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The Circle *** (1925, Eleanor Boardman, Creighton Hale, Malcolm McGregor, Alec B Francis, Eugenie Besserer, George Fawcett, Otto Hoffman, Joan Crawford) – Classic Movie Review 7467

Director Frank Borzage brings W Somerset Maugham’s 1921 stage hit The Circle to the screen with some great moments between Eleanor Boardman as Elizabeth Cheney and Creighton Hale as Arnold Cheney in this beautifully shot […]

Aug, 19

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates ** (1956, Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York) – Classic Movie Review 6486

Director Norman Foster’s 1956 cinema feature is the second, less inspiring, of the two Walt Disney films stitched together from hour-long episodes of Fess Parker’s TV series of wholesome children’s outdoor Western adventures. This time […]

Dec, 29

Pelle the Conqueror [Pelle Erobreren] ***** (1987, Max von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath) – Classic Movie Review 6160

The exceptional, outstanding performances from Max von Sydow and little Pelle Hvenegaard light up this 1988 Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning Best Foreign Language Film from Danish writer-director Bille August about the humble old widowed farmer […]

Oct, 30

Two Bits *** (1995, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jerry Barone) – Classic Movie Review 5860

‘You’re never too old to believe in a dream. Or too young to make one come true!’ Director James Foley’s and writer Joseph Stefano’s forgotten heart-warmer fits in between Foley’s Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Fear (1996). In the […]

Aug, 06

Gran Torino ****½ (2008, Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her) – Classic Movie Review 4322

For his first acting role since his 2004 four-Oscar-winning triumph Million Dollar Baby, director Clint Eastwood gives himself a perfectly tailor-made role in 2008 as Polish American Walt Kowalski, a newly widowed old guy in […]

Sep, 09

The Reivers **** (1969, Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Mitch Vogel, Rupert Crosse, Ruth White) – Classic Movie Review 3325

Director Mark Rydell’s brightly coloured 1969 vehicle for Steve McQueen is a lively and delightfully quirky turn-of-the-last-century adventure yarn based on an attractive work by novelist William Faulkner. McQueen looks as though he is enjoying […]

Feb, 05

Staircase ½ (1969, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 2972

Producer-director Stanley Donen’s shameful 1969 effort is a ghastly, dated and embarrassing film version of Charles Dyer’s 1966 two-hander stage play. Two of the acting profession’s most celebrated heterosexual movie stars, Richard Burton and Rex […]

Oct, 10

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