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The Man on the Roof [Mannen på taket] *** (1976, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg) – Classic Movie Review 11,084

Director Bo Widerberg’s 1976 Swedish film The Man on the Roof [Mannen pò Taket] starts with the brutal killing of a police inspector in a hospital in Stockholm that initiates a manhunt led by detective […]

Apr, 09

Smilla’s Sense of Snow *** (1997, Julia Ormond, Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Wilkinson, Jim Broadbent, Robert Loggia, Bob Peck, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen ) – Classic Movie Review 9014

Director Bille August’s 1997 mystery crime drama Smilla’s Sense of Snow [Fröken Smillas Känsla för Snö] [Smilla’s Feeling for Snow] is based on the novel by Peter Høeg, and stars a remarkable cast headed by Julia […]

Oct, 24

Hog Wild **** (1930, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Granger) – Classic Movie Review 8529

Director James Parrott’s 1930 comedy short Hog Wild finds Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at their finest and funniest in a continuous series of perfectly carried out gags, with the most intricate attention paid to […]

May, 31

The Horseman on the Roof [Le Hussard sur le Toit] **** (1995, Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi, François Cluzet, Jean Yanne) – Classic Movie Review 8006

The 1995 The Horseman on the Roof [Le Hussard sur le Toît] is another French historical winner from Jean-Paul Rappenau, director of the 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac. Olivier Martinez cuts a smashing dash as Angelo […]

Jan, 13

Band Waggon *** (1939, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood, Jack Hylton, Moore Marriott) – Classic Movie Review 5170

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1939 British musical comedy brings ‘Big-Hearted’ Arthur Askey and Richard ‘Stinker’ Murdoch’s hit BBC wireless programme (radio show) to the screen with the breezy performances intact and a sparky plot not a […]

Mar, 16

John Wick: Chapter 2 **** (2017, Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane) – Movie Review

Italian villain Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) is none too thrilled when retired ex-hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) refuses his marker to repay his debt and to make a kill for him. Santino promptly blows up his house to […]

Feb, 17

Fiddler on the Roof ***** (1971, Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon) – Classic Movie Review 2,115

Producer-director Norman Jewison’s triple Oscar-winning 1971 movie of the all-time great musical Fiddler on the Roof soars to the rooftops thanks to a great show and the spirited Topol’s charismatic star turn. On the route […]

Jan, 26

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