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Local Hero **** (1983, Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson) – Classic Movie Review 1634

Writer-director Bill Forsyth’s 1983 vintage-style Scottish comedy is an irresistible throwback to the era and movies of the Forties and Fifties and, in particular, the similarly themed classic Whisky Galore (1949). Peter Riegert stars as Mac, […]

Sep, 05

Being Human ** (1994, Robin Williams, John Turturro, Kelly Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 1570

With the best will in the world, writer-director Bill Forsyth’s 1994 offbeat epic fantasy comedy drama just can’t be judged an unqualified success, though it’s a highly ambitious and intelligent project. Robin Williams teams with the Scottish director […]

Aug, 19

Gregory’s Girl ***** (1980, John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan) – Classic Movie Review 568

The 19-year-old John Gordon Sinclair (confusingly billed as Gordon John Sinclair) stars in Gregory’s Girl (1980) as gangly, spotty, day-dreaming 15-year-old Scottish New Town schoolboy with a passion for a schoolgirl soccer star Dorothy (Dee […]

Dec, 23

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