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Giro City *** (1982, Glenda Jackson, Jon Finch, Kenneth Colley) – Classic Movie Review 9992

Writer-director Karl Francis’s powerful 1982 left-wing thriller drama Giro City centres around TV documentary coverage of IRA activity in Dublin and British civic corruption, and offers unusually strong roles for Glenda Jackson and Jon Finch. […]

Jul, 03

Broadcast News **** (1987, William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Jack Nicholson, Joan Cusack, Lois Chiles, Robert Prosky) – Classic Movie Review 8446

Writer-director James L Brooks’s smooth and amusing 1987 TV news comedy Broadcast News is easy-going but still with a sharp, intelligent edge. It purrs along smoothly thanks to the three attractive stars – William Hurt […]

May, 08

No Blade of Grass *** (1970, Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, Patrick Holt, Lynne Frederick, John Hamill) – Classic Movie Review 7626

Writer/ producer/ director Cornel Wilde came to Britain to direct the 1970 eco-warrior movie No Blade of Grass, a green-friendly, concerned and often involving sci-fi action thriller, which stars his wife Jean Wallace, along with […]

Sep, 29

The Woman in Red *** (1984, Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey, Gilda Radner) – Classic Movie Review 4269

Gene Wilder writes, directs and stars in this extremely bubbly and highly amusing 1984 madcap romantic comedy The Woman in Red, based on Yves Robert’s 1976 French farcical film Pardon Mon Affaire [Un éléphant ça trompe […]

Aug, 30

Network ***** (1976, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Beatrice Straight) – Classic Movie Review 1,191

Director Sidney Lumet’s 1976 four-Oscar-winner film Network has proved a highly regarded, lasting classic, an American satirical black comedy-drama gem. It has a great script and even greater acting. Network became only the second film to win three of the […]

May, 09

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