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Age Staff
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The Age (Australia)
Movies reviews only
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Bringing Up Baby (1938) |
It is Cary Grant's film chiefly, with Charlie Ruggles all too briefly amusing in his jungle calls. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jul 25, 2023
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) |
There was little to recommend [it] as pleasant entertainment. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Apr 24, 2023
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The Black Pirate (1926) |
While the theme creates intense interest right through it combines a scenic attractiveness rarely seen. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Mar 22, 2023
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The Dark Angel (1935) |
A powerful climax to a film that starts a little obscurely and develops slowly. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Mar 09, 2023
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) |
Many fine adjectives must be employed to describe it, and they would not be adequate, even though the list include the words lovely, beautiful, exquisite, and marvellous. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 20, 2022
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My Four Years in Germany (1918) |
Throughout, Mr. Gerard's reminiscences are very closely followed... and while at times there are crudities in the presentation -- particularly in in those scenes relating to the horrors of war -- the film contains much that is interesting. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Maltese Falcon (1941) |
A mystery film that rises far above the level of the usual "who-done-its." - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 11, 2022
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) |
Several catchy old-time tunes are woven into the story, and the color Is delightful; It ls all very gay and diverting and skilful direction Is backed with excellent acting, most notably from Judy Garland and little Margaret O'Brien. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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King Kong (1933) |
From start to finish it is one big series of exciting spectacles packed with more improbabilities than Jules Verne could ever have encompassed. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 08, 2022
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
Words dominate a Capra film for the first time by design. It is the director's way of showing up Parliament and Its party puppets. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 08, 2022
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The Shop Around the Corner (1940) |
If you like its whimsical style you will certainly delight in the popular players. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
Pictorially and musically, the film is distinguished, and if the atmospheric continuity tends at one stage to become wearisome, the humor and philosophy of [the characters] amply compensate. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jul 26, 2022
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Marty (1955) |
Amiable, despairing, elated Ernest Borgnine is splendid as the hero. It is a superb performance. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 18, 2021
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Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
Sunset Boulevard is a triumph for Gloria Swanson, star of the silent days, and now at the top of the ladder in this more difficult talking era. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 11, 2021
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The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
The "story" is otherwise well told in satirical strength, with a cleverness which is refreshing. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jun 09, 2021
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North by Northwest (1959) |
There are scenes so improbable and goonish without any goonish intent that laughter is the only appropriate reaction. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jun 08, 2021
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1913) |
[Last Days of Pompeii] is intensely interesting, and furnishes another example of the high standard which has been attained in cinematographic art. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jun 04, 2021
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The Women (1939) |
Norma Shearer does her work charmingly. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted May 24, 2021
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Modern Times (1936) |
Modern Times is a film worth waiting for, and a worthy successor of City Lights. Chaplin's outlook has not changed, and he uses the cinema as a medium with marvellous dexterity. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted May 06, 2021
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
By its very theatricality, its dramatic punctuation, its irony (in the manner of Lewis Carroll, but with touches of sophistication) and its elaborate scenic scope, The Wizard of Oz makes amazing pantomime. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted May 03, 2021
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Rebecca (1940) |
There is beauty and force in the script of Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison, while Alfred Hitchcock's direction is typical of that Englishman's wayward genius in a blend of artistry, fantasy and melodrama. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Apr 12, 2021
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Romeo and Juliet (1916) |
The balcony scene is one of the gems of the performance. The street scenes of Venora are faithfully represented, and the interiors in Juliet's home are especially good. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Mar 05, 2021
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The Miracle (1912) |
Apart from the imaginative story, the magnificent setting, transplanted from Covent Garden, surprised and delighted a vast audience. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Feb 26, 2021
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Babes in Arms (1939) |
Should there have been any doubt in your mind as to the progress of the 19-year-old comedian Mickey Rooney, Babes in Arms... with Judy Garland and Charles Winninger starred also, will set it at rest. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Feb 12, 2021
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Casablanca (1942) |
