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Ediths Tagebuch [Edith’s Diary] ** (1983, Angela Winkler, Vadim Glowna, Leopold von Verschuer) – Classic Movie Review 12,875

Angela Winkler won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for the 1983 German psychological thriller film Ediths Tagebuch [Edith’s Diary]. Patricia Highsmith hated the film of her admired novel: ‘a lot of […]

May, 05

I Thank a Fool * (1962, Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, Cyril Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 11,415

Susan Hayward and Peter Finch have a thankless task to re-animate I Thank a Fool (1962). Director Robert Stevens’s 1962 British Metrocolor crime drama I Thank a Fool stars Peter Finch, Susan Hayward, Diane Cilento, Cyril […]

Jul, 22

King Lear **** (1970, Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Jack MacGowran, Alan Webb, Patrick Magee) – Classic Movie Review 10,160

‘Know that we have divided In three our kingdom: and ’tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age; Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburthen’d crawl toward death.’ Well […]

Aug, 10

Reefer Madness (1936, Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles) – Classic Movie Review 9541

Director Louis J Gasnier’s infamous 1936 Reefer Madness [The Burning Question] [Tell Your Children] [Dope Addict] is a hilariously overstated Thirties warning against the danger of the weed – just one drag of marijuana and […]

Mar, 21

The Game Is Over [La Curée] ** (1966, Jane Fonda, Michel Piccoli, Peter McEnery) – Classic Movie Review 7558

Director Roger Vadim’s teasingly steamy 1966 The Game Is Over [La curée] stars Jane Fonda in her glorious prime as Renée Saccard, the selfish young wife of a middle-aged Parisian businessman Alexandre (Michel Piccoli), who falls […]

Sep, 11

Hellraiser: Inferno ** (2001, Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar) – Classic Movie Review 6120

‘The Terrifying New Chapter In The Hellraiser Legacy!’ Co-writer/ producer/ director Scott Derrickson’s promised 2001 fifth episode is another contrived low-budget ($2 million) mess, but with some reasonable performances, okay effects, and enough exciting Hellraiser violence […]

Oct, 21

Tower of London ** (1962, Vincent Price, Michael Pate, Joan Freeman, Robert Brown) – Classic Movie Review 4439

Director Roger Corman’s typically cost-cutting and cheerful 1962 remake of the 1939 film Tower of London this time stars Vincent Price, who has a grand old time as Richard of Gloucester who kills those in […]

Oct, 01

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