Derek Winnert

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 · in Reviews

Tom Horn ***½ (1979, Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens, Peter Canon, Elisha Cook Jnr, Geoffrey Lewis) – Classic Movie Review 3,529

The 1979 Western film Tom Horn is notable as Steve McQueen’s penultimate movie and his final Western. It tells the tale of the last days of real-life Wyoming cavalry scout and bounty hunter Tom Horn, […]

Apr, 05 · in Reviews

Danger: Diabolik **** (1968, John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi, Terry-Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 3,528

Mario Bava’s bravura 1968 Italian live-action comic-book crime film Danger: Diabolik stars the engaging John Phillip Law as black-clad master thief Diabolik. Mario Bava’s bravura 1968 Italian live-action comic book film Danger: Diabolik stars the […]

Apr, 04

Tom Brown’s Schooldays *** (1971, Anthony Murphy, Iain Cuthbertson, Simon Fisher-Turner, Richard Morant) – Classic Movie Review 3527

Director Gareth Davies’s 1971 BBC TV mini-series is an acceptable British remake of the 1940 Hollywood movie Tom Brown’s School Days and the 1951 British version Tom Brown’s Schooldays of the famous old story based on […]

Apr, 04

Tom Brown’s Schooldays **** (1951, John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, John Charlesworth, James Hayter, John Forrest, Diana Wynyard, Kathleen Byron, Hermione Baddeley, Glyn Dearman, Francis de Wolff, Max Bygraves) – Classic Movie Review 3526

Robert Newton stars in a brilliantly sturdy and showy performance from as the strict and stern English public school reforming headmaster Dr Arnold, in the 1951 British film remake of the 1940 Hollywood movie Tom […]

Apr, 04

Tom Brown’s School Days *** (1940, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Lydon, Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop) – Classic Movie Review 3525

The 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s School Days stars true Brit Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who is ideal as stern English public school headmaster Dr Arnold. Director Robert Stevenson’s 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s […]

Apr, 04

Surviving the Game *** (1994, Rutger Hauer, Ice-T, Charles S Dutton, , Gary Busey, F Murray Abraham, John C McGinley, William McNamara) – Classic Movie Review 3524

Rutger Hauer, Ice-T, Charles S Dutton, Gary Busey, F Murray Abraham, John C McGinley and William McNamara star in Ernest Dickerson’s robust and entertaining action thriller remake of Richard Connell’s famous prize-winning short story The Most Dangerous Game, which was first published […]

Apr, 04

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