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Rancho Deluxe **** (1975, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlene Dallas, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton, Patti D’Arbanville) – Classic Movie Review 5099

Director Frank Perry’s 1975 updated Western, set in contemporary Montana, is quirky, cynical and highly appealing. In the Seventies-style modern-day setting, Navajo rugs are cleaned with a vacuum, Holiday Inns scar the Montana landscape and buffalo […]

Mar, 04

The Sisters **** (1938, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Jane Bryan, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp, Beulah Bondi) – Classic Movie Review 4,376

Bette Davis is having trouble with Errol Flynn in the 1938 Warner Bros black and white drama film The Sisters. Davis is in her intense element, and they are an exciting team, though not much […]

Sep, 18

Bus Stop **** (1956, Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, Hope Lange) – Classic Movie Review 2,654

The static but enjoyable 1956 movie version of William Inge’s classic play Bus Stop showcases Marilyn Monroe’s appealing turn as vulnerable saloon singer Chérie. Oscar-nominated Don Murray is nearly as good as Bo Decker, the […]

Jun, 28

Chill Factor ** (1999, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 1485

Director Hugh Johnson’s 1999 release has its moments but it is a sluggish, formulaic, unbelievable Speed-style chase thriller, with engaging performances from the likeable stars giving it a bit of a lift. Cuba Gooding Jnr […]

Jul, 27

The Horse Whisperer *** (1998, Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Kate Bosworth) – Classic Film Review 692

Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Evans, this is plush, graceful film-making by director Robert Redford in 1999. Young teenager Grace (Scarlett Johansson) is horrendously wounded and traumatised after a disturbing horse-riding accident and […]

Jan, 18

Legends of the Fall **** (1994, Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas, Julia Ormond) – Classic Movie Review 688

Director Edward Zwick’s 1994 moving, beautifully crafted, old-style romantic adventure epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the American 1900s wilderness details how their lives are affected by nature, history, war and love. […]

Jan, 15

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