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King Kong *** (1976, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange) – Classic Movie Review 411

There’s a huge monster, high adventure, tongue-in-cheek humour and even a dash of sex in director John Guillermin’s busy and conscientious but patchy and rather uninspired 1976 remake of the 1933 all-time great fantasy adventure […]

Nov, 16

Big Fish **** (2003, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, Matthew McGrory, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohmann) – Classic Movie Review 293

That old cynic, director Tim Burton, gets in touch with his sentimental inner self in this posh, stylish, and marvellous-looking fantasy heart-warmer from 2003. It’s a quirky winner, but, oh, how you miss the really […]

Oct, 18

Tootsie ***** (1982, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr) – Classic Movie Review 203

‘We’re looking for someone younger.’ ‘We’re looking for someone older.’ ‘We’re looking for someone else.’ With just a delicious bitter-sweet touch of romance and a poignant back flavour, Sydney Pollack’s witty and charming 1982 drag […]

Aug, 30

Cape Fear **** (1991, Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Illeana Douglas, Joe Don Baker) – Classic Movie Review 177

Martin Scorsese boldly remakes J Lee Thompson’s much-admired 1962 thriller masterwork Cape Fear, based on John D MacDonald’s novel The Executioners. Scorsese has the right actor in mind in his regular star Robert De Niro, […]

Aug, 19

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