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Oh, God! *** (1977, George Burns, John Denver, Ralph Bellamy, Donald Pleasence, Teri Garr) – Classic Movie Review 11,510

Director Carl Reiner’s funny 1977 comedy Oh, God! stars George Burns, whose dry delivery and perfect timing boost this genial, inoffensive comedy about a supermarket manager called Jerry Landers (John Denver) visited by God (Burns) […]

Aug, 23

The Next Voice You Hear… ** (1950, James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan, Gary Gray) – Classic Movie Review 6713

In director William A Wellman’s comforting, unusual 1950 drama The Next Voice You Hear…, the voice of God is broadcast on the radio across the globe over a week, and it has a deep effect […]

Feb, 20

Solomon and Sheba *** (1959, Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan, David Farrar) – Classic Movie Review 5710

Yul Brynner stars as Solomon but the voluptuous Gina Lollobrigida and the waspish George Sanders are much more fun as Sheba and Adonijah.  The Old Testament according to director King Vidor, using as his text […]

Jul, 04

Susan and God **** (1940, Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Rita Hayworth, Nigel Bruce, Bruce Cabot) – Classic Movie Review 5655

Joan Crawford takes over Gertrude Lawrence’s stage role of Susan, the gay Mrs Trexel (of the UK title), for director George Cukor’s 1940 comedy-drama movie based on Rachel Crothers’s celebrated 1937 stage play Susan and […]

Jun, 24

Lilies of the Field **** (1963, Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino) – Classic Movie Review 3422

Sidney Poitier doesn’t get enough credit as the game changer in the situation. He became the first African American to win the Best Actor Oscar and was only the second African American star to win […]

Feb, 28

The Masque of the Red Death **** (1964, Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, Patrick Magee, Nigel Green) – Classic Movie Review 2847

Director Roger Corman’s highly stylish and imaginatively achieved 1964 horror movie is his seventh adaptation of an 1842 Edgar Allan Poe short story (with another, Hop-Frog, as a sub-plot). A second sub-plot comes from Torture by Hope […]

Aug, 23

The Prince of Egypt *** (1998, voices of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer) – Classic Movie Review 2651

DreamWorks dreams up this properly reverential and intelligent 1998 version of the biblical Moses story as an animated feature. It is distinguished by striking animation, some truly magnificent and memorable sequences, a strong voice cast and an […]

Jun, 27

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