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Anne of the Thousand Days **** (1969, Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, John Colicos, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Michael Hordern, Katharine Blake) – Classic Movie Review 2366

Director Charles Jarrott’s beautifully crafted 1969 British historical drama Anne of the Thousand Days attracted 10 Academy Award nominations. But in the end it won only a single Oscar – for Best Costume Design (Margaret […]

Apr, 06

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ***½ (2004, voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr Lawrence) – Classic Movie Review 2318

The jolly Nickelodeon kids’ TV cartoon series hits the big screen in director Stephen Hillenburg’s 2004 animated feature The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, as SpongeBob (voice of Tom Kenny) and his starfish pal Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) set […]

Mar, 25

The Three Musketeers ** (1993, Chris O’Donnell, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Rebecca De Mornay, Hugh O’Conor) – Classic Movie Review 2309

Director Stephen Herek’s 1993 Austrian-American action-adventure film The Three Musketeers from Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures is a proficient but moderate version of the Alexandre Dumas classic, with a brisk but modest screenplay by David Loughery. The […]

Mar, 24

Ludwig **** (1972, Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem, Gert Frobe, John Moulder-Brown) – Classic Movie Review 2234

Luchino Visconti’s masterly 1972 romantic historical film Ludwig is a gorgeous, extravagant, stirring toast to the mad 19th-century Bavarian king Ludwig II and to the handsome and magnetic star Helmut Berger. Co-writer/director Luchino Visconti’s masterly […]

Mar, 04

Excalibur ***** (1981, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Nicol Williamson) – Classic Movie Review 2233

Co-writer/producer/director John Boorman’s astonishing 1981 dramatic fantasy film of the Arthurian legend that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table with scenes and ideas that amaze and a cast that surprises and impresses. […]

Mar, 03

Aladdin ***** (1992, voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Douglas Seale) – Classic Movie Review 2218

Co-writers/producers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements’s double-Oscar-winning 1992 animation smash is one of Walt Disney’s finest – and funniest, thanks to Robin Williams. Though it’s in voice only, it’s one of the roles he’s remembered […]

Feb, 27

The Little Mermaid ***** (1989, voices of René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars) – Classic Movie Review 2217

Writer-directors Ron Clemente and John Musker’s 1989 animation The Little Mermaid is an undiluted triumph, especially for the music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman. This Walt Disney studio cartoon is a scintillating […]

Feb, 27

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