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Diary of a Mad Housewife **** (1970, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress) – Classic Movie Review 8728

Director Frank Perry’s 1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife stars Richard Benjamin as the greedy, egotistical, abusive lawyer Jonathan Balser, who repels his put-upon housewife Tina (Carrie Snodgress), who has a fling with big-headed writer […]

Jul, 18

Goupi Mains Rouges [It Happened at the Inn] **** (1943, Fernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy, Robert Le Vigan, Albert Rémy) – Classic Movie Review 8671

Director Jacques Becker’s 1943 black and white film Goupi Mains Rouges [It Happened at the Inn] is an extremely effective, deservedly admired French black comedy about the murder of an old woman in a French […]

Jul, 03

Fragment of Fear *** (1970, David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde White, Roland Culver, Daniel Massey, Flora Robson) – Classic Movie Review 8.661

Director Richard C Sarafian’s 1970 British film Fragment of Fear is a stylish and impeccably photographed though impenetrable mystery thriller about an English, ex-drug-taking writer, Tim Brett (David Hemmings), who thinks he is going potty […]

Jun, 30

Loving **** (1970, George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Roy Scheider, Sherry Lansing) – Classic Movie Review 8619

Director Irvin Kershner’s 1970 movie Loving stars George Segal, who turns in a first-class performance as Brooks Wilson, a married but philandering New York artist, in this sharp, witty and beautifully crafted comedy drama, motoring […]

Jun, 21

Journey to Shiloh *** (1968, James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott, Don Stroud, Paul Petersen, Michael Burns, Jan-Michael Vincent, Harrison Ford) – Classic Movie Review 8615

Journey to Shiloh was made by Universal Pictures, looking for Sixties youth appeal, but they threw it away as a support feature in May 1968. Yet, with its iconic actors, it retains its appeal, and […]

Jun, 20

Barnabo of the Mountains [Barnabo delle Montagne] **** (1994, Marco Pauletti, Duilio Fontana, Carlo Caserotti) – Classic Movie Review 8600

Marco Pauletti stars as mountain man Barnabo in co-writer/ director Mario Brenta’s extraordinary, atmospheric, poetic Italian neo-realist mountain movie that does require some patience and understanding, but it will reward it. It is remarkable as […]

Jun, 17

The Andromeda Strain **** (1971, James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly) – Classic Movie Review 8589

Arthur Hill stars as concerned scientist Dr Stone, who sacrifices himself for humanity in director Robert Wise’s tense, suspenseful, intelligent and just plain excellent 1971 sci-fi adventure The Andromeda Strain, adapted by screen-writer Nelson Gidding from […]

Jun, 13

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