Derek Winnert

Le cri du hibou [The Cry of the Owl] **** (1987, Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Virginie Thévenet, Jean-Pierre Kalfon) – Classic Movie Review 12,231

Director Claude Chabrol’s suspenseful 1987 French-Italian psychological crime thriller film Le cri du hibou [The Cry of the Owl] is adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith, and stars Christophe […]

Jul, 14 · in Reviews

Seagulls Over Sorrento [Crest of the Wave] *** (1954, Gene Kelly, John Justin, Bernard Lee, Sidney James, Jeff Richards, Patric Doonan, Patrick Barr) – Classic Movie Review 12,230

Directors Roy Boulting and John Boulting’s 1954 British war drama film Seagulls Over Sorrento [Crest of the Wave] stars Gene Kelly, John Justin, Bernard Lee, Sidney James, Jeff Richards, Patric Doonan, and Patrick Barr. The Boulting Brothers […]

Jul, 13 · in Reviews

A Kind of Murder *** (2016, Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Vincent Kartheiser, Haley Bennett, Eddie Marsan) – Classic Movie Review 12,229

Director Andy Goddard’s 2016 American psychological mystery thriller film A Kind of Murder is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1954 novel The Blunderer, and stars Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Vincent Kartheiser, Haley Bennett, and Eddie Marsan. It is a sleek and […]

Jul, 12

You’re Only Young Once *** (1937, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Sara Haden) – Classic Movie Review 12,228

In 1937, Lewis Stone got his most famous role, the honest and kind-hearted Judge James Hardy in the Andy Hardy film series, appearing in 14 of the 16 Hardy movies, beginning with You’re Only Young […]

Jul, 11

The Patriot (1928, Emil Jannings, Lewis Stone, Florence Vidor, Neil Hamilton, Harry Cordling, Vera Voronina) – Classic Movie Review 12,227

The Patriot (1928) is Ernst Lubitsch’s last silent film, though an alternative version added music, sound effects and a few lines of dialogue. But only pieces of this film are left, including the trailers. The […]

Jul, 11

Stage Struck ** (1958, Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Christopher Plummer, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Marshall) – Classic Movie Review 12,226

Director Sidney Lumet’s 1958 American drama film Stage Struck is a dated Fifties reworking of the old 1933 Katharine Hepburn backstage story film Morning Glory, held back with a shaky performance by Susan Strasberg as […]

Jul, 10

Deep Water ** (2022, Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas) – Movie Review

Adrian Lyne returns to directing after a 20-year absence since Unfaithful (2002) for the 2022 erotic psychological thriller film Deep Water, based on the 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas […]

Jul, 10

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