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David and Bathsheba ** (1951, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore) – Classic Movie Review 5495

Director Henry King’s 1951 biblical film is the second book of Samuel according to screen-writer Philip Dunne, producer Darryl F Zanuck and the 20th Century Fox studio. It was nominated for five Oscars – Best […]

May, 24

Son of Ali Baba *** (1952, Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, Victor Jory, Hugh O’Brian, William Reynolds, Morris Ankrum) – Classic Movie Review 4541

Director Kurt Neumann’s 1952 cutely escapist adventure stars the young and handsome pair Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie (re-teamed after their 1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief was a hit), who whizz us off to old Bagdad […]

Oct, 26

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ***** (1984, Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Philip Stone, Rosan Seth) – Classic Movie Review 3077

Master entertainer Steven Spielberg piles up the breakneck thrills and spills in this exhilarating 1984 first sequel (or rather prequel) to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). The story by George Lucas throws in every […]

Nov, 22

Rigoletto **** (1982, Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberova, Luciano Pavarotti) – Classic Movie Review 2541

Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s 1982 film is an enormous, undiluted pleasure for opera lovers. Luciano Pavarotti takes on the Duke of Mantua and Ingvar Wixell the grand title role of the hunchback court jester Rigoletto in the […]

May, 30

A Little Chaos **** (2014, Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci) – Movie Review

After a gap of 17 years comes Alan Rickman’s very welcome second film as director, a delightful tale of gardening in old France. It’s a romantic comedy drama. Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts star as Sabine […]

Apr, 15

Aladdin ***** (1992, voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Douglas Seale) – Classic Movie Review 2218

Co-writers/producers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements’s double-Oscar-winning 1992 animation smash is one of Walt Disney’s finest – and funniest, thanks to Robin Williams. Though it’s in voice only, it’s one of the roles he’s remembered […]

Feb, 27

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