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Robin Hood *** (2010, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max Von Sydow, Eileen Atkins, Oscar Issac, Mark Strong, Danny Huston, Matthew Macfadyen) – Classic Movie Review 3443

The untold story of why Robin Hood became an outlaw in the first place provides a good enough excuse for this new 2010 version of the old Robin Hood movies. It seems he was Robin […]

Mar, 02

Cold Mountain *** (2003, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Charlie Hunnam, Jena Malone) – Classic Movie Review 1821

After fierce fighting in the American Civil War, wounded Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law) is on a perilous journey home to his North Carolina mountain community, hoping to reunite with his pre-Civil War sweetheart Ada […]

Nov, 09

Vanity Fair *** (2004, Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans, Romola Garai) – Classic Movie Review 1751

Likeable and engaging, director Mira Nair’s 2004 film is a very fair if slightly uninspired stab at filming a difficult novel, plodding relentlessly through the seemingly endless and complex detail and plotlines of William Makepeace […]

Oct, 07

Equus ***** (1977, Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Jenny Agutter) – Classic Movie Review 445

In 1977, Peter Firth gets to record his 1973 London National Theatre Old Vic theatre role of a lifetime in this sensitive, beautiful Sidney Lumet-directed version of the highly emotional and deeply unsettling, but illuminating and uplifting […]

Nov, 24

The Hours **** (2002, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris) – Classic Movie Review 430

Director Stephen Daldry’s heart-breaking, distinguished 2002 drama is based on the novel by the Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Cunningham. As a grand showcase for three great Hollywood actresses this can’t be faulted. Nicole Kidman, Meryl […]

Nov, 20

Gosford Park **** (2001, Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles Dance, Jeremy Northam, Helen Mirren) – Classic Movie Review 299

Julian Fellowes won an Oscar for the witty Best Original Screenplay for this civilised 2001 entertainment, based on an idea by its producers, the director Robert Altman and actor Bob Balaban. It plays like a […]

Oct, 19

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