Derek Winnert

Reviews

Kill Me Tomorrow ** (1957, Pat O’Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris, Tommy Steele) – Classic Movie Review 11,137

Director Terence Fisher’s 1957 black and white thriller Kill Me Tomorrow stars Pat O’Brien as hard-drinking old reporter Bart Crosbie, who desperately needs money to finance an operation for his son, so falsely he owns […]

Apr, 26

Mantrap *** (1953, Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore, Kay Kendall, Bill Travers) – Classic Movie Review 11,136

Terence Fisher’s suspenseful 1953 British crime film Mantrap [Man in Hiding] stars Paul Henreid as a lawyer detective who, helped by his secretary (Kay Kendall), tries to show that a man on the run (Kieron […]

Apr, 25

Stolen Face *** (1952, Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, André Morell) – Classic Movie Review 11,135

‘Cross this dame off your list… wrong for any man… desired by all!’ US stars Paul Henreid and Lizabeth Scott popped over to England for director Terence Fisher’s snappy 1952 schlock Hammer Films / Lippert […]

Apr, 25

The Virtuoso *** (2021, Anson Mount, Anthony Hopkins, Abbie Cornish, Diora Baird, Eddie Marsan, David Morse, Richard Brake) – Movie Review

Producer-director Nick Stagliano’s satisfying and strong 2021 action crime thriller The Virtuoso stars Anson Mount as lonesome assassin The Virtuoso, who must find and kill a rogue hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt to The […]

Apr, 23

Paris Nous Appartient [Paris Belongs to Us] *** (1961, Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prévost) – Classic Movie Review 11,130

French New Wave cinema giant Jacques Rivette’s 1961 first film Paris Nous Appartient [Paris Belongs to Us] concerns the young and artistic elite who stay in deserted Paris in August, and particularly Terry Yordan (Françoise […]

Apr, 23

Paris Vu Par [Six in Paris] *** (1965, Jean-Pierre Andréani, Stéphane Audran, Nadine Ballot) – Classic Movie Review 11,129

The 1965 film Paris Vu Par [Six in Paris] is a starry, enjoyable French New Wave portmanteau movie or anthology film, exploring the delights of different parts of Paris, as seen through the eyes of […]

Apr, 23

Paris When It Sizzles * (1964, William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Grégoire Aslan, Noël Coward) – Classic Movie Review 11,128

Director Richard Quine’s 1964 film Paris When It Sizzles is a star-studded comedy lacking both style and panache. It wastes the many talents of its stars on a torpor-inducing script, based on a French original […]

Apr, 23

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