Derek Winnert

Zelig *** (1983, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow) – Classic Movie Review 3958

Writer-director Woody Allen’s 1983 comedy is a smartly conceived but clumsily developed and largely unfunny fictional spoof documentary, or mockumentary, about a human chameleon nobody called Leonard Zelig (Allen). Zelig becomes a celebrity through being able […]

Jul, 01 · in Uncategorized

A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy **** (1982, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Tony Roberts, Mary Steenburgen) – Classic Movie Review 3957

The light comedy of manners A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy finds writer-director Woody Allen in playful, lyrical mood in 1982, toasting one of his inspirations, Ingmar Bergman, and especially his film Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), […]

Jul, 01 · in Uncategorized

Smiles of a Summer Night [Sommarnattens leende] **** (1955, Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand) – Classic Movie Review 3954

Swedish writer-director Ingmar Bergman’s enchanting 1955 bitter-sweet story about couples struggling to sort out their complicated romances at a weekend in the country in late-19th century Sweden makes for a delightful and sympathetic movie. There, the ageing […]

Jul, 01

Not of This Earth ** (1988, Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano) – Classic Movie Review 3955

Unfortunately more money spent on a bigger budget does not make Jim Wynorski’s 1988 first remake of the 1957 Roger Corman cult classic movie about a vampire alien arriving on Earth more interesting. Yes, it […]

Jul, 01

Not of This Earth * (1995, Michael York, Parker Stevenson, Elizabeth Barondes) – Classic Movie Review 3956

Director Terence H Winkless’s quite bad and totally uncalled for 1995 movie is the second remake of the 1957 Roger Corman movie about a vampire alien arriving on Earth. Admittedly, it is decently special effects […]

Jul, 01

Not of This Earth *** (1957, Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones) – Classic Movie Review 3,916

Roger Corman’s enjoyable, efficient and imaginative vampire-plus-alien 1957 hybrid movie Not of This Earth features a classic prototype ghoul from outer space. A US small-town is disturbed by the arrival of a new neighbour, Paul […]

Jun, 30

Serious Charge *** (1959, Anthony Quayle, Sarah Churchill, Andrew Ray, Cliff Richard) – Classic Movie Review 3953

Director Terence Young’s 1959 British drama Serious Charge is based on a play by Philip King and really presents a couple of serious charges. Anthony Quayle stars as Howard Phillips, a vicar newly arrived in the […]

Jun, 30

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