Derek Winnert

Reviews

House of Blackmail ** (1953, Mary Germaine, William Sylvester, Alexander Gauge, John Arnatt, Denis Shaw, Ingeborg Wells, Patricia Owens) – Classic Movie Review 13,361

The 1953 British filler thriller film House of Blackmail stars Mary Germaine and William Sylvester as a fashion photographer and a soldier who become mixed up with a blackmailer and murder. Director Maurice Elvey’s 1953 […]

Jan, 22

Dance Little Lady ** (1954, Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling, Mandy Miller, Guy Rolfe, Eunice Gayson) – Classic Movie Review 13,361

Val Guest’s 1954 British drama film Dance Little Lady stars Mai Zetterling as a ballerina who discovers she’ll never dance again but begins to live her life vicariously through her talented daughter (Mandy Miller).  Director […]

Jan, 22

Larger Than Life * (1996, Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughy, Linda Fiorentino, Keith David, Pat Hingle, Jeremy Piven, Harve Presnell, Lois Smith) – Classic Movie Review 13,364

Bill Murray stars in director Howard Franklin’s silly 1996 road comedy film Larger Than Life as a motivational speaker who inherits an elephant from his father. Bill Murray stars in director Howard Franklin’s silly 1996 […]

Jan, 21

The Happiness of Three Women ** (1954, Eynon Evans, Brenda de Banzie, Petula Clark, Patricia Cutts) – Classic Movie Review 13,363

The 1954 British drama The Happiness of Three Women stars Eynon Evans in his simple, folksy film of his own play (The Wishing Well) as a Welsh postman and poet who helps three sad women […]

Jan, 21

Wonder Man *** (1945, Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S Z Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Otto Kruger, Steve Cochran) – Classic Movie Review 13,362

The 1945 fantasy Technicolor comedy musical film Wonder Man stars Danny Kaye in two roles, as a bookish student and his murdered club entertainer identical twin. The special effects won an Oscar, and it was […]

Jan, 21

The Summer with Carmen **** (2023, Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Andreas Lampropoulos, Nikolas Mihas, Roubini Vasilakopoulou, Vasilis Tsigristaris) – Classic Movie Review 13,361

The 2023 Greek comedy-drama film The Summer with Carmen (2023) is a sweet treat, as two gay best buddies argue, bitch and bicker on the road to life and movie realisation. Co-writer/ director Zacharías Mavroidís’s […]

Jan, 20
Pay or Die **** (1960, Ernest Borgnine, Alan Austin, Zohra Lampert, Robert F Simon, Renata Vanni, John Marley) – Classic Movie Review 13,360

Pay or Die **** (1960, Ernest Borgnine, Alan Austin, Zohra Lampert, Robert F Simon, Renata Vanni, John Marley) – Classic Movie Review 13,360

The 1960 crime film Pay or Die tells the real-life story of Mafia-led extortion racketeers in lower Manhattan’s Little Italy. Ernest Borgnine stars as the NYPD Lieutenant whose Italian Squad takes on the Black Hand.  […]

Jan, 20

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