Derek Winnert

Demetrius and the Gladiators *** (1954, Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft, Jay Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 2251

Director Delmer Daves’s routine but entertaining 1954 sword-and-sandal follow-up to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster movie The Robe is cinema’s only sequel to a biblical epic. Made in CinemaScope and Technicolor, it was another huge hit, grossing $26million […]

Mar, 10 · in Reviews

Roberta **** (1935, Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley) – Classic Movie Review 2250

Director William A Seiter’s 1935 musical marvel stars Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott and Helen Westley as Roberta. Dunne causes a stir in a gracious performance in one of her best roles […]

Mar, 09 · in Reviews

Robin and Marian **** (1976, Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Ian Holm, Nicol Williamson, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2249

Director Richard Lester’s delightful 1976 Sherwood Forest saga finds gainful work for the gracefully ageing Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn (lured back to the screen after a decade’s break from filming), who are splendid as […]

Mar, 09

The Robe *** (1953, Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie) – Classic Movie Review 2,248

The conscientious 1953 biblical epic film The Robe stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Michael Rennie, and is notable for being the first film ever to be released in CinemaScope. There are five […]

Mar, 09

The Ten Commandments ****½ (1956, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G Robinson, Anne Baxter, Nina Foch, Cedric Hardwicke, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek) – Classic Movie Review 2,247

Cecil B DeMille remakes his 1923 silent film The Ten Commandments in 1956 with the help of Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Technicolor, VistaVision and Oscar-winning special effects. Director […]

Mar, 09

Supergirl ** (1984, Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O’Toole) – Classic Movie Review 2246

Director Jeannot Szwarc’s 1984 fantasy adventure stars Helen Slater as Superman’s girl cousin Kara Zor-El, who flies to Earth to bring home a precious Omegahedron, the lump of Kryptonite needed to save her planet.  This […]

Mar, 08

Atom Man vs. Superman *** (1950, Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin) – Classic Movie Review 2245

Director Spencer Gordon Bennet’s 1950 comic book adventure reunites him with Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent aka Superman, Noel Neill as Lois Lane, Tommy Bond as Jimmy Olsen and Pierre Watkin as editor Perry White […]

Mar, 07

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