Derek Winnert

The Family Way **** (1966, John Mills, Marjorie Rhodes, Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Avril Angers, Murray Head, Wilfred Pickles, Barry Foster, Liz Fraser) – Classic Movie Review 4032

Director Roy Boulting’s hit British 1966 film adaptation of Bill Naughton’s play All in Good Time is warm hearted, enjoyable and good natured. It stars Hywel Bennett and Hayley Mills as a young couple, Arthur and Jenny Fitton, agonising over […]

Jul, 16 · in Uncategorized

Twisted Nerve ** (1968, Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Phyllis Calvert, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Christian Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 4031

The Boulting brothers make a risky dabble in the prejudices of popular psychiatry for director Roy Boulting’s crudely done though interesting 1968 British chiller, reuniting young stars Hywel Bennett and Hayley Mills from their hit […]

Jul, 16 · in Uncategorized

Charlie Bubbles **** (1967, Albert Finney, Liza Minnelli, Colin Blakely, Billie Whitelaw) – Classic Movie Review 4026

A film with Charlie Bubbles and Smokey Pickles as characters? In his directorial debut, Albert Finney directs this typically Sixties item from 1967 and gives himself a thumping great role as Charlie Bubbles, a jaded, best-selling novelist […]

Jul, 16

The Paper Chase ***** (1973, Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman) – Classic Movie Review 4030

James Bridges’s 1973 drama film The Paper Chase showcases legendary film producer John Houseman’s finest hour as an actor, in a role that brought him an Oscar. Writer-director James Bridges’s 1973 American comedy-drama film The Paper […]

Jul, 16

The Hospital **** (1971, George C Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Nancy Marchand, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Dysart, Robert Walden) – Classic Movie Review 4029

Directed by Arthur Hiller in 1971, this zesty, clever comedy is notable for its legendary screen-writer Paddy Chayefsky winning an Oscar for Best Original Story and Screenplay for his brilliantly acerbic screenplay. Co-star Diana Rigg […]

Jul, 16

Next Stop, Greenwich Village **** (1976, Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith, Christopher Walken, Lou Jacobi, Mike Kellin) – Classic Movie Review 4028

In a semi-autobiographical 1976 film story about the struggles of an aspiring Jewish actor in the Fifties, writer-director Paul Mazursky manages much charming, witty nostalgia, and creates lots of fascinating, memorable characters. It is entertaining, […]

Jul, 16

Ice Age: Collision Course ** (2016, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Simon Pegg, Jessie J, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah) – Movie Review

In the fifth episode of the long-running franchise, Scrat (Chris Wedge)‘s pursuit of his elusive acorn has taken him outside Earth, and he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that threaten the planet. Manny the […]

Jul, 15

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