Derek Winnert

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It’s That Man Again *** (1943, Tommy Handley, Greta Gynt, Jack Train) – Classic Movie Review 10,889

Director Walter Forde’s cheerful 1943 British black and white wartime comedy It’s That Man Again is the film of the anarchic radio show by Ted Kavanagh, and stars Tommy Handley, Jack Train and Greta Gynt. […]

Feb, 07

Still of the Night *** (1982, Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 10,887

Writer-director Robert Benton’s sophisticated but old-fashioned 1982 Still of the Night, his follow-on from his 1979 big hit Kramer vs Kramer, reunites him with Meryl Streep for a surprisingly run-of-the-mill Hitchcockian suspense thriller. But, though […]

Feb, 06

A Slight Case of Murder **** (1938, Edward G Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Willard Parker, Ruth Donnelly, John Litel) – Classic Movie Review 10,886

Warner Bros’ inventive and witty 1938 vintage black and white crime comedy film A Slight Case of Murder is great fun, with ideally cast Edward G Robinson on top comic form sending up the usual […]

Feb, 06

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ***** (1974, Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Odetta) – Classic Movie Review 10,860

Director John Korty’s triumphant 1974 TV movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, based on the novel by Ernest J Gaines, is classic television. Cicely Tyson stars in the lead role as Jane Pittman, along […]

Jan, 31

Compañeros [Vamos a matar, compañeros] **** (1970, Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey) – Classic Movie Review 10,852

Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance and Fernando Rey star in the 1970 Technicolor and Techniscope spaghetti Western film Compañeros, one of director Sergio Corbucci’s admired classics. Director Sergio Corbucci’s 1970 Technicolor and Techniscope spaghetti […]

Jan, 31

We Shall See ** (1964, Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook, Alec Mango) – Classic Movie Review 10,838

The 1964 British black and white crime film We Shall See stars Maurice Kaufmann and Faith Brook as unhappily married couple Evan and Alva Collins, in another case of murder most foul in this minor […]

Jan, 27

The Man Who Changed His Mind [The Man Who Lived Again] *** (1936, Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder, Frank Cellier, Lyn Harding) – Classic Movie Review 10,833

Director Robert Stevenson’s 1936 black and white British science fiction horror film The Man Who Changed his Mind stars Boris Karloff and Anna Lee, is produced by Gainsborough Pictures and is also known as The Man Who Lived Again, […]

Jan, 26

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