Derek Winnert

Ten Thousand Bedrooms ** (1957, Dean Martin, Eva Bartok, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Walter Slezak, Paul Henreid, Dewey Martin, Jules Munshin, Marcel Dalio, Evelyn Varden) – Classic Movie Review 6909

After their bust-up, Dean Martin stars for the first time without his long-term screen partner Jerry Lewis, in director Richard Thorpe’s meek and mild MGM 1957 musical comedy set in a Rome hotel. It is […]

Apr, 10 · in Reviews

Fashions of 1934 *** (1934, William Powell, Bette Davis, Verree Teasdale, Frank McHugh, Reginald Owen, Hugh Herbert, Philip Reed) – Classic Movie Review 6,908

Warner Bros’ 1934 comedy film Fashions of 1934 stars William Powell as designer Sherwood Nash, a swindler who bootlegs top fashions. He goes to Paris with Lynn and Snap (Bette Davis and Frank McHugh) to […]

Apr, 10 · in Reviews

Toys in the Attic *** (1963, Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Wendy Hiller, Yvette Mimieux, Gene Tierney) – Classic Movie Review 6,907

‘ADULTS ONLY!’ The once controversial 1963 film ‘Toys in the Attic plays with fire’, with a riveting script and formidable star performances by Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller and Dean Martin. The riveting text by […]

Apr, 09

Vincent & Theo **** (1990, Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine) – Classic Movie Review 6906

Director Robert Altman’s fascinating 1990 film biopic study of the relationship between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo is distinguished by star Tim Roth, who brings a coarse tortured physicality to his role as […]

Apr, 09

Videodrome **** (1983, James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits) – Classic Movie Review 6905

Writer-director David Cronenberg’s 1983 Canadian sci-hi horror thriller film Videodrome follows Scanners (1981) as his ultimate exploration into body horror. This shocker is a deep, dank, dark and disturbing dredge through the most dangerous conflicts between mind […]

Apr, 09

It’s Love I’m After **** (1937, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles) – Classic Movie Review 6904

Director Archie Mayo’s frothy 1937 Warner Bros screwball comedy stars the exciting, formidable vintage team of Bette Davis, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland, and is based on the original story Gentlemen after Midnight by […]

Apr, 08

You Can’t Get Away with Murder ** (1939, Humphrey Bogart, Billy Halop, Gale Page, John Litel, Henry Travers, Harvey Stephens) – Classic Movie Review 6903

Director Lewis Seiler’s 1939 B-movie crime drama for Warner Bros stars Humphrey Bogart as petty hoodlum Frank Wilson, who is a bad influence on troubled teenager Johnnie Stone (Billy Halop, of the Dead End Kids). […]

Apr, 08

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