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Moon Over Parador ** (1988, Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga) – Classic Movie Review 11,357

Moon Over Parador (1988): ‘Welcome to Parador. The Dictator’s cold, the First Lady’s hot, the people are revolting… and Jack Noah just got the role of his life.’ Co-writer/ producer/ director Paul Mazursky’s 1988 comedy […]

Jun, 30

The Ploughman’s Lunch **** (1983, Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry, Rosemary Harris, Frank Finlay, Bill Paterson) – Classic Movie Review 9767

Director Richard Eyre’s intelligent and well-observed 1983 political British drama film The Ploughman’s Lunch stars Jonathan Pryce, who is creepy and convincing as James Penfield, an egotistical radio journalist, who writes a book on Suez […]

May, 14

Speechless *** (1994, Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve) – Classic Movie Review 9247

[Spoiler alert] The vivacious personalities of Michael Keaton and Geena Davis greatly enliven director Ron Underwood’s engaging, unfairly UK straight-to-video 1994 romantic comedy Speechless, about two rival political speech-writers who find that opposites attract, fighting […]

Jan, 09

Other People’s Money *** (1991, Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones) – Classic Movie Review 8771

Director Norman Jewison’s 1991 romantic comedy drama Other People’s Money stars Danny DeVito, who enjoys himself as Larry the Liquidator, lover of doughnuts, the violin, his computer and other people’s money. But when Larry tries […]

Jul, 30

As Young as You Feel *** (1951, Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, Constance Bennett, Jean Peters, Marilyn Monroe) – Classic Movie Review 7601

Director Harmon Jones’s 1951 comedy As Young as You Feel stars Monty Woolley in excellent role for him (although it was intended for Clifton Webb) as an old employee John Hodges, who is angered at […]

Sep, 20

The Pride of the Yankees **** (1942, Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea) – Classic Movie Review 7157

Director Sam Wood’s 1942 biographical drama The Pride of the Yankees stars an ideally cast Gary Cooper, in one of his most fondly remembered roles, who has no trouble at all stirring up the emotions […]

Jun, 12

War of the Satellites ** (1958, Richard Devon, Dick Miller, Susan Cabot, Eric Sinclair, Michael Fox, Robert Shayne, Bruno VeSota) – Classic Movie Review 3753

Producer-director Roger Corman’s primitive 1958 low-budget ($70,000) black-and-white science-fiction film stars Richard Devon (as Dr Pol Van Ponder), Dick Miller (as Dave Boyer) and Susan Cabot (as Sybil Carrington), and was quickly made to exploit the media frenzy over the launch of […]

May, 26

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