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Live Flesh [Carne Trémula] **** (1997, Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Ángela Molina, José Sancho, Penélope Cruz) – Classic Movie Review 3581

Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar‘s sexy and thrilling 1997 12th feature film Live Flesh, or Carne Trémula in Spanish (literally ‘trembling flesh’), is a romantic drama thriller starring Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, and Francesca Neri. Almodóvar again successfully […]

Apr, 17

Volver **** (2006, Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Yohana Cobo, Blanca Portillo, Chus Lampreave) – Classic Movie Review 3579

This tantalising and sophisticated 2006 comedy crime drama is Spanish enfant terrible cult director Pedro Almodóvar‘s 18th feature film. Its star Penélope Cruz was Oscar nominated in 2007 for her performance here and became the first Spanish actress ever […]

Apr, 16

Law of Desire **** (1987, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina, Eusebio Poncela) – Classic Movie Review 3570

Writer-director Pedro Almodóvar’s amusingly provocative 1987 Spanish comedy drama about two male lovers and the sex-change sister (Carmen Maura) of one of them is a highly animated and deliciously extravagant movie. Eusebio Poncela stars as Pablo, who writes […]

Apr, 16

Nasty Baby **½ (2015, Kristen Wiig, Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe) – Movie Review

Kristen Wiig plays Polly, best friend to a nice, well-off gay couple Freddy and Mo (Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe), in writer-director Sebastián Silva’s intriguing indie satirical drama. The close-knit trio looks to create a life, while being […]

Apr, 07

Departure **** (2015, Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lawther, Phénix Brossard, Finbar Lynch, Niamh Cusack) – Movie Review

Juliet Stevenson and Alex Lawther give the most brilliant, quite heart-breaking performances as a very English, middle-class mother and teenage son packing up for good their idyllic long-term holiday home in the South of France. […]

Mar, 10

Advise & Consent ***** (1962, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Lew Ayres, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Ford, Peter Lawford, Edward Andrews, Burgess Meredith, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone) – Classic Movie Review 3392

Producer-director Otto Preminger’s superb 1962 political thriller boasts  a wonderful array of old Sixties star character actors doing their unique and eccentric things. Despite all the valiant efforts of Henry Fonda as Robert Leffingwell, Walter Pidgeon […]

Feb, 20

Love! Valour! Compassion! *** (1997, Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella, Stephen Bogardus, John Glover) – Classic Movie Review 3378

Eight gay men gather three times a year (Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day) in a country house in director Joe Mantello’s 1997 movie version of Terrence McNally’s Tony-award-winning Broadway play Love! Valour! […]

Feb, 18

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