Derek Winnert

Reviews

Captain Blackjack [Black Jack] * (1950, George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 12,218

Co-writer/ producer/ director Julien Duvivier’s murky and muddled 1950 adventure film Captain Blackjack [Black Jack] tells a tale of hidden identities, smuggling and the cops along the Spanish coast, Unfortunately it is an unworthy vehicle […]

Jul, 05

Surrender ** (1987, Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg, Peter Boyle, Jackie Cooper, Julie Kavner, Louise Lasser and ImanClassic Movie Review 12,217

Writer-director Jerry Belson’s 1987 American comedy film Surrender stars Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg, Peter Boyle, Julie Kavner, Louise Lasser, Iman and Jackie Cooper in his final film role. You may well feel like conceding under […]

Jul, 05

West of Broadway ** (1931, John Gilbert, El Brendel, Lois Moran, Madge Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Conroy) – Classic Movie Review 12,216

Director Harry Beaumont’s 1931 comedy romantic drama film West of Broadway stars John Gilbert as Chicago alcoholic millionaire Jerry Stevens, who has at least one drink too many and wakes up to a bride called […]

Jul, 04

Fire Birds [Wings of the Apache] ** (1990, Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,215

Nicolas Cage stars in the 1990 American military action film Fire Birds [Wings of the Apache] as US Army Apache-assault-helicopter pilot Jake Preston, who is trained to peak fitness by tough chief warrant officer Brad Little (Tommy […]

Jul, 03

Once in a Lifetime *** (1932, Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox, Aline MacMahon, Russell Hopton, ZaSu Pitts) – Classic Movie Review 12,214

Jack Oakie stars in the welcome 1932 movie comedy Once in a Lifetime about the advent of talking pictures, based on the vintage George S Kaufman and Moss Hart play.  Director Russell Mack’s 1932 comedy […]

Jul, 01

The Perfect Woman *** (1949, Patricia Roc, Nigel Patrick, Stanley Holloway, Miles Malleson, Irene Handl, David Hurst) – Classic Movie Review 12,213

‘Designed for tired businessmen!’ THE PERFECT WOMAN (1949) is a robot! Director Bernard Knowles’s 1949 British comedy film The Perfect Woman stars Patricia Roc as Penelope Belman, the niece of scientist Professor Belman (Miles Malleson), […]

Jun, 30

The Wings of the Dove *** (1997, Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern) – Classic Movie Review 12,212

Director Iain Softley’s 1997 British-American romantic drama film The Wings of the Dove is based on the 1902 novel by Henry James, and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Alison Elliott, […]

Jun, 30

Navigation

Please use the navigation to move within this section.