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Unforgiven ***** (1992, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2397

Star-producer-director Clint Eastwood’s dark, violent and complex 1992 Western is his first after a long gap since Pale Rider in 1985. Unforgiven is now hailed as one of the genre’s greatest. It triumphed as only […]

Apr, 16

Robin and Marian **** (1976, Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Ian Holm, Nicol Williamson, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2249

Director Richard Lester’s delightful 1976 Sherwood Forest saga finds gainful work for the gracefully ageing Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn (lured back to the screen after a decade’s break from filming), who are splendid as […]

Mar, 09

Superman II **** (1980, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jack O’Halloran) – Classic Movie Review 2240

Superman II was filmed back to back with the 1978 Superman and was three quarters completed when tensions arose between director Richard Donner and the producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind and a decision was made […]

Mar, 07

The Tin Star **** (1957, Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray, Neville Brand, John McIntire) – Classic Movie Review 2051

Anthony Mann’s tense and taut 1957 Western stars Henry Fonda as cynical ex-sheriff turned bounty hunter ‘Morg’ Hickman and Anthony Perkins as the young sheriff. Director Anthony Mann’s tense and taut 1957 Western film The […]

Jan, 04

Flamingo Road ***** (1949, Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian, Gladys George) – Classic Movie Review 2011

Director Michael Curtiz’s steamy and over-heated but memorable 1949 romantic noir melodrama finds the ideal star in the one and only Joan Crawford in her follow-up to the acclaimed Mildred Pierce, where she won the […]

Dec, 29

Ace in the Hole ***** (1951, Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall) – Classic Movie Review 1861

Co-writer/director Billy Wilder delivers one of his scintillating classic film noir thrillers in 1951. Kirk Douglas stars in one of his most unforgettable roles as the archetypal all-time ruthless reporter Chuck Tatum. Tatum is a […]

Nov, 21

One-Eyed Jacks ***** (1961, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden) – Classic Movie Review 1678

Director/star Marlon Brando’s legendary 1961 revenge Western is an explosive emotional and visual powderkeg, with a great flavour of the Old West. It was a troubled production but that doesn’t show on screen. Brando took […]

Sep, 15

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