Derek Winnert

Fire Birds [Wings of the Apache] ** (1990, Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,215

Nicolas Cage stars in the 1990 American military action film Fire Birds [Wings of the Apache] as US Army Apache-assault-helicopter pilot Jake Preston, who is trained to peak fitness by tough chief warrant officer Brad Little (Tommy […]

Jul, 03 · in Reviews

Once in a Lifetime *** (1932, Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox, Aline MacMahon, Russell Hopton, ZaSu Pitts) – Classic Movie Review 12,214

Jack Oakie stars in the welcome 1932 movie comedy Once in a Lifetime about the advent of talking pictures, based on the vintage George S Kaufman and Moss Hart play.  Director Russell Mack’s 1932 comedy […]

Jul, 01 · in Reviews

The Perfect Woman *** (1949, Patricia Roc, Nigel Patrick, Stanley Holloway, Miles Malleson, Irene Handl, David Hurst) – Classic Movie Review 12,213

‘Designed for tired businessmen!’ THE PERFECT WOMAN (1949) is a robot! Director Bernard Knowles’s 1949 British comedy film The Perfect Woman stars Patricia Roc as Penelope Belman, the niece of scientist Professor Belman (Miles Malleson), […]

Jun, 30

The Wings of the Dove *** (1997, Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern) – Classic Movie Review 12,212

Director Iain Softley’s 1997 British-American romantic drama film The Wings of the Dove is based on the 1902 novel by Henry James, and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Alison Elliott, […]

Jun, 30

Winged Victory **** (1944, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and Edmond O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 12,211

Director George Cukor’s patriotic 1944 American wartime drama film Winged Victory is written by playwright Moss Hart, and stars Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and Edmond O’Brien. Hart bases the screenplay on his own 1943 Broadway […]

Jun, 29

Act One ** (1963, George Hamilton, Jason Robards Jnr, Jack Klugman, Sam Levene, George Segal, Ruth Ford, Eli Wallach) – Classic Movie Review 12,210

George Hamilton complained: ‘Dore Schary de-ethnicised the 1963 film biopic Act One and took out the brilliance for good measure.’ Moss Hart’s actress widow Kitty Carlisle said ‘we draw a veil’ over the film. Writer-producer-director […]

Jun, 29

The Magic Carpet ** (1951, Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, George Tobias, Raymond Burr, Gregory Gaye, Rick Vallin) – Classic Movie Review 12,209

The 1951 Super Cinecolor adventure movie The Magic Carpet stars Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, Raymond Burr. It opened on 18 October 1951, three days after I Love Lucy premiered.  Director Lew Landers’s 1951 […]

Jun, 28

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