Derek Winnert

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Main Street after Dark ** (1945, Edward Arnold, Selena Royle, Tom Trout, Audrey Totter, Dan Duryea, Hume Cronyn, Dorothy Morris) – Classic Movie Review 12,055

The pleasingly played 1945 noir crime drama film Main Street after Dark stars Edward Arnold as Lieutenant Lorrigan, who takes a dim view of a criminal family of pickpockets (Selena Royle, Tom Trout, Audrey Totter). […]

Apr, 11

Sniper *** (1993, Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J T Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 11,272

‘One Shot. One Kill. No Exceptions.’ Director Luis Llosa’s 1993 Sniper stars Billy Zane as American rookie Richard Miller, who is helicoptered into South America to join US Marine veteran Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) on […]

Jun, 05

Swing High, Swing Low *** (1937, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon, Dorothy Lamour) – Classic Movie Review 11,249

Paramount Pictures’ 1937 black and white romantic comedy drama movie Swing High, Swing Low stars Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray as entertainers in and out of love.  Director Mitchell Leisen’s 1937 Paramount Pictures black and […]

May, 28

A Soldier’s Story **** (1984, Howard E Rollins Jr, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier, Denzel Washington) – Classic Movie Review 11,169

‘Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder… and the truth is a story you won’t forget.’ Director Norman Jewison’s 1984 film A Soldier’s […]

May, 05

A Soldier’s Tale ** (1989, Gabriel Byrne, Marianne Basler, Judge Reinhold, Paul Wyett) – Classic Movie Review 11,168

‘For one brief weekend, their love was all that mattered.’ Director Larry Parr’s conscientious, well-acted, low-key, touching little 1989 World War Two romantic drama A Soldier’s Tale is based on the novel by M K […]

May, 05

It’s a Grand Life *** (1953, Frank Randle, Diana Dors, Dan Young, Michael Brennan) – Classic Movie Review 11,117

Producer-director John E Blakeley’s 1953 low budget British black and white comedy It’s a Grand Life is the cheery final film showcase for vulgar Lancashire music-hall comic Frank Randle, which may be recommendation enough. It […]

Apr, 20

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning * (1985, Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams) – Classic Movie Review 10,336

Director Lance Hool’s 1985 film Missing in Action 2: The Beginning brings back Chuck Norris in the Seventies-set prequel to 1984’s hit Missing in Action, in which Colonel James Braddock (Norris) has a terrible time […]

Sep, 22

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