Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Iron Maiden ** (1963, Michael Craig, Alan Hale Jr, Jeff Donnell, Cecil Parker, Noel Purcell, Roland Culver, Anne Helm) – Classic Movie Review 12,718

Gerald Thomas’s 1963 British Eastmancolor film The Iron Maiden stars Michael Craig, Alan Hale Jr, Jeff Donnell, Cecil Parker and Anne Helm in this traction engine comedy set against the background of the dawn of […]

Nov, 15 · in Reviews

The Uncle *** (1966, Robert Duncan, Christopher Ariss, Rupert Davies, Brenda Bruce, Maurice Denham) – Classic Movie Review 12,717

The 1966 British black and white drama film The Uncle is an amusing and heart-warming tale of two seven-year-olds (Robert Duncan, Christopher Ariss), one of whom turns out to be the uncle of the other, […]

Nov, 14 · in Reviews

Men in the Nude [Férfiakt] *** (2006, László Gálffi, Dávid Szabó, Éva Kerekes) – Classic Movie Review 12,716

The 2006 Hungarian romantic drama film Men in the Nude [Férfiakt] follows a troublesome gay affair between a married middle-aged writer and a streetwise teenage hustler. They are chalk and cheese. It isn’t going to […]

Nov, 13

Juste une question d’amour [Just a Question of Love] *** (2000, Cyrille Thouvenin, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié. Éva Darlan, Caroline Veyt) – Classic Movie Review 12,715

The 2000 French TV drama film Juste une question d’amour [Just a Question of Love] follows the romance of two young gay men, who are having a conflict over whether Laurent should come out to […]

Nov, 12

Swallows and Amazons *** (1974, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, Brenda Bruce) – Classic Movie Review 12,714

The 1974 British film Swallows and Amazons stars Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Brenda Bruce. EMI’s pleasantly old-fashioned film, based on Arthur Ransome’s 1930 children’s classic novel, should appeal to grown-ups as well as its […]

Nov, 11

Il Primo Giorno D’inverno [The First Day of Winter] *** (2008, Mattia De Gasperis, Michela Cova, Andrea Semeghini, Alberto Gerundo) – Classic Movie Review 12,713

The 2008 Italian drama film The First Day of Winter stars Mattia De Gasperis as Valerio, a lonely, introverted boy who can’t get on with others. He observes other boys sneakily and spies on a […]

Nov, 10

Before The Fall [Napola – Elite für den Führer] **** (2004, Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow) – Classic Movie Review 12,712

Director Dennis Gansel’s quietly devastating, authentic feeling 2004 German drama film Before the Fall stars Max Riemelt and Tom Schilling. It is an urgently expressed eye-opener to a forgotten horror in history. Writer/ director Dennis […]

Nov, 07

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