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The Satanic Rites of Dracula ** (1973, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley) – Classic Movie Review 2,855

After the flop of Dracula AD 1972, Hammer Films try for another misguided update of the Dracula legend, and flop all over again in the eighth film in their Dracula series. The final Hammer film […]

Aug, 28

The House that Dripped Blood *** (1971, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Jon Pertwee, Jon Pertwee, Ingrid Pitt, Joanna Lumley, Joss Ackland) – Classic Movie Review 2842

Debut film director Peter Duffell’s effective 1971 four-segment Amicus compendium chiller, set around a murderous mansion, is written with knowing glee by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Denholm Elliott lead […]

Aug, 23

The Cat’s Meow ***½ (2011, Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly) – Classic Movie Review 2643

The Cat’s Meow is the semi-true story of a real Hollywood murder that took place on the yacht of publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst (Edward Herrmann), whose mistress film star Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst) is […]

Jun, 27

James and the Giant Peach **** (1996, Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite) – Classic Movie Review 1651

Director Henry Selick’s gorgeous 1996 British children’s movie stars Paul Terry as the titular James Trotter, a lonely nine-year-old orphan who is given a bag of glowing green seeds and grows a giant peach housing […]

Sep, 07

Cold Comfort Farm (1995, Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley) – Classic Film Review 1156

Director John Schlesinger’s film stars the 22-year-old Kate Beckinsale, who gives a brisk, no-nonsense, confident turn as Flora Poste, the 1920s aspiring novelist heroine whose father has died leaving her virtually penniless. So she seeks out […]

Apr, 29

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service ***½ (1969, George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas) – Classic Movie Review 991

Director Peter R Hunt’s 1969 007 movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service finds Sean Connery temporarily replaced as James Bond with an entirely adequate George Lazenby. The former male model got only one shot at […]

Mar, 25

Eurotrip *** (2004, Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester) – Classic Film Review 960

Co-writer/director Jeff Schaffer’s 2004 raunchy teen comedy is a bumpy ride, but it’s a mostly amusing, bad-taste college farce about nice but dim Ohio high school student Scott Thomas (Scott Mechlowicz) and his buddies (Jacob Pitts, […]

Mar, 22

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