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The Tiger Makes Out ** (1967, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy) – Classic Movie Review 9025

Director Arthur Hiller’s 1967 offbeat drama The Tiger Makes Out stars Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, who re-create their stage roles in Murray Schisgal’s two-hander, one-act off-Broadway play The Tiger as an embittered, middle-aged New […]

Oct, 28

Green for Danger ***** (1946, Alastair Sim, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Megs Jenkins, Leo Genn, Rosamund John) – Classic Movie Review 6960

‘Follow this man in the FOOTSTEPS of MURDER!’ Co-writer/ director Sidney Gilliat’s 1946 British black comedy Green for Danger stars Alastair Sim at the zenith of his comic genius as the eccentric Inspector Cockrill of […]

Apr, 23

The Bride Wore Red **** (1937, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young) – Classic Movie Review 6,768

MGM’s 1937 vehicle for Joan Crawford, The Bride Wore Red, is a well-crafted, very jolly escapist romantic comedy film, made by Hollywood’s one-time only woman director, Dorothy Arzner. Based on the Ferenc Molnar play The […]

Mar, 06

Looking for Eric *** (2009, Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 3832

Packed with great, salty dialogue, director Ken Loach’s 2009 movie tells an enjoyable tall tale of two Erics – one of them the ex-soccer genius Eric Cantona, the other a sad old British postman (Steve […]

Jun, 09

Poulet au vinaigre [Cop au Vin] **** (1985, Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet) – Classic Movie Review 3551

Mystery genre master Claude Chabrol’s highly popular 1985 French cop thriller, wittily and punningly called Cop au Vin for its English-language release, is directed in style by the esteemed French director, expert concoctor of French provincial […]

Apr, 10

Il Postino [The Postman] **** (1994, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta) – Classic Movie Review 2542

Director Michael Radford’s beautifully filmed 1994 romance stars Philippe Noiret as great, famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who is exiled to a small island in Italy for political reasons. This causes a huge increase in mail […]

May, 31

The Postman ** (1997, Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate) – Classic Movie Review 2543

Kevin Costner’s self-directed 1997 post-apocalyptic epic, the land equivalent of Waterworld, got the thumbs down almost everywhere, though it has its impressive moments in that dreadfully long running time of 180 minutes. It’s 2013, and […]

May, 30

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