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Lilacs in the Spring ** (1954, Errol Flynn, Anna Neagle, David Farrar) – Classic Movie Review 8033

Producer-director Herbert Wilcox’s 1954 musical Lilacs in the Spring [Let’s Make Up] is an odd movie that veers from drama, comedy and romance towards fantasy. His wife Anna Neagle stars as young entertainer Carole Beaumont, […]

Jan, 19

Belle de Jour ***** (1967, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti) – Classic Movie Review 5658

Co-writer/ director Luis Buñuel and screen-writer Jean-Claude Carrière rework the novel by Joseph Kessel and deliver one of Buñuel’s undoubted masterwork movies in this sleek and provocative 1967 drama. Catherine Deneuve is on dazzling form […]

Jun, 24

Gidget Goes to Rome ** (1963, James Darren, Cindy Carol, Jessie Royce Landis, Cesare Danova) – Classic Movie Review 3386

A disappointing Cindy Carol takes over as the 17-year-old Gidget in returning director Paul Wendkos’s modest but nice-looking 1963 second sequel to Gidget (1959). And, guess what?, the  ‘girl midget’ is off to Rome. Happily, James […]

Feb, 19

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty **** (1947, Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff) – Classic Film Review 527

The 1947 comedy gem The Secret Life of Walter Mitty turned out to be one of Danny Kaye’s finest and most enjoyed films. It’s simple humour from a different era, but it is still sweet […]

Dec, 15

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