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The Girl in the Picture *** (1985, John Gordon Sinclair, Irina Brook, Gregor Fisher) – Classic Movie Review 9338

Writer-director Cary Parker’s sweet, appealing and amusing though essentially lightweight 1985 British romantic comedy The Girl in the Picture stars John Gordon Sinclair (from Gregory’s Girl) as a Glasgow photographer called Alan, who tries to […]

Feb, 02

The Eagle **** (2011, Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland) – Classic Movie Review 9244

Director Kevin Macdonald’s exciting period action adventure drama The Eagle (2011) is sterling stuff, with Channing Tatum unexpectedly but well employed as young Roman centurion Marcus Aquila, who arrives in Roman-ruled Britain in 140 AD, […]

Jan, 09

The 51st State [Formula 51] ** (2001, Samuel L Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer) – Classic Movie Review 8878

Och aye, Samuel L McJackson is a sight for sore eyes with golf clubs and a kilt as Elmo McElroy, a crooked master chemist who heads to the UKto launch a new designer drug in […]

Sep, 03

My Childhood **** (1972, Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith) – Classic Movie Review 8807

The Bill Douglas Trilogy, made on tiny budgets from the British Film Institute, are dour and downbeat, highly personal autobiographical films, but they cast a remarkable spell in terms of mood and emotion that is […]

Aug, 09

The Amorous Prawn [The Amorous Mr Prawn] *** (1962, Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Derek Nimmo, Liz Fraser, Robert Beatty, Finlay Currie) – Classic Movie Review 8790

Director Anthony Kimmins’s 1962 British comedy The Amorous Prawn has the huge advantage of entertaining people to perform it, and they make much of this film version of the director’s gently farcical stage hit. Joan […]

Aug, 03

Sinful Davey *** (1969, John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 8462

Director John Huston’s light-hearted, sexy, humorous 1969 comedy period adventure romp Sinful Davey finds the great director on one of his more careless days, or at least carefree days, and it is the actors and […]

May, 12

The Ghost of St Michael’s **** (1941, Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley) – Classic Movie Review 8392

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1941 vintage British black and white comedy thriller The Ghost of St Michael’s stars Will Hay again as a tatty teacher called William Lamb involved with spies once more. Hay takes on […]

Apr, 23

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