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Harlem Nights * (1989, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese) – Classic Movie Review 9158

Writer-executive producer-director-star Eddie Murphy’s 1989 Thirties gangster movie Harlem Nights is a very handsome-looking film, produced on opulent sets, with a terrific score by Herbie Hancock and soundtrack by Duke Ellington, and charismatic acting from […]

Dec, 15

Dédée d’Anvers [Woman of Antwerp] ***** (1948, Simone Signoret, Marcello Pagliero, Bernard Blier, Marcel Dalio) – Classic Movie Review 8740

Simone Signoret makes her first big mark in French cinema with her role in director Yves Allégret’s 1948 Dédée d’Anvers [Woman of Antwerp] as the Antwerp hooker Dédée, who is enthralled by an Italian sailor, […]

Jul, 20

Bright Lights, Big City ** (1988, Michael J Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Frances Sternhagen, Dianne Wiest, John Houseman, Jason Robards, William Hickey) – Classic Movie Review 8419

Director James Bridges’s 1988 topical drama Bright Lights, Big City stars a too lightweight and too young-looking Michael J Fox as the anti-hero of this careful and meticulous but rather tedious screen version of Jay […]

May, 01

Johnny Dangerously *** (1984, Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Richard Dimitri, Glynnis O’Connor, Dom DeLuise, Ray Walston, Danny DeVito) – Classic Movie Review 8406

Director Amy Heckerling’s 1984 comedy Johnny Dangerously stars Michael Keaton, who leads an amiable cast in a Thirties gangster spoof that falls slightly short of the target but still is amusing a lot of the […]

Apr, 28

Bolero *** (1934, George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, William Frawley, Ray Milland, Frances Drake, Gertrude Michael) – Classic Movie Review 7975

Director Wesley Ruggles’s 1934 black and white Paramount Pictures romantic drama Bolero stars George Raft, who sparkles as a big-headed nightclub dancer, Raoul De Baere, who throws away his chance at love in favour of […]

Jan, 04

Their Purple Moment *** (1928, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Kay Deslys, Lyle Tayo) – Classic Movie Review 7816

Director James Parrott’s 1928 two-reeler Their Purple Moment is a generally funny Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy short comedy silent film, with several hilarious high spots, particularly the chaos in the restaurant when the duo try to get […]

Nov, 21

The Scarlet Hour ** (1956, Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance) – Classic Movie Review 7488

Director Michael Curtiz assembles a fine cast for his minor 1955 film noir The Scarlet Hour, but the cast is largely wasted on the fairly turgid story of an adulterous wife (Carol Ohmart) and her […]

Aug, 23

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