Derek Winnert

The Wooden Horse **** (1950, Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel, David Greene, Michael Goodliffe, Bryan Forbes, Russell Waters, Peter Finch) – Classic Movie Review 200

The famous 1950 British film The Wooden Horse is deservedly one of the best-loved escape stories of World War Two, with a screenplay by Eric Williams, based on his autobiographical book. Director Jack Lee’s famous […]

Aug, 28 · in Reviews

Wonder Boys ****½ (2000, Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr, Richard Thomas, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, George Grizzard) – Classic Movie Review 199

Director Curtis Hanson’s rich and strange 2000 gem Wonder Boys is a brilliant, witty, splendidly jaundiced college black comedy, with a crackling, ultra-busy script by Steven Kloves based on the offbeat novel by Michael Chabon. […]

Aug, 28 · in Uncategorized

Working Girl **** (1988, Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver) – Classic Movie Review 198

Melanie Griffith is at her appealing, lovely best as top Wall Street secretary Tess McGill in Mike Nichols’s delicious, vintage-style 1988 romantic comedy Working Girl, an infectiously happy feel-good tale of much-deserved comeuppance. You know, the […]

Aug, 28

Woodstock ***** (1970, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Santana, Canned Heat, Joan Baez) – Classic Movie Review 197

Michael Wadleigh’s 1970 music documentary is absolutely fantastic, both for the astounding music and as a treasured time capsule. Released in cinemas to huge audiences and acclaim at the time, it’s essential viewing for all […]

Aug, 28

Annie Hall ***** (1977, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 196

Diane Keaton’s Best Actress Oscar-winning performance as Annie Hall reflects the movie. It’s witty and funny, with plenty of 70s modish style. ‘That was the most fun I’ve ever had without laughing.’ No doubt about […]

Aug, 27

2001: A Space Odyssey ***** (1968, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester) – Classic Movie Review 195

‘Do you read me, HAL?’ ‘Affirmative, Dave, I read you.’ Stanley Kubrick’s monumental 1968 sci-fi epic is a gloriously hypnotic, spectacular and ultra-imaginative masterpiece of cinema. It’s a work of genius and a movie milestone. […]

Aug, 27

Blue Jasmine **** (2013, Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale) – Movie Review

Blue Jasmine is superb. You’d never know this was a Woody Allen film if it wasn’t for the credits and the old-time jazz score. You know the two masks of theatre, smiley face, sad face. […]

Aug, 27

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