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Deception **** (1946, Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains) – Classic Movie Review 2,708

Bette Davis re-teams with her Now, Voyager co-stars Claude Rains and Paul Henreid for Warner Bros’ vintage 1946 film noir romantic drama Deception. For director Irving Rapper’s vintage 1946 film noir romantic drama Deception, Warner […]

Jul, 19

Wild at Heart **** (1990, Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini, Crispin Glover) – Classic Movie Review 2644

Writer-director David Lynch’s 1990 Palme d’Or best film winner at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival stars Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as newly released convict Sailor Ripley and his girlfriend Lula Fortune. Sailor and Lula ignore […]

Jun, 27

Tension **** (1949, Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, William Conrad) – Classic Movie Review 2,391

MGM’s gripping, moody 1949 film noir crime thriller Tension stars Richard Basehart as a timid pharmaceutical expert who plots to assume a fake identity and kill the boyfriend of his brassy, faithless wife (Audrey Totter). […]

Apr, 14

Body Heat ***** (1981, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna) – Classic Movie Review 2387

‘When it gets hot, people start to kill each other.’ Writer/ debut director Lawrence Kasdan’s 1981 neo film noir Body Heat stars Kathleen Turner, who is thrilling in her movie début as a sexy socialite […]

Apr, 14

The Deep End ***** (2001, Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker) – Classic Movie Review 2140

Red alert suspense buffs! Writer-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Suture, Bee Season) turn up the heat, tension and suspense on their compelling, stylish, fast-moving 2001 neo noir crime suspense thriller. It is played with […]

Jan, 31

Casanova ***½ (2005, Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin) – Classic Movie Review 2131

Though hardly the most obvious casting, Aussie boy Heath Ledger is sexy, amusing and likeable as vintage Italian lover Giacomo Casanova in director Lasse Hallström’s lightweight but entertaining 2005 American romantic period romp Casanova, loosely based […]

Jan, 29

Broadway Danny Rose **** (1984, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte) – Classic Movie Review 1811

  Writer-director-star Woody Allen’s wry and warm 1984 movie about life on the lower rungs of the showbiz ladder is delightfully quirky and affectionate. The third of Allen’s 13 movies with Mia Farrow, and Allen’s […]

Nov, 06

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