Derek Winnert

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This Above All *** (1942, Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Gladys Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 12,835

The poignant 1942 Oscar-winning wartime romantic drama film This Above All stars Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine in their prime, and is based on a novel by Eric Knight. Director Anatole Litvak’s poignant 1942 Oscar-winning […]

Mar, 31

Cibrâil [The Visitor] *** (2011, Sinan Hancili, Engin Sert, Martina Hesse) – Classic Movie Review 12,834

Tor Iben’s 2011 German film Cibrâil [The Visitor] is sweet, simple and straightforward, and familiar, but told freshly with old-style fades and zoom shots, plus new-style intense close-ups of faces and bodies, and fragrant views […]

Mar, 30

Strongroom *** (1962, Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn, Derren Nesbitt, Keith Faulkner) – Classic Movie Review 12,833

Director Vernon Sewell’s commendably tense and tight 1962 British heist thriller film Strongroom stars Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn, Derren Nesbitt, and Keith Faulkner. Three small-time crooks – Griff (Derren Nesbitt), Len (Keith Faulkner) and Len’s brother […]

Mar, 30

Animals **** (2012, Oriol Pla, Augustus Prew, Dimitri Leonidas, Roser Tapias, Javier Beltrán, Martin Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 12,832

Marçal Forés’s very strange and extremely imaginative 2012 Spanish coming-of-age drama film Animals is a fascinating oddity following the angst-ridden journey of a troubled 17-year-old schoolboy called Pol (Oriol Pla). Writer/ director Marçal Forés’s very […]

Mar, 29

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin *** (1967, Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Hermione Baddeley, Karl Malden) – Classic Movie Review 12,831

The 1967 American comedy film The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin is an amusing, very jovial Walt Disney spoof Western starring Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette and Karl Malden. Director James Neilson’s 1967 American comedy film The […]

Mar, 28

Devil’s Bait ** (1959, Geoffrey Keen, Jane Hylton, Gordon Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 12,829

The odd, rather interesting little 1959 British B-movie drama film Devil’s Bait stars Geoffrey Keen, Jane Hylton and Gordon Jackson. Director Peter Graham Scott’s odd, rather interesting little 1959 film Devil’s Bait stars Geoffrey Keen, […]

Mar, 23

A Prince [Un Prince] *** (2023, Mathieu Amalric, Antoine Pirotte, Françoise Lebrun, Maxime Savouray, Chiman Dangi) – Classic Movie Review 12,830

Ah the joys of the French countryside! Director Pierre Creton’s 2023 French drama film A Prince [Un Prince] is a very strange story, very strangely told, most hippy dippy, most arty, very French. The synopsis makes […]

Mar, 20

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