Derek Winnert

Jabberwocky **** (1977, Michael Palin, Max Wall, Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Deborah Fallender, Warren Mitchell, Rodney Bewes, Bernard Bresslaw, Gorden Kaye) – Classic Movie Review 3536

Co-writer/director Terry Gilliam’s delicious 1977 fantasy adventure comedy proves ideal material for him, with its playful nods to Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem Jabberwocky and a hint of Monty Python surreal lunacy. At the heart of its […]

Apr, 06 · in Reviews

Humoresque **** (1920, Alma Rubens, Gaston Glass, Vera Gordon, Dore Davidson) – Classic Movie Review 3535

Director Frank Borzage’s 1920 silent movie is the original version of the Fannie Hurst story in a collection of stories entitled Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It (1920) that was turned a wonderful vehicle for […]

Apr, 06 · in Reviews

Humoresque ***** (1946, Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J Carrol Naish, Joan Chandler) – Classic Movie Review 3534

‘One Of The Greatest Of Them All!’ Joan Crawford finds a wonderful vehicle for her unique personality and talents in director Jean Negulesco’s splendid 1946 soap opera. She gives a definitive, crazed performance in this […]

Apr, 05

Nevada Smith *** (1966, Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone, Martin Landau) – Classic Movie Review 3,533

The robust 1966 Western prequel film Nevada Smith has the advantage of starring Steve McQueen in his prime, taking over Alan Ladd’s old role of Nevada Smith from the hit 1964 movie The Carpetbaggers.  Producer/ […]

Apr, 05

Junior Bonner ***** (1972, Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson, Joe Don Baker) – Classic Movie Review 3532

Director Sam Peckinpah’s quiet 1972 Western masterpiece tells the beautiful, elegaic tale of a middle-aged rodeo star who finds a disturbed family clashing with property developers when he goes back to his Arizona home for […]

Apr, 05

The Missouri Breaks * (1976, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton) – Classic Movie Review 3531

The pairing of the two legendary stars Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson, under the eagle eye of the then hot director Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde), was greatly anticipated in 1976. But the camp over-acting […]

Apr, 05

The Hunter *** (1980, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson) – Classic Movie Review 3530

Director Buzz Kulik’s 1980 movie is Steve McQueen’s final film, made while he was tragically dying of lung cancer, leading to his untimely death on November 7 1980 at the age of only 50. While not perfect, it is […]

Apr, 05

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