Derek Winnert

Reviews

East of Piccadilly [The Strangler] *** (1941, Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis) – Classic Movie Review 12,326

The 1941 thriller East of Piccadilly [The Strangler] stars Judy Campbell as a crime reporter who links up with a thriller writer (Sebastian Shaw) to reveal a London Soho silk stocking strangler Director Harold Huth’s […]

Oct, 02

Domenica d’agosto **** (1950, Anna Baldini, Vera Carmi, Emilio Cigoli, Franco Interlenghi, Elvy Lissiak, Massimo Serato, Mario Vitale, Marcello Mastroianni) – Classic Movie Review 12,325

Director Luciano Emmer’s 1950 Italian multi-story comedy and drama film Domenica d’agosto [Sunday in August] is a haunting pleasure and a sweet delight, in which a rich assortment of different people spend a hot Sunday at […]

Oct, 01

Tony Arzenta – Big Guns [No Way Out] **** (1973, Alain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina, Marc Porel, Roger Hanin) – Classic Movie Review 12,324

‘By mistake they killed his wife and child – THAT was a hell of a mistake!’ Yes, that’s the spoiler alert advertising, but the mistake is when the Milan-based mafia hitman Tony Arzenta tells his bosses […]

Sep, 26

Deux Hommes dans la Ville [Two Men in Town] [Two Against the Law] **** (1973, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Mimsy Farmer, Victor Lanoux, Michel Bouquet) – Classic Movie Review 12,323

José Giovanni’s distinguished 1973 French crime drama Deux Hommes dans la Ville [Two Against the Law] boasts a remarkable cast headed by Jean Gabin and Alain Delon. Writer-director José Giovanni’s distinguished 1973 French crime and […]

Sep, 24

The Magician of Lublin ** (1979, Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine, Shelley Winters, Lou Jacobi) – Classic Movie Review 12,322

Director Menahem Golan’s 1979 drama film The Magician of Lublin stars Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine, Shelley Winters, and Lou Jacobi, and is based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The Magician of Lublin […]

Sep, 24

Flowers in the Attic ** (1987, Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson) – Classic Movie Review 12,321

Writer-director Jeffrey Bloom’s 1987 American psychological drama film Flowers in the Attic stars Louise Fletcher and Victoria Tennant, and is based on V C Andrews’s extremely popular 1979 Gothic novel. Flowers in the Attic is […]

Sep, 24

Two Moon Junction * (1988, Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol) – Classic Movie Review 12,320

Writer-director Zalman King’s steamy 1988 erotic thriller sex film Two Moon Junction has a very good cast but is dismally handled. It is much more of a sex film than a romance. Sherilyn Fenn plays […]

Sep, 24

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