Derek Winnert

Last Tango in Paris [Ultimo tango a Parigi] **** (1972, Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Léaud) – Classic Film Review 377

‘Go, get the butter!’ Marlon Brando, aged 48, relishes his most infamous role as the middle-aged American Paul who enjoys a sexual fling with young Frenchwoman Jeanne (Maria Schneider, just 20) in director Bernardo Bertolucci’s […]

Nov, 07 · in Reviews

Rosemary’s Baby ***** (1968, Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Bellamy, Maurice Evans) – Classic Movie Review 376

Roman Polanski’s 1968 chiller masterwork Rosemary’s Baby is one of cinema’s most terrifying, brilliantly disturbing classic horror movies. Director Roman Polanski’s 1968 chiller masterwork Rosemary’s Baby is one of cinema’s most terrifying, brilliantly disturbing classic […]

Nov, 07 · in Reviews

Mildred Pierce ***** (1945, Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett)) – Classic Movie Review 375

Director Michael Curtiz’s 1945 classic Mildred Pierce is both a great ‘Woman’s Picture’ melodrama as well as a great film noir thriller. Triumphantly winning what turned out to be her only Best Actress Oscar, Joan Crawford […]

Nov, 06

The Karate Killers *** (1967, Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Joan Crawford, Herbert Lom, Curt Jurgens, Telly Savalas, Terry-Thomas, Kim Darby, Diane McBain, Jill Ireland) – Classic Movie Review 374

Robert Vaughn, David McCallum and Joan Crawford star in the 1967 film The Karate Killers, another genial, campy, action-packed adventure from the incredibly popular The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  In 1967 Barry Shear directs The Karate […]

Nov, 06

The Kid Stays in the Picture – Classic Film Review 373

  Directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgan in 2002, this superb movie documentary profile of legendary film producer Robert Evans, is a film-buff’s delight. It’s one of the great movies about the movies. Success, […]

Nov, 06

Music and Lyrics **** (2007, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Scott Porter, Haley Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 372

In what was his best film for ages, Hugh Grant also got his best role in ages in 2007 as a breezy, washed-up singer called Alex Fletcher. He lives comfortably and dully in Manhattan from […]

Nov, 06

Bridget Jones’s Diary *** (2001, Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant) – Classic Movie Review 371

Dear diary, It’s April 13 2001. This morning I got up, had a fag, went to work, was fed up as usual, and I wanted to see a good movie in the evening. So I […]

Nov, 06

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