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Coupe de Ville **** (1990, Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, Daniel Stern, Alan Arkin) – Classic Movie Review 10,614

Director Joe Roth’s 1990 film Coupe de Ville is a funny and warm-hearted bitter-sweet comedy drama about brothers Bobby, Buddy and Marvin Libner (Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross and Daniel Stern) meeting up for the first […]

Dec, 02

Whose Life Is It Anyway? **** (1981, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti) – Classic Movie Review 9581

Playwright Brian Clark’s distinguished London and Broadway hit play about a wisecracking paralysis victim, unable to movie apart from his head after a car accident, and now fighting for his right to die, is filmed […]

Mar, 31

One Good Turn *** (1931, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr) – Classic Movie Review 9440

Director James W Horne’s 1931 black and white two-reeler short comedy One Good Turn stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Depression victims Laurel and Hardy haven’t eaten for three days – ‘yesterday, today and tomorrow’ […]

Feb, 28

The Long Gray Line *** (1955, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Francis) – Classic Movie Review 9431

John Ford’s 1955 biopic The Long Gray Line is a rambling, amiable, catch-in-the-throat toast to West Point coach Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) and his 50 years at the renowned military academy. An apparently well-cast Power […]

Feb, 26

Cleopatra Jones *** (1973, Tamara Dobson, Shelley Winters, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes, Antonio Fargas) – Classic Movie Review 9429

‘If you haven’t seen Cleo, you haven’t seen the chick who tops ’em all… She’s 6’2″‘ Director Jack Starrett’s robust 1973 blaxploitation action crime thriller stars Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones, a karate-kicking CIA agent […]

Feb, 25

Diamonds on Wheels *** (1973, Peter Firth, Patrick Allen, George Sewell, Derek Newark) – Classic Movie Review 9317

The young Peter Firth, then star of Equus on stage, took on a very different role as Bobby Stewart, a boy who restores a sports car –  a late Forties red MG TC – that […]

Jan, 29

Spanglish **** (2004, Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman) – Classic Movie Review 8447

Writer-director James L Brooks’ enjoyable and edgy 2004 rom-com drama Spanglish manages rare bite, truth and humour – and is just that little bit different. Adam Sandler makes a very good job indeed of a […]

May, 08

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