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The Drowning Pool *** (1975, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Melanie Griffith, Tony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Richard Jaeckel, Coral Browne) – Classic Movie Review 2935

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s 1975 mystery thriller The Drowning Pool stars Paul Newman, who reprises his role as Ross MacDonald’s cynical private eye Lew Harper (Archer in the novels) in an acceptable sequel to his far […]

Oct, 03

Body Double *** (1984, Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry) – Classic Movie Review 2931

Co-writer/producer/director Brian De Palma’s 1984 soft-core Alfred Hitchcock-style crime mystery suspense thriller focuses on a resting actor called Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), just dumped from a grotty horror movie, who then comes home to find […]

Sep, 29

Lolita *** (1997, Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella) – Classic Movie Review 2235

Director Adrian Lyne remakes Stanley Kubrick’s ground-breaking 1962 film of Vladimir Nabokov’s famous controversial tale of an older man’s obsession for an adolescent girl in 1997. Jeremy Irons is perfectly cast and at his very best as […]

Mar, 04

Stuart Little 2 *** (2002, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki) – Classic Movie Review 1773

Another Little gem. Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and tiny lad Jonathan Lipnicki re-create their tasty turns as the Little family in returning director Rob Minkoff’s gleaming 2002 sequel to the 1999 kids’ hit. This time mighty […]

Oct, 23

Buffalo Girls *** (1995, Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Sam Elliott, John Diehl, Jack Palance, Liev Schreiber, Reba McEntire, Tracey Walter, Peter Coyote) – Classic Movie Review 1763

Anjelica Huston is ideally cast as legendary cowgirl Calamity Jane, who has a romance with Wild Bill Hickok (Sam Elliott) while searching for her long-lost daughter. Director Rod Hardy’s sturdy, well-crafted and richly enjoyable old-style […]

Oct, 11

Another Day in Paradise **** (1998, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser) – Classic Movie Review 1657

  The amazing James Woods turns in one of his most stonking performances as the leader of a thieving gang of white-trash lowlifes in this scalding 1998 thriller from director Larry Clark, maker of the […]

Sep, 08

Nobody’s Fool **** (1994, Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 872

Writer-director Robert Benton’s small but perfectly formed 1994 film Nobody’s Fool landed Paul Newman with a deserved Best Actor Oscar nomination for his sterling turn as Sully Sullivan, an ageing small-town construction worker who has a […]

Mar, 06

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