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The Freshman **** (1990, Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Maximilian Schell, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito) – Classic Movie Review 7211

Writer/ producer/ director Andrew Bergman’s 1990 black comedy The Freshman brings Marlon Brando back to a main role on the screen after a decade away to play Carmine ‘Jimmy the Toucan’ Sabatini, a Mafia Godfather who […]

Jun, 23

I Never Sang for My Father **** (1970, Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons) – Classic Movie Review 7210

Producer-director Gilbert Cates turns a 1964 flop play by Robert Anderson into a showcase for a group of powerhouse performances in his 1970 drama I Never Sang for My Father. It is a guarantee of […]

Jun, 23

Theodora Goes Wild *** (1936, Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 7193

Director Richard Boleslawski’s amusing 1936 vintage comedy Theodora Goes Wild stars the Oscar-nominated Irene Dunne, who gets her laughs as Theodora Lynn, a small-town librarian who writes a titillating bestseller under the pseudonym Caroline Adams […]

Jun, 19

Studio 54 **** (2018, Steve Rubell, Ian Schrager) – Movie Review

Director Matt Tyrnauer’s tremendous, exhaustive, exhilarating feature documentary says what must be the last word on iconic Seventies New York City celebrity disco Studio 54. It is absolutely fabulous! It tells the story of what […]

Jun, 18

Rhythm on the Range *** (1936, Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob Burns, Martha Raye) – Classic Movie Review 7179

Director Norman Taurog’s 1936 black and white Paramount Pictures fun-filled musical Western Rhythm on the Range stars Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer, along with Bob Burns and Martha Raye. Based on a story by Mervin […]

Jun, 17

The Rat Race **** (1960, Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Medford, Don Rickles) – Classic Movie Review 7,150

The unjustly forgotten 1960 romantic comedy film The Rat Race stars Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds as a struggling saxophonist and a taxi dancer, who live together and struggle to get ahead in the dog-eat-dog […]

Jun, 10

The Matchmaker **** (1958, Shirley Booth, Paul Ford, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine) – Classic Movie Review 7141

Director Joseph Anthony’s vivacious 1958 romantic comedy drama The Matchmaker is an engaging and amusing film version of the enduring, entertaining 1955 Thornton Wilder stage classic about the 1884 Yonkers scheming middle-aged widow matchmaker Dolly Levi […]

Jun, 09

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