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The Loves of Carmen ** (1948, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Victor Jory, Ron Randell, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly) – Classic Movie Review 10,933

The 1948 Technicolor romantic drama film The Loves of Carmen re-teams Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth is ideal as the wild gypsy sexy señorita Carmen Garcia, giving a fiery performance in a disappointingly passionless […]

Feb, 18

¡Ay, Carmela! *** (1990, Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego) – Classic Movie Review 9837

Director Carlos Saura’s 1990 Spanish film ¡Ay, Carmela! stars Carmen Maura, who gives a vibrant performance as fiery, patriotic Republican Carmela, who, with her troubadour husband Paulino (Andrés Pajares) and a mute, entertain the Republican […]

May, 28

The Cowboys **** (1972, John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern) – Classic Movie Review 6833

‘The youngest was nine. There wasn’t one of them over fifteen. At first, he couldn’t stand the sight of them. At last, he couldn’t take his eyes away.’ Producer-director Mark Rydell’s 1972 movie The Cowboys […]

Mar, 20

Spontaneous Combustion ** (1990, Brad Dourif, Cynthia Bain, Jon Cypher) – Classic Movie Review 5997

Co-writer/ director Tobe Hooper’s 1989 movie is a camp, rather silly sci-fi horror thriller from the iconic horror maestro. It boats a typically, enjoyable overwrought star performance from the eternally twitchy Brad Dourif as Sam, […]

Aug, 29

Yield to the Night [Blonde Sinner] **** (1956, Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig) – Classic Movie Review 5746

Director J Lee Thompson’s 1956 British anti-capital punishment drama Yield to the Night stars the hitherto cheesecake star Diana Dors, who copes extremely creditably, indeed admirably, with a big serious dramatic role as Mary Price […]

Jul, 12

Seven Pounds **** (2008, Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo) – Classic Movie Review 4622

Will Smith plays Ben Thomas, a tax investigator – or actually does he? – in this beautifully crafted, luxurious 2008 epic weepie from Italian romantic expert Gabriele Muccino, the director of Smith’s 2006 hit The […]

Nov, 09

The Mechanic **** (1972, Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland) – Classic Movie Review 4608

Director Michael Winner’s 1972 American action thriller The Mechanic is violent, gripping, exciting and slickly crafted. Charles Bronson stars in one of his key roles as Arthur Bishop, the Killer of Killers, an aging mob […]

Nov, 07

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