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The Secret of My Success ** (1965, James Booth, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries) – Classic Movie Review 8,711

The 1965 British movie The Secret of My Success stars James Booth as a naïve copper who runs into romantic tangles. Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones and Honor Blackman also star in an episodic black comedy […]

Jul, 15

The Female Animal ** (1958, Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling, George Nader, James Gleason, Jerry Paris, Ann Doran, Gregg Palmer) – Classic Movie Review 7735

‘It is said that when a woman fights for a man, she is like an ANIMAL!’ Director Harry Keller’s kitsch 1957 film noir romantic melodrama The Female Animal stars Hedy Lamarr in her last movie, […]

Nov, 01

The World According to Garp **** (1982, Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow) – Classic Movie Review 7658

Director George Roy Hill’s 1982 comedy drama The World According to Garp brings John Irving’s novel to the screen with its clever quirkiness and humour intact thanks to writer Steve Tesich’s intelligent adaptation and director […]

Oct, 10

Among the Living **** (1941, Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer, Harry Carey Sr, Gordon Jones) – Classic Movie Review 7224

‘What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?’ Director Stuart Heisler’s 1941 Paramount Pictures black and white thriller Among the Living is a pleasurably different film noir suspense double-bill programme filler about Jekyll and […]

Jun, 26

Peggy Sue Got Married **** (1986, Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller) – Classic Movie Review 7194

Director Francis Coppola’s lovely 1986 romantic comedy Peggy Sue Got Married was nominated for three Oscars, including one for Kathleen Turner as unhappy middle-aged Peggy Sue, a 43-year-old mother and housewife, who faints when she […]

Jun, 19

Tully **** (2018, Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Elaine Tan) – Movie Review

Charlize Theron plays early middle-aged Marlo, a mother of three including, early in the movie, a newborn. Marlo is married to the nice but unengaged Drew (Ron Livingston), who spends his time in bed with […]

Apr, 26

Lady Windermere’s Fan *** (1925, May McAvoy, Ronald Colman, Irene Rich, Bert Lytell) – Classic Movie Review 6059

May McAvoy stars as Lady Windermere and Ronald Colman stars as Lord Darlington in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1925 silent version of Oscar Wilde’s classic 1892 play Lady Windermere’s Fan, which is happily available now on DVD. A non-speaking Oscar Wilde film […]

Oct, 05

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