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Raise the Red Lantern [Da hong deng long gao gao gua] ***** (1991, Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Caifei) – Classic Movie Review 7879

Director Zhang Yimou’s 1991 Raise the Red Lantern [Da hong deng long gao gao gua] is a visually beautiful, exquisitely acted film set in Twenties China among the concubines of a rich clan leader, Chen Zuoqian, […]

Dec, 04

A Walk in the Clouds **** (1995, Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Giancarlo Giannini, Anthony Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 7072

Director Alfonso Arau’s delicious and delightful 1995 full-on romantic drama A Walk in the Clouds stars Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Giancarlo Giannini and Anthony Quinn. It tells a sweet story with charm to spare, is compellingly acted, and nicely directed […]

May, 20

The Jazz Singer ** (1980, Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz) – Classic Movie Review 4992

The Jazz Singer’s sentimental story exploring the clash of the lure of showbiz versus the pull of family duty is impossibly dated. But director Richard Fleischer’s 1980 third film version of Sampson Raphaelson’s antique play […]

Feb, 14

Whale Rider ***½ (2003, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis) – Classic Movie Review 4509

Writer-director Niko Caro’s compelling 2003 New Zealand story of Maori teenage girl Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes)’s fight for acceptance by her tribal chief grandfather as a suitable future leader of the tribe makes for a gripping […]

Oct, 23

Fiddler on the Roof ***** (1971, Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon) – Classic Movie Review 2,115

Producer-director Norman Jewison’s triple Oscar-winning 1971 movie of the all-time great musical Fiddler on the Roof soars to the rooftops thanks to a great show and the spirited Topol’s charismatic star turn. On the route […]

Jan, 26

Bend It Like Beckham **** (2002, Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers) – Classic Movie Review 950

Co-writer/director Gurinder Chadha’s 2002 movie focuses on two 18-year-old girls who chase their dreams of playing professional soccer in this goal-scoring comedy. Jess (Parminder Nagra) just wants to play like her hero David Beckham, but […]

Mar, 20

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