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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ***** (1939, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Nanette Fabray) – Classic Movie Review 3.584

The plush and exciting 1939 romantic historical film The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is based on Maxwell Anderson’s play Elizabeth the Queen and stars a perfectly paired Bette Davis and Errol Flynn.  Director […]

Apr, 17

The Tall Guy **** (1989, Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson) – Classic Movie Review 3583

Comedian Mel Smith makes his début as director on this naughty but nice 1989 British romantic comedy starring Jeff Goldblum as the tall guy, Dexter King, an American actor trying his luck over in the […]

Apr, 17

Julieta ***½ (2016, Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Michelle Jenner, Rossy de Palma) – Movie Review

Writer-director Pedro Almodóvar’s admirable 2016 film is a polished and provocative melodrama based on three short stories written by the Canadian author and 2013 Nobel laureate, Alice Munro. It is, surprisingly only his 20th movie in a […]

Apr, 16

Valmont ***** (1989, Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk, Jeffrey Jones, Henry Thomas, Sian Phillips, Fabia Drake) – Classic Movie Review 3522

  Director Milos Forman’s seductive 1989 romantic drama film Valmont stars Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly and Fairuza Balk, along with Sian Phillips, Jeffrey Jones, Henry Thomas, Fabia Drake, Ian MacNeice and Isla Blair. It […]

Apr, 04

The Naked Kiss **** (1964, Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante) – Classic Movie Review 3490

Writer-director Samuel Fuller’ s extraordinary 1964 film noir crime drama movie stars Constance Towers, who gives a towering performance as the former hooker Kelly, who comes to look for redemption in the town of Grantville. Naturally, the […]

Mar, 21

The Panic in Needle Park **** (1971, Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin, Raul Julia, Gil Rogers, Joe Santos, Paul Sorvino) – Classic Movie Review 3480

Director Jerry Schatzberg’s 1971 searing downer of movie about the heroin addicts who frequent ‘Needle Park’ stars the up-coming Al Pacino in his second film, just before he hit it big with The Godfather. A downbeat but […]

Mar, 19

The Crimson Kimono **** (1959, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta, Victoria Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 3468

‘Yes, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!’ explained the advertising. Cult writer-producer-director Samuel Fuller’s commendably taut and tense little 1959 film noir thriller boasts fascinating detail, an intriguing […]

Mar, 12

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