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Shag *** (1988, Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah) – Classic Movie Review 12,277

Director Zelda Barron’s 1988 musical comedy film Shag is a teenage nostalgia entertainment set in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the summer of 1963, and stars Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page […]

Aug, 11

The Tales of Beatrix Potter **** (1971, Frederick Ashton, Alexander Grant, Lesley Collier, Wayne Sleep) – Classic Movie Review 11,724

Director Reginald Mills’s charming 1971 British ballet film The Tales of Beatrix Potter [Peter Rabbit and the Tales of Beatrix Potter] brings Potter’s most beloved characters to life in an ideal live-action classic. Beatrix Potter’s delightful […]

Nov, 14

The Dance of Death *** (1969, Laurence Olivier, Geraldine McEwan, Robert Lang) – Classic Movie Review 11,644

Director David Giles’s 1969 drama The Dance of Death is a welcome film of the British National Theatre production of August Strindberg’s downbeat play Dödsdansen, with Laurence Olivier outstanding as the sick and malevolent artillery […]

Oct, 12

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? *** (1970, Tony Curtis, Brian Keith, Ernest Borgnine, Don Ameche) – Classic Movie Review 10,770

If you like the wacky Sixties title Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?, you might like director Hy Averback’s uneven and unwieldy 1970  army satire about a trio of US tank buddies (Tony […]

Jan, 09

Don’t Knock the Twist ** (1962, Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Vic Dana) Classic Movie Review 9864

Chubby Checker and the twist are in the spotlight again in director Oscar Rudolph’s 1962 black and white dance craze musical film Don’t Knock the Twist, the sequel to the 1961 smash hit Twist Around […]

Jun, 04

Don’t Knock the Rock *** (1956, Bill Haley and the Comets, Alan Dale, Alan Freed, Little Richard) – Classic Movie Review 9863

‘The Rock Kings Are Back – At Their Greatest! ‘ Director Fred F Sears’s 1956 black and white music movie Don’t Knock the Rock is Bill Haley’s hastily made, rushed-out follow-up to the earlier 1956 […]

Jun, 04

Blood Wedding **** (1981, Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Juan Antonio Jiménez) – Classic Movie Review 9836

A thrilling experience, the 1981 Spanish film Blood Wedding [Bodas de Sangre] is one of the great dance movies. Director Carlos Saura watches with his cameras as Antonio Gades rehearses his flamenco version of the […]

May, 28

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