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Take a Hard Ride *** (1975, Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, Catherine Spaak, Jim Kelly, Dana Andrews, Barry Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 8840

Director Anthony M Dawson’s 1975 Take a Hard Ride [La Lunga Cavalcata] stars Jim Brown as trail boss Pike, who agrees with wealthy employer Morgan (Dana Andrews) to deliver a stash of payroll cash to a […]

Aug, 18

Man of La Mancha * (1972, Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews, John Castle, Brian Blessed, Ian Richardson, Julie Gregg, Rosalie Crutchley) – Classic Movie Review 8766

The all-time great hit Broadway musical play by Dale Wasserman about Don Quixote becomes an unhappy film musical in producer-director Arthur Hiller’s 1972 Man of La Mancha because it is miscast and misconceived and the […]

Jul, 27

The Hit **** (1984, Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey) – Classic Movie Review 8545

The 1984 British movie The Hit is a tough, slightly arty but nail-biting crime thriller directed with flair by Stephen Frears with much of the ironic neo noir style he shows in Gumshoe and The […]

Jun, 03

Adventures of Don Juan ****(1948, Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 7973

Director Vincent Sherman’s 1948 romantic action adventure Adventures of Don Juan, the Warner Bros studio’s final super-production for its waning star Errol Flynn, is a thrilling, splendidly good-humoured spectacular. Flynn is on top form as […]

Jan, 02

Honeymoon [Luna de miel] *** (1959, Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina, Antonio, Léonide Massine, José Nieto) – Classic Movie Review 7959

Director Michael Powell, separated from his regular film-making partner Emeric Pressburger, went to Spain in 1959 to make the last of his ballet films, Honeymoon [Luna de Miel], a listless romance about an ex-ballerina Anna […]

Dec, 30

Life Itself **** (2018, Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Cooke) – Movie Review

Writer-director Dan Fogelman’s romantic drama Life Itself is thoroughly entertaining, charming, and even beguiling. As tears mix with joy, Life Itself is a celebration of life itself. Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde star as young […]

Oct, 15

The Pleasure Seekers ** (1964, Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Carol Lynley) – Classic Movie Review 6836

Ann-Margret, Carol Lynley and Pamela Tiffin star as attractive young American holidaymakers who find husbands (Tony Franciosa, Gardner McKay and André Lawrence) and pretty views in Madrid in director Jean Negulesco’s tepid 1964 remake of […]

Mar, 20

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