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- Hand in Hand *** (1960, Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, Sybil Thorndike, John Gregson, Finlay Currie, Derek Sydney, Miriam Karlin, Kathleen Byron) – Classic Movie Review 13,327
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- A Hitch in Time *** (1978, Patrick Troughton, Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan, Jeff Rawle, Sorcha Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 13,325
- Man at the Carlton Tower *** (1961, Maxine Audley, Lee Montague, Alfred Burke, Allan Cuthbertson) – Classic Movie Review 13,324
- Beyond the Door [Chi Sei?] [The Devil Within Her] * (1974, Juliet Mills, Richard Johnson, Gabriele Lavia, Elizabeth Turner, David Colin Jr) – Classic Movie Review 13,323
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Fahrenheit 451 **** (1966, Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Michael Balfour, Ann Bell) – Classic Movie Review 3012
François Truffaut’s love of books shines through his thoroughly compelling and intriguing adaptation from Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel of his 1984-style sci-fi story about a typically oppressive, dystopian future world where books have been outlawed […]
The Pagemaster ** (1994, Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr, Mel Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2854
The Pagemaster is a well-meaning but only modestly engaging 1994 mix of cartoon (directed by Maurice Hunt) and live action (directed by the 1995 Jumanji‘s Joe Johnston) plus a worthy message: ‘Books are good for you!’ […]
True Story ***½ (2015, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones) – Movie Review
There’s lots of fascinating interest in this creepy and provocative True Story about New York Times reporter Michael Finkel, who gets out of the frying pan and into the fire after he is disgraced and […]
Total Recall ****½ (1990, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside) – Classic Movie Review 2028
Both director Paul Verhoeven and his star Arnold Schwarzenegger are on or very near their best form for this exhilarating 1990 science-fiction thriller, a clever mix of bright ideas, involving plot, witty satire and violent […]
Closer **** (2004, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen) – Classic Movie Review 1870
The intertwining lives of four strangers in London come under the microscope in this smart, stylish and witty 2004 movie from posh US director Mike Nichols. The four stars – Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie […]
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas *** (2003, voices Brad Pitt, Joseph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer) – Classic Movie Review 1753
To save his lifelong buddy Prince Proteus (voice of Joseph Fiennes), Brad Pitt’s sea-faring adventurer Sinbad battles Michelle Pfeiffer’s evil goddess Eris (vocally, at least) for a magic book, with the help of feisty Marina […]
The Ninth Gate **** (1999, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford) – Classic Movie Review 1,628
Co-writer/director Roman Polanski’s shamefully neglected and underrated 1999 horror thriller film The Ninth Gate stars Johnny Depp as Dean Corso, a New York rare book dealer who is hired by the creepy collector of books […]