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Bat*21 *** (1988, Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed) – Classic Movie Review 12,274

Gene Hackman stars as US air force Lt. Colonel Iceal ‘Ham’ Hambleton, in the 1988 war film Bat*21. ‘Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him… And only one man can save him.’ Director […]

Aug, 07

A Touch of Larceny *** (1960, James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles) – Classic Movie Review 10,755

‘Meet the man with the hilarious plan to hoax the whole world out of a cool million… and coax a one-in-a-million girl into his arms!’ Director Guy Hamilton’s 1960 A Touch of Larceny stars James […]

Jan, 05

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple *** (2001, Glenn Close, Jena Malone, Bruce McGill) – Classic Movie Review 10,290

Director Jeremy Paul Kagan’s 2001 TV movie The Ballad of Lucy Whipple is a superior, pacy, gripping adventure about a mom, Arvella Whipple (Glenn Close), and her three children heading West after the death of […]

Sep, 10

Hearts of the World *** (1918, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Robert Harron) – Classic Movie Review 10,198

D W Griffith’s famed 1918 silent World War One flagwaver propaganda drama Hearts of the World has a scenario by Griffith, in which a French family suffers as their son, Douglas Gordon Hamilton (Robert Harron) […]

Aug, 19

Fortunes of Captain Blood ** (1950, Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready) – Classic Movie Review 9376

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1950 swashbuckling adventure film Fortunes of Captain Blood is an acceptably humble adventure, based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini, though the routine script and direction, and the cheap-looking Columbia Pictures production […]

Feb, 13

Streets of Fire **** (1984, Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis) – Classic Movie Review 9218

Co-writer/ director Walter Hill (48 Hrs) takes a splendidly stylish, exciting and imaginative ride into Eighties pop-video land in his 1984 film Streets of Fire, starring Diane Lane as Ellen Aim, a rock and roll […]

Jan, 03

Down and Out in Beverly Hills **** (1986, Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss) – Classic Movie Review 8626

Co-writer / producer / director Paul Mazursky’s 1986 comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a remake of Jean Renoir’s 1932 classic Boudu Sauvé des Eaux and is an unexpected success, mainly thanks to […]

Jun, 22

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