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The Outlaw **** (1943, Jane Russell, Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston) – Classic Movie Review 1672

Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) welcomes Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel, or correctly Buetel) into his ranch where Billy forcibly romps in the hay with Doc’s mistress, a big-breasted country woman called Rio McDonald (Jane Russell) […]

Sep, 14

First Blood **** (1982, Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna) – Classic Movie Review 1599

Director Ted Kotcheff’s 1982 action thriller First Blood profitably started Sylvester Stallone off on a new career as his iconic character, Vietnam veteran John J Rambo, rivalling his Rocky character for popularity. Indeed its success […]

Aug, 28

Dogville **** (2003, Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany) – Classic Movie Review 1496

Director Lars von Trier’s challenging, not to say intimidating, 2003 epic is a minimalist parable playing out on a stage-like set. It stars Nicole Kidman, who gives a tour de force in one of her […]

Jul, 30

My Little Chickadee **** (1940, Mae West, W C Fields, Joseph Calleia) – Classic Movie Review 1266

Director Edward F Cline’s attractive and appealing 1940 comedy My Little Chickadee provides the one and only screen teaming of all-time great comedy favourites Mae West and W C Fields and it is treasurable just […]

May, 31

Destry Rides Again ***** (1939, James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Una Merkel, Brian Donlevy, Charles Winninger) – Classic Movie Review 1238

George Marshall’s classic 1939 black and white movie Destry Rides Again will always be regarded as the definitive version of the famous Max Brand story. Yet ironically it bears no relation to Brand’s popular novel […]

May, 21

The Last Stand (15) *** (2013, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville) – Movie Review

It seems like old times. There are photos of Brucie, Sly and Arnie all over town advertising their new movies. In his first star role in 10 years, the guvernator Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with […]

May, 03

Pale Rider **** (1985, Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress) – Classic Movie Review 1169

Producer-director Clint Eastwood’s 1985 Western Pale Rider impresses with its riffs on the very similar 1953 classic Shane and his own 1973 film High Plains Drifter. The first mainstream Hollywood Western after the catastrophic financial […]

May, 02

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