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Chariots of Fire ***** (1981, Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 1399

Director Hugh Hudson’s four-Oscar-winning 1981 triumph Chariots of Fire tells the real-life story of two athletes, Scottish missionary Eric Liddell and Jewish Cambridge University undergraduate Harold Abrahams, who ran for Britain in the 1924 Olympics. […]

Jul, 06

Yentl **** (1983, Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin) – Classic Movie Review 1234

Director Barbra Streisand’s 1983 version of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, a tale about a Jewess in Poland who cross-dresses to receive a boy’s schooling, is an exceptional labour of love […]

May, 20

Sunday, Bloody Sunday ***** (1971, Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft) – Classic Movie Review 680

Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch won Bafta awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, and were Oscar nominated for their sensitive performances in John Schlesinger’s strongly felt, personal 1971 drama film Sunday, Bloody Sunday.  Peter […]

Jan, 12

Meet the Parents ***** (2000, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 488

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro make a wonderful comedy double act in this hysterically funny, laugh-a-minute 2000 farce to treasure and see over and over again. Male nurse Gaylord ‘Greg’ Myron Focker (Ben Stiller) […]

Dec, 08

Life Is Beautiful [La vita è bella] ***** (1997, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz) – Classic Movie Review 415

This triple-Oscar-winning 1999 Italian movie is a triumph for its mastermind, Roberto Benigni, who walked off with the Best Actor Oscar and the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar as its director. One for each end […]

Nov, 17

School Ties **** (1992, Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O’Donnell, Ben Affleck, Randall Batinkoff, Ed Lauter, Peter Donat, Kevin Tighe) – Classic Film Review 384

The involving, polished 1992 American drama film School Ties is notable for providing some of the first cinema lead roles for Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Cole Hauser. Dick Wolf and Darryl Poniscan […]

Nov, 10

Funny Girl ***** (1968, Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Walter Pidgeon, Kay Medford) – Classic Movie Review 183

Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is one of the few performers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. She first starred in the 1968 film Funny Girl, winning Best Actress. Barbra Streisand dazzles […]

Aug, 24

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