Derek Winnert

Genevieve ***** (1953, John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall) – Classic Movie Review 187

The beloved 1953 film comedy Genevieve is a glorious highlight of Fifties British cinema and a guaranteed feel-good film and rib-tickler. An all-time-great, it won the 1954 Bafta award for Best British Film. ‘Ambrose only […]

Aug, 25 · in Reviews

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl **** (2003, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce) – Classic Movie Review 186

Worryingly basing his vocal performance on an impersonation of Keith Richards and his appearance on a mascaraed drag queen, Johnny Depp is as camp as Christmas as boisterous buccaneer Jack Sparrow in director Gore Verbinski’s extraordinarily […]

Aug, 24 · in Reviews

As Good As It Gets ***** (1997, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr, Shirley Knight, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 185

Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Best Actor and Actress awards at the Oscars and the Golden Globes for their delightful, expertly judged performances in James L Brooks’s hilarious and touching smash-hit 1997 comedy film […]

Aug, 24

Notting Hill **** (1999, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans) – Classic Movie Review 184

‘I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.’ Julia Roberts enchants as Anna Scott, the world’s most famous movie star, in this delicious, winning hit romantic comedy. But, […]

Aug, 24

Funny Girl ***** (1968, Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Walter Pidgeon, Kay Medford) – Classic Movie Review 183

Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is one of the few performers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. She first starred in the 1968 film Funny Girl, winning Best Actress. Barbra Streisand dazzles […]

Aug, 24

King of New York ***** (1990, Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne) – Classic Movie Review 182

‘From now on nothing goes down unless I’m involved. No blackjack, no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on […]

Aug, 23

Bonjour Tristesse **** (1958, Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Mylène Demongeot, Juliette Gréco, Martita Hunt) – Classic Movie Review 181

I’m afraid this 1958 curio isn’t quite the ‘lost masterpiece’ you might be looking for but it is still an extremely interesting and entertaining minor work from the great director Otto Preminger, a man with […]

Aug, 23

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