It has exciting story to unfold - and it does at a tempo that allows no slackening of suspense; It has a solid quota of romance, plenty of skilful characterisation, a fair issue of comedy, and, into the bargain, it has the exotic background of Casablanca. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Feb 10, 2021
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Merton of the Movies (1924) |
A story of human aspirations, heartaches and disappointments, and blended in it is some delightful comedy. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Feb 05, 2021
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The Defiant Ones (1958) |
It is a film full of the sounds of fury, and it deals, through a cleverly contrived situation, with the necessity for racial co-operation. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jan 30, 2021
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The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927) |
The picture is well produced, and there are some fine mob scenes in it. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Jan 08, 2021
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Daughter of Shanghai (1937) |
The means by which the leaders of this illicit traffic are discovered and finally brought to justice is shown in an exciting and absorbing film. Anna May Wong is splendid. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 11, 2020
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Gentleman Jim (1942) |
Saved chiefly by a few comedy sequences and an attractive girl from being a continual boxing, match, Gentleman Jim is a film which will be appreciated only by keen supporters of the sport. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 08, 2020
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4 Devils (1928) |
So naturally are the sound effects rendered -- applause, expressions of alarm and so on -- that complete illusion results. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 03, 2020
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A Night at the Opera (1935) |
This is pantomime at its best, and the greatest clown of the three is Harpo. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 20, 2020
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The Whistler (1944) |
Unfortunately, it has been handled by a script writer and director with barely an original thought between them, so that it is developed in a drab, routine manner. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) |
This is the 14th of the Hardy films, and most fllmgoers should know by now whether it is likely to toe their cup of tea. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) |
It is in technicolor, and this fact, combined with the period dressing and lavish sets, imparts some charm to the production. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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Now, Voyager (1942) |
Bette Davis, as the neurotic daughter, Claude Rains, the doctor, and Paul Henreid, combine to make a fine production. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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The Seventh Cross (1944) |
[Spencer Tracy's] acting, always sincere, is consistently compelling, despite the fact that the theme of Anna Segher's best seller "The Seventh Cross," is not without its limitations. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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Double Indemnity (1944) |
A melodrama of first-rate standard. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 18, 2020
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The Legion of the Condemned (1928) |
The final scenes in the drama are both exciting and interesting. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Nov 13, 2020
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Cabiria (1914) |
Quo Vadis and Cleopatra, which were produced by the same company and created such a favorable impression in Melbourne a few months ago, pale into insignificance before Cabiria. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 16, 2020
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The Invisible Man Returns (1940) |
[The drama] is vividly sustained, and the technical tricks employed in a cleverly handled production make the incredible credible enough to prove grisly. But there is a leavening of humor, too. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 14, 2020
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Son of Frankenstein (1939) |
If the story has any value, it contains a rather unnecessary warning to medical men not to carry scientific curiosity too far. None of this detracts, however, from the quality of the acting. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 14, 2020
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The Invisible Man (1933) |
A marvel of film technique. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 08, 2020
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) |
The onlooker, instead of being filled with righteous horror and indignation, begins to find so much super invention and thoroughness irresistibly comic. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Oct 07, 2020
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Song of the Flame (1930) |
The coloring is gay and artistic, and the singing reproduces in something of an operatic atmosphere. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 29, 2020
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Kismet (1930) |
The experiment of adapting such a notable stage success as Kismet to the talking screen has proved an outstanding success in the case of the film of that name. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 28, 2020
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The Battle Cry of Peace (1915) |
Realistic scenes of huge skyscraper buildings tottering to the ground under bombardment are amongst the thrilling pictures screened. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 28, 2020
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The Dark Angel (1925) |
Tragic war scenes, thrilling fox-hunting episodes and excellent acting help to make The Dark Angel all that it is claimed. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 18, 2020
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The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921) |
It contained many dramatic incidents, and the acting was fully up to the standard of the bent English and American productions. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 14, 2020
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A Sainted Devil (1924) |
[A Sainted Devil] is full of thrilling sensations and intrigue, supplemented by gorgeous staging and wonderful dancing. - The Age (Australia)
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| Posted Sep 10, 2020
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