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Imitation of Life **** (1959, Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Alda, Mahalia Jackson, Troy Donahue, Jack Weston) – Classic Movie Review 3249

Lana Turner stars in one of her most famous roles as struggling young white actress Lora Meredith and Juanita Moore plays her black maid Annie Johnson. Director Douglas Sirk’s classic 1959 tearjerker melodrama is a […]

Jan, 08

Odd Man Out ***** (1946, James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 1807

Director Carol Reed’s moody, impeccably crafted 1946 British thriller showcases one of James Mason’s most renowned performances as Johnny McQueen, an IRA Irish nationalist leader gunman who commits a failed mill robbery in Belfast, kills […]

Nov, 05

Fail Safe ***** (1964, Henry Fonda, Larry Hagman, Walter Matthau, Dan O’Herlihy, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, Sorrell Booke, Dom DeLuise) – Classic Movie Review 1379

Director Sidney Lumet’s brilliant 1964 nuclear war thriller is sweatily tense throughout and often heart-stopping. Despite its ultra-gripping, important story, dedicated, vital performances, uber-tense mood and deadly message, it was sadly and unfairly wiped out […]

Jun, 29

RoboCop **** (1987, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Ronny Cox, Miguel Ferrer) – Classic Movie Review 808

Director Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 poundingly exciting sci-fi action thriller boasts a great premise and a spectacular role and snazzy cyborg suit for Peter Weller as Alex Murphy, the futureworld Detroit cop who is blown to […]

Feb, 06

Macbeth **** (1948, Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy) – Classic Movie Review 773

Orson Welles’s 1948 film version of William Shakespeare’s great tragedy is highly intelligent and extremely watchable, even if it’s unattractively studio-bound and suffers from its low budget ($70,000), quick filming (21 days) cheap sets (designed […]

Jan, 30

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