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The Out of Towners **** (1970, Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis) – Classic Movie Review 1957

Most Neil Simon movie comedies were written as theatre plays and were then adapted into films, but he wrote this 1970 original The Out of Towners directly for the screen when he realised that it would be […]

Dec, 14

The Out-of-Towners **½ (1999, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese) – Classic Movie Review 1956

Remember the old Jack Lemmon-Sandy Dennis comedy of 1970? Well, this time in director Sam Weisman’s 1999 comedy it’s Steve Martin’s turn to bicker with his wife Goldie Hawn and endure a series of comic […]

Dec, 14

The Ritz **** (1976, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Treat Williams) – Classic Movie Review 1,950

The Ritz premiered on Broadway in 1975 with a cast including Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller and F Murray Abraham, all of whom reprise their roles in the 1976 film. Treat Williams is a […]

Dec, 13

Manhattan ***** (1979, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep) – Classic Movie Review 1797

Of all co-writer/director Woody Allen’s many movies, this 1979 salute to – or maybe love letter to – his home town of New York City is arguably his finest masterpiece. It won 1980 Bafta awards […]

Nov, 03

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles *** (2014, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner) – Movie Review

Fearless reporter April O’Neil and her news cameraman Vern Fenwick must work with the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to save New York City from the diabolical plan of Shredder and his evil Foot Clan. The film benefits […]

Oct, 15

Down to You ** (2000, Freddie Prinze Jr, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair) – Classic Movie Review 1758

Writer-director Kris Isacsson’s 2000 effort is a sweet, light-weight, warm-hearted romantic comedy and relationship movie in which a nice, sympathetic guy wins and loses his first serious love of his life. Freddie Prinze Jr stars as Al Connelly, […]

Oct, 11

Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance *** (1995, Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 1681

This time British Oscar winner Jeremy Irons is the guest star villain as the German terrorist and mad bomber who terrorises New York while tormenting Bruce Willis’s boozed-out cop John McClane with a teasing series of false […]

Sep, 16

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