Derek Winnert

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The Bridge on the River Kwai ***** (1957, Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa) – Classic Movie Review 1396

Director David Lean’s 1957 dramatisation of Pierre Boulle’s 1952 French novel about the building of a Burma railway bridge under Japanese coercion by British prisoners-of-war is an enduring, magnificent achievement. It won seven Academy Awards, […]

Jul, 05

Gravity ***** (2013, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris ) – Movie Review

Easily one of 2013’s finest films, Gravity enjoyed ten Oscar nominations, and on the night of March 2 2014 won seven of them, including Best Director, Cinematography, Score and Visual Effects. Alas, it missed out on […]

Oct, 14

The Graduate ***** (1967, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross) – Classic Movie Review 216

‘Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you’re trying to tell me?’ And here’s to you, Mrs Robinson! At her most stylish and beautiful, a sensational Anne Bancroft enjoys her most famous […]

Sep, 03

The Quiet Man ***** (1952, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara) – Classic Movie Review 62

Winning his all-time-record fourth (and last) Best Director Oscar, director John Ford is totally in his element in this delightful, boisterous, good-natured 1952 movie. A double Academy Award winner, it is sparkily written Frank S […]

Jul, 18

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