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Faces ***** (1968, John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Val Avery, Dorothy Gulliver, Darlene Conley) – Classic Movie Review 3191

Writer-director John Cassavetes’s 1968 improvised account of the failing marriage of a California wealthy middle-aged, middle-class couple, Richard and Maria Forst (John Marley and Lynn Carlin), is deservedly considered one of his finest and most […]

Dec, 29

Taking Lives ** (2004, Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Dano, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo) – Classic Movie Review 3026

Director D J Caruso’s teasing 2004 thriller starts by setting you up for a gripping thriller only to disappoint. In tiny roles, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Dano do well as the centre part of the […]

Nov, 02

The Neon Bible **** (1995, Jacob Tierney, Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Frances Conroy) – Classic Movie Review 2,875

Terence Davies’s 1995 drama film The Neon Bible tells the enchanting story of a 15-year-old boy (Jacob Tierney) in Georgia in the Forties, troubled by his high-handed parents and Bible-led life. Gena Rowlands is wonderful […]

Sep, 03

Hope Floats ** (1998, Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr, Gena Rowlands) – Classic Movie Review 1983

Sandra Bullock is likeable and appealing as housewife Birdee Calvert, who, after hearing on TV that her hubby is having an affair with her best friend Connie (Rosanna Arquette), moves back with her daughter Bernice […]

Dec, 20

The Mighty **** (1998, Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone) – Classic Movie Review 1799

Director Peter Chelsom’s 1998 drama is a captivatingly imaginative and original heartbreaker, based on the Rodman Philbrick novel Freak the Mighty. In the story, a 13-year-old misfit called Maxwell Cullen (Elden Henson) finds his life […]

Nov, 03

Paulie *** (1998, Jay Mohr, Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin) – Classic Movie Review 1654

It’s a bird’s life! Paulie is a parrot who can speak – not just mimic but really talk – in director John Roberts’s appealing and touching 1998 magical DreamWorks adventure for all the family. Paulie […]

Sep, 08

Gloria ***** (1980, Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen, John Adames) – Classic Movie Review 1,203

Gena Rowlands is superb as Gloria Swenson, a middle-aged Bronx blonde who sets out to protect a young Puerto Rican boy (John Adames) by trying to beat the Mob at their own nasty game in […]

May, 14

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