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Chapter Two *** (1979, James Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper, Alan Fudge) – Classic Movie Review 4300

All the fun of one of Neil Simon’s best Broadway plays makes its way happily from stage onto cinema screens under the guidance of director Robert Moore in 1979. Simon’s autobiographical Broadway hit is all about his courtship and […]

Sep, 04

Monte Walsh **** (1970, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Jeanne Moreau, Mitchell Ryan, Jim Davis) – Classic Movie Review 4,274

William A Fraker makes his directorial debut with the tremendous 1970 elegiac Western film Monte Walsh, blessed with performances of high stature by Lee Marvin and Jack Palance. American cinematographer William A Fraker makes his directorial […]

Aug, 31

200 Cigarettes ** (1999, Martha Plimton, Christina Ricci, Ben Affleck, Janeane Garafolo, Courtney Love, Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck) – Classic Movie Review 4222

A great cast is assembled for director Risa Bramon Garcia’s 1999 comedy-drama look at the dating game for twentyish New York singles on New Year’s Eve, 1981. But, with a ropey script, hot stars are just […]

Aug, 24

La Cérémonie [A Judgement in Stone] **** (1995, Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Virginie Ledoyen) – Classic Movie Review 4,192

Claude Chabrol turns Ruth Rendell’s thriller novel A Judgement in Stone into one of his best movies, the 1995 crime drama film La Cérémonie. Isabelle Huppert won the 1996 César Award for Best Actress, one […]

Aug, 17

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby *** (2006, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Pat Hingle, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams) – Classic Movie Review 4185

By 2016, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly have only made two movies together: 2006’s uneven Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and 2008’s riotous Step Brothers. Director Adam McKay’s freewheeling satirical sports comedy Talladega Nights is written […]

Aug, 17

Harry and Tonto ****½ (1974, Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Josh Mostel, Melanie Mayron, Cliff De Young) – Classic Movie Review 4161

Co-writer/ producer/ director Paul Mazursky provides one of Art Carney’s two roles of a lifetime in this 1974 comedy adventure. Carney deservedly won the 1975 Best Actor Oscar as wise old widower Harry Coombs, a […]

Aug, 12

A Heart in Winter [Un coeur en hiver] ***** (1992, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, André Dussollier) – Classic Movie Review 4152

Director Claude Sautet’s entrancing 1992 French romance drama stars Daniel Auteuil as Stéphane, a master violin maker, who falls for beautiful young violin playing virtuoso Camille (Emmanuelle Béart) when she brings her instrument for repairs. […]

Aug, 10

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