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Too Many Parents *** (1936, Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers) – Classic Movie Review 7241
Frances Farmer (19 September 1913 – 1 August 1970) made her film debut in Too Many Parents (1936). Alas, she was destined to make only 15 films, and is now more famous for her tragic story than her […]
Among the Living **** (1941, Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer, Harry Carey Sr, Gordon Jones) – Classic Movie Review 7224
‘What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?’ Director Stuart Heisler’s 1941 Paramount Pictures black and white thriller Among the Living is a pleasurably different film noir suspense double-bill programme filler about Jekyll and […]
Murphy’s Romance **** (1985, Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim) – Classic Movie Review 6457
Director Martin Ritt’s 1985 romance finally provides a great role for James Garner as Murphy, a crusty, widowed chemist who gradually falls for another of life’s waifs and strays – younger divorced mother Emma Moriarity (Sally […]
The Keys of the Kingdom *** (1944, Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, James Gleason, Edmund Gwenn, Roddy McDowall) – Classic Movie Review 6125
Gregory Peck is excellent in one of his five Best Actor Oscar nominated performances in director John M Stahl’s 1944 drama. It was nominated for four Oscars, but there were no wins. Running at 137 […]
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) **** (2017, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten) – Movie Review
A new movie from writer-director Noah Baumbach is usually a pleasure greatly to be anticipated, and this one follows very nicely in the tradition of his Kicking and Screaming (1995), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Margot at […]
Lean on Pete **** (2017, Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Steve Zahn, Thomas Mann) – Movie Review
OK give Charlie Plummer the whatever award for Most Promising Newcomer as 15-year-old Charley Thompson who takes a summer job with washed-up horse trainer Del (Steve Buscemi) and befriends his struggling racehorse named Lean on Pete. Well, actually, Charlie […]
Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell *** (1968, Gina Lollobrigida, Telly Savalas, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford, Lee Grant, Shelley Winters, Janet Margolin) – Classic Movie Review 6031
The 1968 romantic comedy film Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell is an excellent showcase for Gina Lollobrigida, who gives a delightful performance as an Italian mother who has conned three American World War Two lovers. Co-writer/ […]