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The Music Teacher [Le Maître de Musique] **** (1988, José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec Patrick Bauchau, Johan Leysen, Marc Schreiber) – Classic Movie Review 4001

Co-writer/ director Gérard Corbiau’s valuable Oscar-nominated Belgian 1988 music drama stars Brussels-born bass-baritone José Van Dam as aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac, who retires from singing to the countryside to coach two young singers, Sophie Maurier (Anne Roussel) and Jean Nilson (Philippe Volter). […]

Jul, 12

Florence Foster Jenkins **** (2016, Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson) – Movie Review

Stephen Frears’s delectable and enchanting biopic tells the story of middle-aged New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, a woman who would never let a little thing like having a terrible singing voice get in the way of her […]

May, 05

A Night at the Opera ***** (1935, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Sig Ruman, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle) – Classic Movie Review 3061

Otis B Driftwood: ‘It’s all right, that’s in every contract. That’s what they call a sanity clause.’ Fiorello: ‘You can’t fool me! There ain’t no Santay Claus!’ Director Sam Wood’s hilarious 1935 Marx Brothers comedy […]

Nov, 14

One Chance *** (2013, James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney) – Movie Review

Putting away the abrasive side of his personality, James Corden is surprising likeable in this uplifting, funny, delightfully feel-good Brit biopic. He gives an extremely appealing, often showstopping turn as Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts, a […]

Oct, 24

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