Derek Winnert

The Cat and the Canary **** (1939, Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Gale Sondergaard, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 4,426

Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard star in the funny, though still scary 1939 remake of the spooky house thriller The Cat and the Canary  Director Elliott Nugent remakes director Paul Leni’s famed 1927 silent classic […]

Sep, 28 · in Uncategorized

The Cat and the Canary **** (1927, Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor, Lucien Littlefield) – Classic Movie Review 4425

Director Paul Leni’s famed 1927 Universal Studios silent version of John Willard’s long-running stage play stars Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor and Lucien Littlefield. Robert F Hill, Alfred […]

Sep, 27 · in Uncategorized

Valkyrie *** (2008, Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh) – Classic Movie Review 4424

There was bad word of mouth when that most American of actors Tom Cruise decided to play war-wounded German colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in 2008’s Valkyrie, apparently attracted to the role after seeing a picture […]

Sep, 27

Revolt of the Zombies * (1936, Dean Jagger, George Cleveland, Dorothy Stone, Roy D’Arcy, Robert Noland) – Classic Movie Review 4,423

Victor Halperin’s 1936 American horror film Revolt of the Zombies was planned as a sequel to his 1932 White Zombie but a lawsuit stopped him promote it as one. Dean Jagger (as Armand Louque) replaces the irreplaceable Bela Lugosi. Director Victor […]

Sep, 27

White Zombie **** (1932, Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn) – Classic Movie Review 4,422

White Zombie (1932) starring Béla Lugosi as the evil voodoo master Murder Legendre is the very first zombie movie, introducing the classic image of a person turned into a mind‑less, enslaved zombie by a voodoo potion. Director […]

Sep, 27

Up in the Air **** (2009, George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey, J.K. Simmons, Sam Elliott, Danny McBride) – Classic Movie Review 4421

Golden Globe nominee (and New York Film Critics Best Actor) George Clooney gives his most relaxed, delightful, appealing and, yes, simply best performance so far as Ryan Bingham, a man who gets his kicks as […]

Sep, 26

The Boys Are Back **** (2009, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, Julia Blake, Chris Haywood) – Classic Movie Review 4420

Clive Owen does a lovely job of acting as Joe Warr, a real-life top British sports writer dad working in Australia. He wins you over just as he wins over his two sons – teen George […]

Sep, 26

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