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King of the Children [Háizǐ Wáng] **** (1987, Chen Shaohua, Xie Yuan, Yang Xuewen) – Classic Movie Review 12,255

In his most ambitious film, the 1987 Chinese drama King of the Children [Háizǐ Wáng], Chen Kaige examines the topics of learning and creativity through the experiences of a rebellious young man assigned to teach children […]

Jul, 29

World for Ransom *** (1954, Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr) – Classic Movie Review 12,243

Director Robert Aldrich’s 1954 American film noir thriller World for Ransom stars Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr, Douglass Dumbrille and Keye Luke. World for Ransom is a big-screen cousin […]

Jul, 22

China Sky * (1945, Randolph Scott, Ellen Drew, Ruth Warrick, Anthony Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 10,579

Director Ray Enright’s 1945 RKO Radio Pictures black and white romantic drama China Sky, based on a novel by Pearl S Buck, is a commonplace love-triangle yarn that soon overplays its hand and abandons its […]

Nov, 22

Ellery Queen’s Penthouse Mystery ** (1941, Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Anna May Wong, James Burke, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 10,502

The 1941 crime thriller sequel Ellery Queen’s Penthouse Mystery again stars Ralph Bellamy as Ellery Queen, Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter and Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen, and is directed by James P Hogan. It […]

Nov, 05

International House **** (1933, W C Fields, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwin, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bela Lugosi) – Classic Movie Review 10,452

Director A Edward Sutherland’s hilarious, ramshackle 1933 comedy film International House stars W C Fields, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwin, and George Burns and Gracie Allen, and is released by Paramount Pictures as […]

Oct, 23

Adoring [Chong ai] *** (2019, Wallace Chung, Beibi Gong, Landi Li) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Larry Yang’s always likeable, often charming Chinese multi-story comedy drama Adoring [Chong ai] (2019) is a happy New Year movie intertwining half a dozen stories about pets and their owners. Oh, good heavens, […]

Jan, 14

The Emperor and the Assassin [Jing Ke ci Qin Wang] **** (1998, Li Gong, Fengyi Zhang, Zhou Sun, Li Xuejian) – Classic Movie Review 9178

Director Chen Kaige’s dazzling, rivetingly compelling, exquisitely made 1998 Chinese period drama The Emperor and the Assassin [Jing Ke ci Qin Wang] is set in the 3rd century BC and chronicles the efforts of an […]

Dec, 21

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