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Escape from the Planet of the Apes *** (1971, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy, Sal Mineo, Eric Braeden) – Classic Movie Review 5751

Director Don Taylor’s 1971 Sci-Fi action thriller is the welcome part three in the original Ape saga, in which educated monkeys Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) flee in a capsule from the holocaust of part […]

Jul, 13

Crime in the Streets **** (1956, John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, Mark Rydell) – Classic Movie Review 5251

John Cassavetes (aged 26 but playing 18) stars as Frankie Dane, a teenage crime boss who comes back from the edge of committing a vengeance murder of a neighbour because of the intervention of social […]

Apr, 04

The Diary of Anne Frank **** (1959, Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker) – Classic Movie Review 4703

Director George Stevens’s harrowing 1959 wartime drama The Diary of Anne Frank films Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s Broadway play based on Anne Frank’s diaries to very considerable success as a triple-Oscar-winner for Best Supporting […]

Nov, 26

Suspiria **** (1977, Jessica Harper, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Udo Kier, Miguel Bosé) – Classic Movie Review 4276

Co-writer/ director Dario Argento’s iconic 1977 Italian Gothic supernatural horror movie Suspiria is an extremely scary, effective shocker from the Italian horror maestro known as the Master of the Thrill. Jessica Harper stars as a […]

Sep, 01

Boogeyman ** (2005, Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, Tory Mussett, Charles Mesure) – Classic Movie Review 4213

At 23, Tim (played by star Barry Watson) is still scared of the boogeyman. When he was eight he saw him spirit off his dad into his bedroom cupboard – and he never heard from […]

Aug, 21

The Paper Chase ***** (1973, Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman) – Classic Movie Review 4030

James Bridges’s 1973 drama film The Paper Chase showcases legendary film producer John Houseman’s finest hour as an actor, in a role that brought him an Oscar. Writer-director James Bridges’s 1973 American comedy-drama film The Paper […]

Jul, 16

Black Swan **** (2010, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder) – Classic Movie Review 3973

On-fire Natalie Portman won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Best Actress as Best Actress for her startling performance in director Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 thriller. Both the performance and the film are an impressive tour-de-force. Portman enjoys […]

Jul, 04

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