Derek Winnert

Now, Voyager ***** (1942, Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains) – Classic Movie Review 636

Double Oscar-winner Bette Davis stars in one of her most famous roles as plain, over-weight Boston spinster Charlotte Vale, repressed and dominated by her wealthy mother Mrs Henry Vale (Gladys Cooper). Paying the proverbial ugly […]

Jan, 06 · in Reviews

The 49th Parallel [Invaders] **** (1941, Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Eric Portman, Anton Walbrook, Richard George) – Classic Film Review 635

A German submarine appears from the ocean deeps in the Gulf of St Lawrence, its leader Lieutenant Hirth (Eric Portman) and his six men arrive on land to find supplies. But two RAF bombs sink the […]

Jan, 05 · in Reviews

8½ [Otto e Mezzo] ***** (1963, Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo, Barbara Steele, Madeleine Lebeau, Rosella Falk, Guido Alberti, Edra Gale) – Classic Movie Review 634

Federico Fellini’s legendary seventh solo film from 1963 8½ [Otto e Mezzo] focuses on the trials and tribulations of film-making. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale and Sandra Milo. Federico Fellini’s legendary seventh […]

Jan, 05

Spy Kids **** (2001, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming Tony Shalhoub, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin, Robert Patrick Danny Trejo) – Classic Movie Review 633

After their spy parents (Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino) have been kidnapped by a megalomaniac, a pair of plucky young sibling spies (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) set out to save them — and the world […]

Jan, 05

Men in Black II [MIIB] *** (2002, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn ) – Classic Movie Review 632

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back in 2002 to kick more alien butt in director Barry Sonnenfeld’s wild, wacky and welcome sequel to the 1997 blockbuster Men in Black. Columbia Pictures and Amblin […]

Jan, 05

Men in Black **** (1997, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Linda Fiorentino) – Classic Movie Review 631

Barry Sonnenfeld’s witty, sassy and funny 1997 sci-fi fantasy comedy Men in Black proves just the right stuff for kings of cool Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones plus canny director Sonnenfeld, who goes at […]

Jan, 05

Clueless **** (1995, Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy) – Classic Movie Review 630

Alicia Silverstone has all the right clues to making us laugh, sparkling slyly as Beverly Hills teenager Cher Horowitz. She’s a gorgeous 16-year-old with a sunny disposition and a cute line in chat about all […]

Jan, 05

@wpshower

Feeds

Susbscribe to our awesome Blog Feed or Comments Feed