Derek Winnert

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Zulu Dawn ** (1979, Peter O’Toole, Burt Lancaster, John Mills, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Michael Jayston, Ronald Pickup, Bob Hoskins, Ronald Lacey, Freddie Jones) – Classic Movie Review 8697

A fine cast is generally reliable if not particularly well used in director Douglas Hickox’s 1979 Zulu Dawn, a prequel to the 1964 Zulu, which focuses on the stubborn British commanders who lead their troops […]

Jul, 12

Freddy Got Fingered (2001, Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan) – Classic Movie Review 8696

Co-writer/ director Tom Green’s 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered stars Tom Green as failing unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody, who is forced to move back home where he ends up weaving a web of lies designed […]

Jul, 11

Caravan * (1934, Charles Boyer, Loretta Young, Jean Parker) – Classic Movie Review 8695

Director Erik Charrell’s 1934 Caravan is a flop piece of musical romantic whimsy with a strained script and mediocre songs, and poor Charles Boyer struggling as Latzi, a Hungarian violinist trapped between Countess Wilma (Loretta […]

Jul, 11

Oldboy [Oldeuboi] ***** (2003, Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang) – Classic Movie Review 8694

Director Chan-wook Park’s horrific 2003 South Korean mystery action thriller Oldboy is still crazy and wildly imaginative after all these years. Dark as pitch, it is an incredible scare and thrill ride. It keeps its […]

Jul, 11

Charlie Chan in Paris *** (1935, Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Thomas Beck, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Keye Luke) Classic Movie Review 8693

Director Lewis Seiler’s 1935 thriller Charlie Chan in Paris is the seventh film produced by the Fox Film Corporation with Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. ‘Hasty conclusion like gunpowder,’ says Chan, ‘tendency to explode.’ Charlie goes to Paris […]

Jul, 11

The Molly Maguires *** (1970, Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar) – Classic Movie Review 8,682

Sean Connery and Richard Harris give stalwart star performances in Martin Ritt’s extremely powerful 1970 historical drama film The Molly Maguires. Sean Connery and Richard Harris give stalwart star performances in co-producer/ director Martin Ritt’s […]

Jul, 07

The Collector **** (1965, Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne) – Classic Movie Review 8,681

The intense and involving 1965 suspense thriller The Collector stars Terence Stamp as a deranged bank clerk and butterfly collector, who decides to collect human specimens, and abducts a young art student (Samantha Eggar). Director […]

Jul, 07

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