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The Canterbury Tales [I Racconti di Canterbury] **** (1972, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Laura Betti, Hugh Griffith, Tom Baker, Jenny Runacre, Michael Balfour) – Classic Movie Review 3200)

For his 1972 third Trilogy of Life movie, The Canterbury Tales [I Racconti di Canterbury], Italian writer-director Pier Paolo Pasolini freely tackles the literary masterpiece of Geoffrey Chaucer and makes the revered English material his […]

Dec, 30

Cry of the Banshee *** (1970, Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Hilary Dwyer, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Mower) – Classic Movie Review 2835

Vincent Price is back in Witchfinder General mode in 1970’s Cry of the Banshee, as a wicked magistrate hunting out witches. Vincent Price is back in the Witchfinder General-mode horror business in 1970’s Cry of […]

Aug, 22

Mutiny on the Bounty ** (1962, Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2351

The 1962 remake of MGM’s 1935 classic film Mutiny on the Bounty is a lumbering adventure epic version of the famous story. It was nominated for seven Oscars but there were no wins. Director Lewis […]

Apr, 03

Exodus *** (1960, Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Sal Mineo, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford) – Classic Movie Review 1,948

Director Otto Preminger’s ambitious 1960 historical epic film Exodus about the birth of the state of Israel just never seems to end at 217 minutes. Comedian Mort Sahl, attending a preview, stood up and shouted: […]

Dec, 11

The Abominable Dr Phibes **** (1971, Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 1,937

Vincent Price gleefully seizes his opportunity in his ideal role as crazed, vengeful Dr Anton Phibes, in the blood-lusty 1971 black comedy horror movie The Abominable Dr Phibes. Director Robert Fuest’s blood-lusty 1971 black comedy […]

Dec, 08

Lucky Jim **** (1957, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Kenneth Griffith, Maureen Connell, Sharon Acker, John Welsh) – Classic Movie Review 1845

Director John Boulting and producer Roy Boulting’s 1957 movie Lucky Jim is a Fifties British comedy classic, based on the famed novel by Kingsley Amis – one of his very best. Ian Carmichael enjoys a […]

Nov, 16

Oliver! ***** (1968, Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, Oliver Reed) – Classic Movie Review 1809

Consider yourself well in! Director Carol Reed was the son of actor-producer Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his mistress, May Pinney Reed. He embarked on an acting career while still in his late teens, followed […]

Nov, 05

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