Derek Winnert

A Kiss Before Dying ** (1991, Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James Russo) – Classic Movie Review 1,669

Matt Dillon won praise for the watchable 1991 romantic suspense thriller film A Kiss Before Dying, but poor Sean Young won Golden Raspberry Awards for both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress!  Sean Young stars […]

Sep, 13 · in Reviews

Behind Enemy Lines *** (2001, Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht) – Classic Movie Review 1667

Director John Moore’s 2001 action thriller stars Owen Wilson as Lieutenant Chris Burnett, the navigator of a US reconnaissance plane shot down by Serbs over Bosnia. He becomes stranded in enemy territory and goes on […]

Sep, 13 · in Uncategorized

Spanking the Monkey *** (1994, Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson) – Classic Movie Review 1663

Director David O Russell’s clever, funny 1994 black comedy stars Jeremy Davies as a teenage lad, promising medical student Ray Abielli, who is forced by his bullying travelling salesman father Tom (Benjamin Hendrickson) to stay […]

Sep, 12

Flirting with Disaster *** (1996, Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, George Segal, Mary Tyler Moore, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin) – Classic Movie Review 1664

Writer-director David O Russell’s offbeat, engaging, highly energised 1996 comedy is his promising debut feature film, after two shorts. It centres on adopted Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller)’s disaster-strewn attempts to find his real parents on a […]

Sep, 12

Hannibal Rising **** (2007, Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Gong Li, Dominic West) – Classic Movie Review 1666

Hannibal series producer Dino de Laurentiis hires Girl with a Pearl Earring director Peter Webber to direct the story prequel Hannibal Rising in 2007. Gaspard Ulliel stars as young Hannibal, who begins plotting his vengeance on […]

Sep, 12

Girl with a Pearl Earring **** (2003, Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson) – Classic Movie Review 1665

Director Peter Webber’s civilised 2003 drama stars Scarlett Johansson as the Dutch maid Griet who becomes the model for 17th-century artist Dutch master Johannes Vermeer (1632-75), played by Colin Firth. Olivia Hetreed‘s literate screenplay for this highly […]

Sep, 12

Playtime ***** (1967, Jacques Tati) – Classic Movie Review 1,662  

Jacques Tati’s perfectionist 1967 comedy classic film Playtime is his most ambitious project and arguably his most successful artistically. Newly restored in 4K, co-writer/director Jacques Tati’s perfectionist 1967 comedy classic Playtime gets a UK re-release […]

Sep, 11

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