Derek Winnert

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Marley & Me **** (2008, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner, Ann Dowd, Clarke Peters, Haley Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 4909

Attention, dog lovers! Director David Frankel’s fairly adorable 2008 comedy drama features Owen Wilson as Me, Marley as his labrador dog (named after Bob Marley) and Jennifer Aniston as his wife. The humans are both journalists, […]

Jan, 19

The Snake Pit **** (1948, Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi. Lee Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 4178

Director Anatole Litvak’s brutal and gruelling 1948 20th Century Fox American psychological drama film The Snake Pit features a blistering Oscar-nominated Best Actress performance from Olivia de Havilland that shines through this tale of a woman committed […]

Aug, 15

Duel in the Sun **** (1946, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford) – Classic Movie Review 4103

Producer David Selznick’s rousing 1946 Technicolor Western is blatantly obvious, luridly colourful and terribly kitsch. Selznick was aiming to repeat his success with Gone with the Wind, but he constantly interfered with his six top […]

Jul, 30

The Flintstones ** (1994, John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O’Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 3900

Director Brian Levant’s good-natured 1994 hit comedy is a desperate-to-please, juvenile farce based on William Hannah and Joseph Barbera’s beloved Sixties TV cartoon series The Flintstones (1960–1966). Despite its shortcomings, it has speed, some funny […]

Jun, 21

The Sea Hawk **** (1924, Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery) – Classic Movie Review 3859

Director Frank Lloyd’s once famous 1924 silent film of Rafael Sabatini’s sea-borne swashbuckler story is beautifully produced and still exciting. It was a big hit and ended up the highest grossing movie of 1924. Forgotten star […]

Jun, 13

The Broadway Melody **** (1929, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King, Kenneth Thomson, Eddie Kane) – Classic Movie Review 3624

ALL TALKING! ALL SINGING! ALL DANCING! Director Harry Beaumont’s 1929 movie is the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the first musical to win Best Picture Oscar. It is also the first MGM musical […]

Apr, 27

Big Daddy *** (1999, Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Leslie Mann, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna) – Classic Movie Review 3375

Adam Sandler plays 32-year-old slacker-genius Sonny Koufax, in Columbia Tri-Star’s hugely popular 1999 comedy, directed by Dennis Dugan, with a story and screenplay by Steve Franks. Sonny is a do-nothing law school graduate with an investment […]

Feb, 18

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