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The End of the Road *** (1954, Finlay Currie, Duncan Lamont, Naomi Chance, David Hannaford, George Merritt, Gordon Whiting, Edie Martin) – Classic Movie Review 13,415

Wolf Rilla’s 1954 British second feature drama film The End of the Road stars Finlay Currie as a veteran employee who has retirement forced on him by his employers. Director Wolf Rilla’s 1954 British second feature drama […]

Feb, 26

Roommates ** (1995, Peter Falk, D B Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn) – Classic Movie Review 11,385

Peter Falk’s Oscar-nominated aging makeup in Roommates (1995) took four hours a day to apply and remove. ‘Some people talk. Some people listen. When you’re 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want.’ Director […]

Jul, 12

Rhapsody in August [Hachi-gatsu no rapusodî] **** (1991, Sachiko Murasé, Hisashi Igawa, Richard Gere) – Classic Movie Review 6424

Writer-director Akira Kurosawa’s small-scale 1991 Japanese film made in his old age at 81 tackles all the big subjects – the bomb, war guilt, forgiveness, life, death, the future and the whole darned thing. Kurosawa’s screenplay […]

Dec, 17

The More the Merrier ***** (1943, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn) – Classic Movie Review 3072

George Stevens’s delightful 1943 classic wartime housing shortage romantic comedy The More the Merrier stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Oscar-winning Charles Coburn. Producer-director George Stevens’s delightful 1943 classic romantic comedy The More the Merrier […]

Nov, 20

Wild Strawberries [Smultronstället] ***** (1957, Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin) – Classic Movie Review 2933

Swedish writer-director Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 world cinema classic traces the spiritual journey of an aged, irascible professor (Victor Sjöström) uncovering his past and present emotional frailties while on a road trip from his home in […]

Sep, 29

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