Derek Winnert

Reviews

Agnes Browne ** (1999, Anjelica Huston, Marion O’Dwyer, Niall O’Shea, Ciaran Owens, Ray Winstone, Arno Chevrier) – Classic Movie Review 10,938

Anjelica Huston directs herself in her 1999 comedy drama star vehicle Agnes Browne, with a screenplay by Brendan O’Carroll and John Goldsmith, based on the novel by John Goldsmith. Anjelica Huston must have kissed the […]

Feb, 19

Agnes of God **** (1985, Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly) – Classic Movie Review 10,937

Director Norman Jewison’s 1985 mystery drama Agnes of God stars Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly. It was nominated for three Oscars: Best Actress (Anne Bancroft), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meg Tilly) […]

Feb, 19

Agatha *** (1979, Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton) – Classic Movie Review 10,936

Director Michael Apted’s 1979 imaginative British biopic Agatha is based on a film story by Kathleen Tynan, and stars Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton. It is helpfully advertised as ‘a fictional solution to […]

Feb, 19

The Affair of the Necklace *** (2001, Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Christopher Walken, Brian Cox, Joely Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 10,935

‘Her Birthright Was Stolen. Her Dignity Taken. Her Rights Denied. Deception Was The Only Option.’ Director Charles Shyer’s 2001 American historical film The Affair of the Necklace is a plush and handsome if dramatically mild period […]

Feb, 18

The Money Trap *** (1965, Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer, Rita Hayworth, Ricardo Montalban, Joseph Cotten) – Classic Movie Review 10,934

Director Burt Kennedy’s 1966 watchable but strained Macbeth-style neo noir police crime thriller The Money Trap is a reunion of the great Gilda co-stars (20 years on), Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth, but by now, […]

Feb, 18

The Loves of Carmen ** (1948, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Victor Jory, Ron Randell, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly) – Classic Movie Review 10,933

The 1948 Technicolor romantic drama film The Loves of Carmen re-teams Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth is ideal as the wild gypsy sexy señorita Carmen Garcia, giving a fiery performance in a disappointingly passionless […]

Feb, 18

Affair in Trinidad *** (1952, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis, Torin Thatcher) – Classic Movie Review 10,932

The 1952 black and white crime thriller film Affair in Trinidad re-teams the stars of the 1946 film noir masterwork Gilda, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. The star team still shines, but the Gilda magic […]

Feb, 18

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