Derek Winnert

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The Strip *** (1951, Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest, James Craig, Louis Armstrong, Kay Brown, Tommy Rettig, Tom Powers) – Classic Movie Review 11,507)

Mickey Rooney, Louis Armstrong and a film noir musical melodrama – and still it lost money. Director László Kardos’s American crime film noir 1951 The Strip stars Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest, James Craig, […]

Aug, 23

The Buddy Holly Story **** (1978, Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan, Maria Richwine) – Classic Movie Review 11,376

Director Steve Rash’s 1978 The Buddy Holly Story stars Gary Busey, who was Oscar nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role for his riveting portrayal of the bespectacled Fifties rock ‘n’ roll star Buddy […]

Jul, 09

Cobra Verde *** (1987, Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy) – Classic Movie Review 10,202

Director Werner Herzog reunites with his Aguirre, Wrath of God star Klaus Kinski for Cobra Verde in 1988 as an infamous Brazilian bandit, Francisco Manoel da Silva, sent to exploit slaves in West Africa during […]

Aug, 20

The Gene Krupa Story **½ (1959, Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren) – Classic Movie Review 9856

Director Don Weis’s 1959 black and white biographical music drama The Gene Krupa Story [Drum Crazy] stars Sal Mineo plays the famous jazz drummer Gene Krupa, whose use of alcohol and marijuana led to jail […]

Jun, 02

Four Flies on Grey Velvet [4 mosche di velluto grigio] *** (1971, Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Francine Racette, Bud Spencer) – Classic Movie Review 8152

‘When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh…’ Writer-director Dario Argento’s 1971 Italian giallo horror thriller Four Flies on Grey Velvet [4 mosche di velluto grigio] is the third in director Argento’s Animal Trilogy, following The […]

Feb, 19

The Reluctant Debutante ***½ (1958, Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Angela Lansbury, Peter Myers, Diane Clare) – Classic Movie Review 4,511

Vincente Minnelli’s funny 1958 film The Reluctant Debutante stars Rex Harrison and his wife Kay Kendall as a couple who decide to launch their reluctant debutante daughter (Sandra Dee) into posh society. It is a […]

Oct, 23

Splendor *** (1999, Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar, Kelly Macdonald, Eric Mabius) – Classic Movie Review 4047

Kathleen Robertson stars as a mid-20s girl named Veronica who decides to spice up her life by introducing her two boyfriends Abel and Zed (Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar) to each other, creating a harmonious love triangle. […]

Jul, 19

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