Derek Winnert

Une Belle Fille Comme Moi [Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me] ** (1972, Bernadette Lafont, André Dussollier, Claude Brasseur, Charles Denner, Guy Marchand, Philippe Lèotard, Anne Kreis) – Classic Movie Review 3013

Co-writer/director François Truffaut’s 12th film from 1972 is a comfortable and familiar-feeling black comedy but it is not at all compelling or distinguished. It stars Bernadette Lafont, the lead of his very first film, Les Mistons, […]

Oct, 28 · in Uncategorized

Fahrenheit 451 **** (1966, Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Michael Balfour, Ann Bell) – Classic Movie Review 3012

François Truffaut’s love of books shines through his thoroughly compelling and intriguing adaptation from Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel of his 1984-style sci-fi story about a typically oppressive, dystopian future world where books have been outlawed […]

Oct, 28 · in Uncategorized

Le Mépris [Contempt] **** (1963, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang, Giorgia Moll) – Classic Movie Review 3,011

‘Brigitte Bardot at her bold, bare and brazen best!’ Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 French New Wave meditation on cinema Le Mépris [Contempt] features France’s number one sex symbol in provocative poses. ‘Bardot at her bold, bare […]

Oct, 28

La Peau Douce [Silken Skin] **** (1964, Jean Dessailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti) – Classic Movie Review 3010

For his dazzling fourth feature, co-writer and director François Truffaut returns in 1964 to the love triangle theme of his previous movie, Jules et Jim, but this time with a weak man (Jean Dessailly) at the […]

Oct, 27

I Capture the Castle ** (2002, Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Bill Nighy, Tara Fitzgerald, Henry Cavill, Henry Thomas, Marc Blucas) – Classic Movie Review 3009

Alas, Dodie Smith’s distinguished novel makes a disappointing, bloodless love story and coming-of-age movie, set in England in the Thirties. Romola Garai stars as young gel, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, in and out of love against […]

Oct, 24

One Night at McCool’s **** (2001, Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 3008

Director Harald Zwart’s smart and clever 2001 comedy stars Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser and John Goodman as a trio of hapless men who all fall for a beautiful temptress called Jewel (Liv Tyler at her […]

Oct, 24

Van Wilder: Party Liaison * (2002, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Matheson, Tara Reid, Kal Penn) – Classic Movie Review 3007

Director Walt Becker’s 2002 comedy is more or less National Lampoon’s Animal House is revisited 25 years on, with one of its stars. Tim Matheson, now playing the workaholic dad of eternal student slacker Van […]

Oct, 24

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