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The Last Waltz **** (1978, The Band, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond) – Classic Movie Review 5.374

Martin Scorsese’s legendary 1978 rockumentary film of the 1976 farewell gig by The Band is a model of excitement and dynamism. No wonder The Last Waltz has been called one of the greatest concert films. […]

May, 01

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood *** (2002, Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Smith, James Garner, Fionnula Flanagan, Shirley Knight, Angus Macfadyen) – Classic Movie Review 5009

A total chick-flick is on the menu as some of the screen’s mightiest ladies gather for co-writer/ director Callie Khouri’s heartwarming, life-affirming 2002 Southern saga, set in a sleepy Louisiana small town. Sandra Bullock is […]

Feb, 05

Reds **** (1981, Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jack Nicholson, Maureen Stapleton, Paul Sorvino, Gene Hackman) – Classic Movie Review 4799

Director Warren Beatty won the Academy Award for Best Director for his fascinating, sometimes riveting 1981 film about the life  of communist American -radical journalist John Reed from 1913 through his involvement in the 1917 […]

Dec, 21

Little Nikita *** (1988, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Carolina Kava) – Classic Movie Review 4562

Director Richard Benjamin’s involving 1988 Cold War thriller stars Sidney Poitier and young River Phoenix as a sympathetic FBI man called Roy Parmenter and Jeff Grant, a teenage boy he helps out when it turns […]

Oct, 29

The Sorrow and the Pity [Le Chagrin et La Pitié] ***** (1969, Pierre Mendès-France, Christian de la Mazière) – Classic Movie Review 4500

Co-writer/ director Marcel Ophuls’s celebrated 1969 documentary film is an overwhelming experience both emotionally and intellectually. It investigates with masterly command and the utmost integrity France under the Nazi Occupation through a shrewd blend of […]

Oct, 21

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years **** (2016) – Movie Review

Director Ron Howard’s delicious documentary compilation of footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles’ 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966 is fab – obviously. A labour of love, it features no personal lowdown stuff or […]

Sep, 16

Looking for Richard **** (1996, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey) – Classic Movie Review 4189

Al Pacino’s super 1996 home movie documentary on William Shakespeare’s play Richard III and its meaning and significance is a riveting mix of documentary and drama. His cameras follow an all-star cast and crew throughout […]

Aug, 17

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