Derek Winnert

That Obscure Object of Desire [Cet Obscur Objet du Désir] **** (1977, Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina) – Classic Movie Review 5084

Co-writer/ director Luis Buñuel’s tantalising last work dates from 1977 and tells in flashback the defiantly inscrutable tale of a discreetly charming bourgeois gentleman, Mathieu (Fernando Rey), obsessively pursuing his alluring former maid, Conchita, who refuses […]

Mar, 01 · in Reviews

Carve Her Name with Pride **** (1958, Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner) – Classic Movie Review 5083

Stalwart British director Lewis Gilbert’s 1958 wartime drama grippingly and sincerely explores the affecting real-life story of World War Two war heroine Violette Szabo, the British widow of a French officer who joined the Special […]

Mar, 01 · in Reviews

That’s Your Funeral *** (1972, Bill Fraser, Raymond Huntley, David Battley) – Classic Movie Review 5082

Director John Robins’s 1972 British comedy is a drolly amusing movie spinoff from the TV sitcom of 1971, effectively exploiting both the black comedy inherent in the funerals business and its elderly stars’ comic brilliance. […]

Mar, 01

A Case for PC 49 *** (1951, Brian Reece, Joy Shelton, Christine Norden) – Classic Movie Review 5,081

Hammer Films’ still-fun B-movie crime thriller sequel film A Case for PC 49 is made in Britain in 1951 by director Francis Searle and features the original radio PC 49 Brian Reece. Hammer Films’ second […]

Feb, 28

The Adventures of PC 49 *** (1949, Hugh Latimer, John Penrose, Annette D Simmonds) – Classic Movie Review 5,080

Hammer Films’ 1949 British second feature thriller film The Adventures of PC 49 is a fun adaptation of the popular BBC radio serial of the late Forties and early Fifties. Hugh Latimer stars as the […]

Feb, 28

The Adventures of Pinocchio *** (1996, Martin Landau, Udo Keir, Geneviève Bujold, voice of Jonathan Taylor Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 5079

Despite some wooden scripting, director Steve Barron’s 1996 children’s movie The Adventures of Pinocchio is still an enchanting live-action version of Italian author Carlo Collodi’s beloved classic book for kids. Martin Landau is captivating as […]

Feb, 28

The Adventures of Pluto Nash * (2002, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán) – Classic Movie Review 5078

In 2087, a moon-based nightclub owner is targeted by space gangsters plotting to profit from his hard work. Directed by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy’s 2002 sci-fi comedy is ambitious and has a good cast but […]

Feb, 28

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