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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon **** (1998, Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Karl Johnson) – Classic Movie Review 4231

Finally, Derek Jacobi atones for his dreadful performance in Dead Again by grabbing hold of the part he he he was born for by the scruff of the neck and making it perfect. Jacobi plays […]

Aug, 25

Dead Man’s Eyes *** (1944, Lon Chaney Jr, Jean Parker, Paul Kelly, Thomas Gomez, Jonathan Hale, Acquanetta) – Classic Movie Review 3,756

Reginald Le Borg’s nice and twisty 1944 thriller film Dead Man’s Eyes is the third Inner Sanctum series entry starring Lon Chaney Jr.  Director Reginald Le Borg’s nice and twisty 1944 thriller film Dead Man’s […]

May, 24

Loin de Manhattan *** (1982, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon, Laura Betti) – Classic Movie Review 3636

Writer-director Jean-Claude Biette’s 1982 French comedy drama Loin de Manhattan is intriguing and densely scripted, with playful performances and teasing results. It stars Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon, and Laura Betti. In Biette’s complex screenplay, […]

May, 01

Dorian Gray **** (2009, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Douglas Henshall, Emilia Fox, Max Irons) – Classic Movie Review 3,033

Ben Barnes is perfect as the hedonistic, corrupt young Dorian Gray in director Ol Parker’s smart, sensual and well-tuned 2009 film of Oscar Wilde’s only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Looking and sounding just […]

Nov, 06

Brideshead Revisited *** (2008, Ben Whishaw, Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide, Hayley Atwell, Joseph Beattie, Felicity Jones, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon) – Classic Movie Review 2941

Director Julian Jarrold’s conscientious, sumptuous and costly ($20 million) remake for the cinema of Brideshead Revisited in 2008 of the much loved 1981 classic of British TV drama Brideshead Revisited is an effective adaptation of […]

Oct, 02

Lust for Life **** (1958, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald) – Classic Movie Review 2364

Director Vincente Minnelli’s 1958 portrait of the artist offered Kirk Douglas one of his three chances to win an Oscar but in the event he never won and had to be content with an honorary […]

Apr, 06

Scarlet Street ***** (1945, Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea) – Classic Movie Review 2173

Director Fritz Lang is in his element with the splendidly dark and menacing 1945 black and white film noir movie Scarlet Street starring Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. It is one of […]

Feb, 12

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