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Down to Earth ** (1947, Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Roland Culver, Edward Everett Horton, James Gleason) – Classic Movie Review 12,201

They liked to put Rita Hayworth in musicals, but unfortunately she couldn’t sing. She said the 1947 musical comedy film Down to Earth was the least favourite of all her films. Director Alexander Hall’s 1947 […]

Jun, 26

Alice *** (1990, Mia Farrow, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Keye Luke, Alec Baldwin, Blythe Danner, Judy Davis, Bernadette Peters, Cybill Shepherd, Julie Kavner, Gwen Verdon, Patrick O’Neal) – Classic Movie Review 8687

Writer-director Woody Allen’s enjoyable 1990 romantic comedy Alice once again stars Mia Farrow, as Alice Tate, an uptight rich New York City housewife who meets and falls for handsome sax player Joe Ruffalo (Joe Mantegna), […]

Jul, 09

Age of Consent *** (1969, James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran) – Classic Movie Review 8352

The 24-year-old Helen Mirren gets to star with James Mason and be directed by Michael Powell. The 1969 Australian romantic comedy drama Age of Consent is a straggler from the dog days of the glittering […]

Apr, 10

The Muse *** (1999, Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Jeff Bridges, Andie MacDowell) – Classic Movie Review 6221

Albert Brooks and Sharon Stone sparkle in co-writer/ director Albert Brooks’s slight but amusing 1999 Hollywood comedy yarn about a struggling screenwriter (Brooks) whose crumbling career has just hit rock bottom when a wealthy producer […]

Nov, 10

Xanadu * (1980, Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Matt Lattanzi) – Classic Movie Review 3163

Director Robert Greenwald’s 1980 musical comedy Xanadu is shamelessly camp and often hilariously misjudged and inept. Michael Beck is all at sea as penniless young artist Sonny Malone, who finds his muse in the cute […]

Dec, 17

I Am Divine *** (2013, Glenn Milstead) – Movie Review

The 2013 documentary feature film I Am Divine offers a poignant, insightful portrait of the drag queen, gay icon and cinematic muse of film director John Waters, the late, great Glenn Milstead. It’s a thoroughly […]

Jul, 17

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