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Five Corners *** (1987, Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro) – Classic Movie Review 11,204

Director Tony Bill’s 1987 crime drama/ thriller Five Corners stars Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff and John Turturro. The first filmed screenplay from Oscar-winning John Patrick Shanley is a strange tale of four young […]

May, 14

The Company She Keeps *** (1951, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer, Dennis O’Keefe) – Classic Movie Review 10,979

Jeff Bridges makes his film debut as a baby in the 1951 drama The Company She Keeps starring Lizabeth Scott and Jane Greer. The six-month-old Jeff was supposed to cry and apparently wasn’t much of […]

Mar, 02

Fools’ Parade [Dynamite Man from Glory Jail] **½ (1971, James Stewart, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Anne Baxter, Kurt Russell) – Classic Movie Review 10,901

Fools’ Parade (1971) has a good cast in James Stewart, George Kennedy, Kurt Russell, Strother Martin and Anne Baxter, but it is an uninspiring title for a Western. They changed it in the UK to […]

Feb, 10

Hold-Up *** (1985, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand) – Classic Movie Review 10,786

Director Alexandre Arcady’s 1985 film Hold-Up stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, whose sprightly playing holds up, but not his success at the box-office, for this entertaining French-Canadian heist thriller, based on Jay Cronley’s novel, in which he […]

Jan, 13

Cry Tough ** (1959, John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia) – Classic Movie Review 10,588

‘Battle Cry of New York’s West Side Jungle!’ The 22-year-old John Saxon has the striking main role as Miguel Estrada, a Puerto Rican former convict tempted back to a life of crime, in debut director […]

Nov, 27

J W Coop **** (1971, Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare) – Classic Movie Review 10,564

The 1971 Western drama film J W Coop is a triumph for co-writer-producer-director Cliff Robertson, who also stars as the rodeo cowboy J W Coop who rides back to confront his kinfolks after a decade behind bars, […]

Nov, 19

Frankie and Johnny ** (1991, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Kate Nelligan, Nathan Lane) – Classic Movie Review 8829

Garry Marshall’s 1991 romantic comedy drama film Frankie and Johnny, is based on an excellent hit 1987 Broadway play by Terrence McNally, and stars miscast but engaging Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Director Garry Marshall’s […]

Aug, 14

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