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Ivan’s Childhood [Ivanovo Detstvo] ***** (1962, Nikolai Burlyayev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov) – Classic Movie Review 3567

Co-writer/director Andrei Tarkovsky’s scintillating and stunning 1962 first feature Ivan’s Childhood [Ivanovo Detstvo] is about the feisty and vengeful 12-year-old Russian boy Ivan Bondarev, played by Kolya Burlyayev [Nikolai Burlyayev], who works as a spy […]

Apr, 14

Tom Brown’s Schooldays **** (1951, John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, John Charlesworth, James Hayter, John Forrest, Diana Wynyard, Kathleen Byron, Hermione Baddeley, Glyn Dearman, Francis de Wolff, Max Bygraves) – Classic Movie Review 3526

Robert Newton stars in a brilliantly sturdy and showy performance from as the strict and stern English public school reforming headmaster Dr Arnold, in the 1951 British film remake of the 1940 Hollywood movie Tom […]

Apr, 04

Tom Brown’s School Days *** (1940, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Lydon, Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop) – Classic Movie Review 3525

The 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s School Days stars true Brit Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who is ideal as stern English public school headmaster Dr Arnold. Director Robert Stevenson’s 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s […]

Apr, 04

The Cure **** (1995, Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Annabella Sciorra, Diana Scarwid) – Classic Movie Review 3517

Director Peter Horton’s poignant 1995 drama is an outstanding little gem. Brad Renfro stars as loner Erik who finds a little older and much bigger best friend in his next door neighbour Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), an 11-year-old […]

Apr, 03

Tom and Huck *** (1995, Brad Renfro, Jonathan Taylor, Thomas Eric Schweig) – Classic Movie Review 3518

Friendship and loyalty are the topics of the day as Jonathan Taylor Thomas’s Tom Sawyer and Brad Renfro’s Huck Finn face a life-or-death decision when they witness Injun Joe killing Doc Robinson one night in […]

Apr, 03

The Steel Helmet **** (1951, Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie) – Classic Movie Review 3477

Gene Evans stars as Sergeant Zack, with Robert Hutton as Private Bronte, Steve Brodie as Lieutenant Driscoll and James Edwards as Corporal Thompson, in writer-director Samuel Fuller’s riveting Korean War action drama. It is notable as the first Korean War […]

Mar, 15

Thunderhead – Son of Flicka *** (1945, Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, James Bell, Diana Hale) – Classic Movie Review 3464

Director Louis King’s cute 1945 sequel to 1943’s boy and horse story in the hit family feature My Friend Flicka happily sees much of the same cast returning from the original – Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster and […]

Mar, 11

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