Derek Winnert

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Samson and Delilah *** (1949, Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Henry Wilcoxon, Olive Deering) – Classic Movie Review 6862

Hedy Lamarr appears as Delilah opposite Victor Mature’s Samson in Cecil B DeMille’s lurid romantic biblical epic film Samson and Delilah in 1949. Lamarr has a great time playing ‘HISTORY’S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TREACHEROUS WOMAN!’  It […]

Mar, 26

David and Bathsheba ** (1951, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore) – Classic Movie Review 5495

Director Henry King’s 1951 biblical film is the second book of Samuel according to screen-writer Philip Dunne, producer Darryl F Zanuck and the 20th Century Fox studio. It was nominated for five Oscars – Best […]

May, 24

Paper Moon ***** (1973, Ryan O’Neal, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn) – Classic Movie Review 2283

‘I called up Orson Welles who was in Rome and said: Hey, what do you think of this title, Paper Moon. There was a long pause and he says: That title is so good you […]

Mar, 19

The Bible… In the Beginning [La bibbia] ** (1966, Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, George C Scott, Ava Gardner, Stephen Boyd, Peter O’Toole, John Huston, Franco Nero) – Classic Movie Review 1045

Director John Huston’s worthy but miscalculated 1966 Old Testament epic boasts a spectacular production and beautiful widescreen images, courtesy ace cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno. But, alas, it is dragged down by an uninspiring screenplay (even though playwright […]

Apr, 04

The Passion of the Christ *** (2004, Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern) – Classic Movie Review 1029

Co-writer/co-producer/director Mel Gibson’s 2004 biblical epic is a totally gruelling but ultimately uplifting and thought-provoking religious experience. Jim Caviezel is the noble embodiment of Jesus Christ, betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane then tortured in […]

Mar, 31

The Passion of Darkly Noon **** (1995, Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen) – Classic Movie Review 732

Clever British writer-director Philip Ridley’s 1996 mystery thriller is a real eye-opener. Brendan Fraser stars as Darkly Noon, a handsome young man with a strict religious background, who is found ailing and exhausted in the American […]

Jan, 22

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