Derek Winnert

Agatha *** (1979, Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton) – Classic Movie Review 10,936

Director Michael Apted’s 1979 imaginative British biopic Agatha is based on a film story by Kathleen Tynan, and stars Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton. It is helpfully advertised as ‘a fictional solution to […]

Feb, 19 · in Reviews

The Affair of the Necklace *** (2001, Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Christopher Walken, Brian Cox, Joely Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 10,935

‘Her Birthright Was Stolen. Her Dignity Taken. Her Rights Denied. Deception Was The Only Option.’ Director Charles Shyer’s 2001 American historical film The Affair of the Necklace is a plush and handsome if dramatically mild period […]

Feb, 18 · in Reviews

The Money Trap *** (1965, Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer, Rita Hayworth, Ricardo Montalban, Joseph Cotten) – Classic Movie Review 10,934

Director Burt Kennedy’s 1966 watchable but strained Macbeth-style neo noir police crime thriller The Money Trap is a reunion of the great Gilda co-stars (20 years on), Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth, but by now, […]

Feb, 18

The Loves of Carmen ** (1948, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Victor Jory, Ron Randell, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly) – Classic Movie Review 10,933

The 1948 Technicolor romantic drama film The Loves of Carmen re-teams Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth is ideal as the wild gypsy sexy señorita Carmen Garcia, giving a fiery performance in a disappointingly passionless […]

Feb, 18

Affair in Trinidad *** (1952, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis, Torin Thatcher) – Classic Movie Review 10,932

The 1952 black and white crime thriller film Affair in Trinidad re-teams the stars of the 1946 film noir masterwork Gilda, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. The star team still shines, but the Gilda magic […]

Feb, 18

The Lady Is a Square * (1959, Anna Neagle, Frankie Vaughan, Janette Scott, Anthony Newley, Wilfrid Hyde White) – Classic Movie Review 10,931

‘Frankie Sings 5 Songs… & Dances!’ Co-producer/ director Herbert Wilcox’s 1959 black and white British comedy musical romance The Lady Is a Square stars his 55-year-old wife Anna Neagle along with Frankie Vaughan, Anthony Newley, Janette […]

Feb, 17

The Lady in Red *** (1979, Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise Fletcher) – Classic Movie Review 10,930

‘Her father said she was a tramp. Her customers said she was fantastic.’ Director Lewis Teague’s 1979 film The Lady in Red [Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin] is a good, cultish low-budget ($400,000) action crime […]

Feb, 17

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