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Michael *** (1996, John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins, Jean Stapleton, Robert Pastorelli) – Classic Movie Review 3741

John Travolta lands a useful tailor-made role as the archangel Michael, with razor stubble, a hairy chest, a flabby gut and wings who drinks, smokes and dances. He comes back to Earth to live in […]

May, 22

Hudson Hawk **½ (1991, Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, Richard E Grant, Sandra Bernhard) – Classic Movie Review 3447

Director Michael Lehmann’s 1991 spoof adventure caper is game for a laugh but alas it is all too erratic and unfocused to provide the big guffaws and chortles you’d expect. Catch the Hawk, they advertised, […]

Mar, 04

The Object of Beauty *** (1991, John Malkovich, Andie MacDowell, Joss Ackland, Lolita Davidovich, Bill Paterson, Peter Riegert, Jack Shepherd) – Classic Movie Review 2804

Writer-director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s chic, smart and sophisticated 1991 romantic comedy drama stars John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell as a more or less completely broke American couple who nevertheless live in style and luxury in a posh […]

Aug, 13

Sex, Lies, and Videotape **** (1989, James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo) – Classic Movie Review 2137

Writer/director Steven Soderbergh’s celebrated 1989 indie drama is his highly promising film debut that set him off on a brilliant career. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh […]

Jan, 31

Short Cuts ***** (1993, Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Jack Lemmon) – Classic Movie Review 2123

Writer-director Robert Altman’s masterly 1993 take on Los Angeles, re-created from nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver, is an ambitious and extraordinary creation. The meeting of two American cult masters is fully the momentous movie occasion […]

Jan, 28

The Player ***** (1992, Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, Vincent D’Onofrio) – Classic Movie Review 2122

Cult favourite director Robert Altman’s 1992 Hollywood-insiders’ comedy thriller and satire on the film industry is one of his smartest, most celebrated movies. It is an all-knowing, lovingly-made movie, delightfully light-hearted and thoroughly entertaining with […]

Jan, 27

St Elmo’s Fire *** (1985, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham) – Classic Movie Review 1822

Director Joel Schumacher’s fondly remembered 1985 ensemble romantic drama is a haunting showcase for a host of Eighties Brat Packer actors. Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Mare […]

Nov, 09

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