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Our Town **** (1940, Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi) – Classic Movie Review 8785

Director Sam Wood’s 1940 nostalgic romantic drama Our Town is a smashing vintage movie. Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play (now a recognized classic of American theatre) about a pre-World War One New Hampshire […]

Aug, 01

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes **** (1945, Edward G Robinson, Margaret O’Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 8782

Emanuel Goldenberg was born in Bucharest, Romania, arrived in the United States at the age of 10, and  moved with his family into New York’s Lower East Side, took up acting and changed his name […]

Jul, 31

Doc Hollywood *** (1991, Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Bridget Fonda, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson) – Classic Movie Review 8767

Director Michael Caton-Jones’s good-natured, nicely cast 1991 romantic comedy drama Doc Hollywood stars Michael J Fox as arrogant young big-city doctor Dr Ben Stone, who is sentenced to 32 hours community service in a small […]

Jul, 28

Texasville **** (1990, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms) – Classic Movie Review 8704

Twenty years on director Peter Bogdanovich films a sequel to his first triumph The Last Picture Show (1971), with almost all the original special cast returning. It is set 32 years on in the summer […]

Jul, 13

Bad Taste ** (1987, Terry Potter, Pete O’Herne, Craig Smith) – Classic Movie Review 8416

Debut director Peter Jackson’s 1987 New Zealand horror movie Bad Taste is junk food for the mind – no substance and too much ketchup, and it is so rare that it is still uncooked and […]

Apr, 30

Over the Edge *** (1979, Matt Dillon, Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Vincent Spano) – Classic Movie Review 8223

Matt Dillon makes his movie début at 15, already exuding confidence and charisma as Richie, one of the bored teenage rebels without a cause who play with guns, abuse drink and drugs, and taunt cops, […]

Mar, 10

Bug ** (1975, Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland) – Classic Movie Review 8211

‘They Look Like Rocks…Possess A High Intelligence…Have No Eyes…And Eat Ashes…They Travel In Your Car Exhaust…They Make Fire…They Kill.’ How promising and exciting is that? But maybe try to contain your excitement a little. Director […]

Mar, 07

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