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Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985, Phil Daniels, Alun Armstrong, Bruce Payne) – Classic Movie Review 11,888

Director Alan Clarke’s 1985 British vampire snooker musical film Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire is written by Trevor Preston, and stars Phil Daniels, Alun Armstrong and Bruce Payne. A 17-year-old snooker hustler Billy the Kid […]

Jan, 27

West Side Story **** (2021, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita Moreno) -Movie Review

First off, the 1957 stage show West Side Story is brilliant and timeless, the best of its kind. Second, the 1961 film of it, West Side Story, is also brilliant and timeless, the best of […]

Dec, 20

No, No, Nanette **½ (1940, Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Roland Young, Helen Broderick, Eve Arden, ZaSu Pitts) – Classic Movie Review 11,635

Director Herbert Wilcox’s 1940 musical film No, No, Nanette is based on the 1919 stage play, and stars Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Helen Broderick, Roland Young, Eve Arden and ZaSu Pitts. Anna Neagle […]

Oct, 06

Rose of Washington Square **** (1939, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley, Joyce Compton) – Classic Movie Review 9726

Director Gregory Ratoff’s 1939 black and white musical Rose of Washington Square stars Alice Faye, who grabs one of her best chances as Rose Sargent, a 1920s New York singer trying to perform a difficult […]

May, 07

Cats ** (2019, Francesca Hayward, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson) – Movie Review

Director Tom Hooper’s belated movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved iconic stage musical Cats (2019) is painless, apart from the restless hand held camera and the CGI, which are painful. The film doesn’t look […]

Dec, 23

Hair **** (1979, John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo) – Classic Movie Review 6,934

The great Sixties Broadway hippy stage rock musical Hair was filmed in 1979 with vibrant young stars John Savage and Treat Williams as New York hippies who revolt and burn their draft cards when faced […]

Apr, 17

The Phantom of the Opera **** (2004, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver) – Classic Movie Review 3453

Gerard Butler makes a success of his surprise casting as the Phantom in Joel Schumacher’s opulent 2004 filming of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of the 1911 novel Le Fantöme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. […]

Mar, 06

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