Derek Winnert

The Last House on the Left *** (1972, Lucy Grantham, Sandra Cassel, David Hess, Marc Sheffier, Jeramie Rain, Fred Lincoln, Gaylord St James, Cynthia Carr) – Classic Movie Review 2870

‘To avoid fainting, keep repeating “It’s only a movie…It’s only a movie…only a movie…”‘ Writer-editor-director Wes Craven’s 1972 revenge horror thriller is his debut feature film, a difficult and controversial shocker of a movie. It […]

Aug, 31 · in Uncategorized

Frances **** (1982, Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard) – Classic Movie Review 2869

Jessica Lange as Best Actress and Kim Stanley as Best Supporting Actress were both Oscar and Golden Globe nominated and burn into the memory as the tormented Thirties movie star Frances Farmer and her demented […]

Aug, 31 · in Articles

Awakenings **** (1990, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow) – Classic Movie Review 2868

Director Penny Marshall’s true-story 1990 drama stars Robin Williams as a timid doctor, who, along with a kindly nurse (Julie Kavner), awakes a group of patients in a Bronx hospital from a sleep-like trance. As […]

Aug, 31

Myra Breckinridge *** (1970, Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch) – Classic Movie Review 2867

Michael Sarne’s 1970 film of Gore Vidal’s witty comic novel about Hollywood seems nowhere near as bad as its reputation suggests. Raquel Welch gamely plays the sex-change movie critic heroine Myra Breckinridge, who sets out […]

Aug, 30

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls *** (1970, Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams) – Classic Movie Review 2866

Director Russ Meyer’s legendary, infamous 1970 movie is a cult classic that entertains all lovers of enjoyably bad movies. Lusty porn film-maker Meyer heads for the mainstream with this camp and hilarious bad-taste sex and […]

Aug, 30

The Love Bug **** (1968, Dean Jones, David Tomlinson, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett) – Classic Movie Review 2865

Director Robert Stevenson’s delightful 1968 children’s movie is a highly entertaining, totally endearing Walt Disney classic adventure about cute VW Beetle car Herbie motoring along with a heart and a brain. Clever chaps those German auto […]

Aug, 30

Freaky Friday ***½ (1976, Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin) – Classic Movie Review 2863

Director Gary Nelson’s warm-hearted 1976 movie is a fondly remembered Seventies hit generation-swap comedy from the Walt Disney studio. Jodie Foster stars as Annabel Andrews, who exchanges her 13-year-old brain for her mom Ellen (Barbara […]

Aug, 30

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