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The Plainsman **** (1936, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford, Helen Burgess, Porter Hall, John Miljan) – Classic Movie Review 6839

Producer-director-showman Cecil B DeMille goes West in 1937 — and he does not take his history book along with him. But he does take a cast of thousands of Indians, lots of Paramount’s money, and […]

Mar, 21

The Tall Target ***½ (1951, Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee, Richard Rober, Will Geer) – Classic Movie Review 5696

Director Anthony Mann’s pacy, sharp, suspenseful, tension-packed 1951 train thriller is set in 1861 on a New York to Washington DC train via Baltimore. The movie stands out from the crowd in that the Tall […]

Jul, 02

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure **** (1989, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter) – Classic Movie Review 1638

Director Stephen Herek’s 1989 juvenile teen comedy classic showcases iconic, exuberantly overstated clowns’ performances by the talented Keanu Reeves (Ted Logan) and Alex Winter (Bill Preston). High school best buddies Bill & Ted are two […]

Sep, 06

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter *** (2012, Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Marton Csokas) – Movie Review

Was 16th US President Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter? Of course he wasn’t! Or was he…? ‘It’s just not historical,’ angry critics were shouting and moaning after the press show. Er, that’s right, it’s escapist […]

Oct, 15

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