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Centennial Summer *** (1946, Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe, Walter Brennan, Constance Bennett, Dorothy Gish) -Classic Movie Review 11,946

Producer-director Otto Preminger’s 1946 film Centennial Summer is based on a novel by Albert E Idell, and stars Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe, Walter Brennan, Constance Bennett, and Dorothy Gish. Centennial Summer […]

Feb, 20

It Started in Naples *** (1960, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica) – Classic Movie Review 6920

The ageing Clark Gable announced that he was too old to play romantic leading roles and would be looking for different kinds of parts after But Not for Me (1959), but his next film is […]

Apr, 14

The Young Philadelphians *** (1959, Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Billie Burke, John Williams, Otto Kruger, Robert Vaughn) – Classic Movie Review 4637

Director Vincent Sherman’s soapy 1959 novel-to-film transfer The Young Philadelphians is trashy but very polished and compulsive, with a lot of plot to fill the long 136 minute running time. It was nominated for three […]

Nov, 12

Creed ***½ (2015, Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Phylicia Rashad, Graham McTavish) – Movie Review

Michael B Jordan stars as Adonis Johnson, son of former heavyweight champion boxer Apollo Creed, who tracks down former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) at his Italian restaurant, Adrian’s, named in honour of […]

Jan, 07

Rocky ***** (1976, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers) – Classic Movie Review 2,389

Director John G Avildsen’s 1976 prize-winning champion boxing movie Rocky is a great old-style, feel-good film, directed with a lot of punch by the Oscar-winning film-maker. A triple Oscar-winner, it was the highest-grossing movie of 1976. Best […]

Apr, 15

In & Out *** (1997, Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck) – Classic Movie Review 1778

Director Frank Oz’s good-natured and enterprising but shaky 1997 comedy stars Kevin Kline as a small-town American teacher who’s about to be married to his childhood sweetheart (Joan Cusack) when he is outed as gay […]

Oct, 24

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