Derek Winnert

Phantom of the Paradise **** (1974, Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, George Memmoli, Gerrit Graham) – Classic Movie Review 4433

Writer-director Brian De Palma’s technically imaginative 1974 film revision of The Phantom of the Opera updates the horror old story to modern-day America and the pop scene of the early Seventies, turning it into a […]

Sep, 28 · in Uncategorized

The Rake’s Progress [Notorious Gentleman] **** (1945, Rex Harrison, Jean Kent, Griffith Jones, Lilli Palmer, Margaret Johnson, Godfrey Tearle) – Classic Movie Review 4432

The writing-producer team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat’s biography of a modern-day cad, inspired by Hogarth’s famous eight prints, is clever, sharp-witted and good humoured. Director Sidney Gilliat’s polished 1945 British comedy drama gives […]

Sep, 28 · in Uncategorized

Fame Is the Spur *** (1947, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Margaret Johnston, Godfrey Tearle, Griffith Jones, Guy Middleton, Jean Kent, Marie Lohr, Garry Marsh, David Horne, Alan Wheatley) – Classic Movie Review 4431

The Boulting Brothers’ 1947 British film adaptation of Howard Spring’s book Fame Is the Spur, chronicling the rise and disillusionment of a British Labour Party politician, Hamer Radshaw (Michael Redgrave), is a solid if not […]

Sep, 28

Raising Cain ** (1992, John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry) – Classic Movie Review 4,430

Brian De Palma’s self-mocking 1992 psychological horror suspense thriller film Raising Cain is stylistically and thematically extravagant, and gleefully self-indulgent. John Lithgow stars as psychopathic, multiple-personality child psychologist Carter Nix. Writer-director Brian De Palma’s self-mocking […]

Sep, 28

Casualties of War ***** (1989, Michael J Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C Reilly, John Leguizamo, Sam Robards, Ving Rhames) – Classic Movie Review 4429

Director Brian De Palma’s 1989 movie is one of his half-dozen masterworks. Indeed it is a flawed masterpiece, and will come as a serious surprise to those who know De Palma only for Carrie, Blow […]

Sep, 28

The Ghost Breakers **** (1940, Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas, Willie Best, Richard Carlson, Lloyd Corrigan, Anthony Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 4,428

The 1940 comedy thriller film The Ghost Breakers re-teams Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard for one of the best examples of the classic Hollywood horror comedy. Director George Marshall’s 1940 comedy thriller film The Ghost […]

Sep, 28

The Cat and the Canary ** (1978, Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Beatrix Lehmann, Olivia Hussey, Daniel Massey, Carol Lynley, Peter McEnery) – Classic Movie Review 4427

Writer-director Radley Metzger’s forgettable 1978 British second remake of the classic old dark house comedy thriller at least boasts an interesting all-star cast. It stars Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Beatrix Lehmann, Olivia […]

Sep, 28

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