeted with faint praise. Indeed […]

Mar, 19

Paint Your Wagon *** (1969, Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg) – Classic Movie Review 2183

Director Joshua Logan’s 1969 musical is infamous as the one that got Clint Eastwood singing (‘I Talk to the Trees’) and landed Lee Marvin with a number one UK pop chart hit (‘Wand’rin’ Star’), earning […]

Feb, 19

Wake in Fright **** (1970, Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon) – Classic Movie Review 868

Director Ted Kotcheff’s 1970 Aussie movie is an extremely atmospheric, brutal-toned, imaginatively made and gripping psychological chiller. Gary Bond stars as a shy, educated English teacher John Grant, who soon finds himself in a whole lot […]

Mar, 05

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