Derek Winnert

Son of Flubber ** (1963, Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn) – Classic Movie Review 10,582

‘HE PUTS A HALFBACK INTO ORBIT! HE’S THE LAFF OF THE PARTY! HE BLOWS UP A STORM!’ Director Robert Stevenson’s 1963 comedy Son of Flubber brings Fred MacMurray is happily back as Professor Ned Brainard […]

Nov, 26 · in Reviews

Above the Law [Nico] ** (1988, Steven Seagal, Henry Silva, Pam Grier, Daniel Faraldo, Sharon Stone) – Classic Movie Review 10,581

Director Andrew Davis’s 1988 film Above the Law [Nico] stars Aikido expert Steven Seagal in his film debut as Nico Toscani, a tough renegade Chicago cop, trained in martial arts and combat in Vietnam, who […]

Nov, 26 · in Reviews

Abigail’s Party ***** (1977, Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse, Harriet Reynolds) – Classic Movie Review 10,580

The 1977 British TV classic Abigail’s Party is a savagely funny BBC comedy drama devised and directed by Mike Leigh. This wicked attack on lower-middle-class manners is particularly memorable for Alison Steadman’s formidable portrayal of […]

Nov, 25

China Sky * (1945, Randolph Scott, Ellen Drew, Ruth Warrick, Anthony Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 10,579

Director Ray Enright’s 1945 RKO Radio Pictures black and white romantic drama China Sky, based on a novel by Pearl S Buck, is a commonplace love-triangle yarn that soon overplays its hand and abandons its […]

Nov, 22

Bundle of Joy ** (1956, Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan) – Classic Movie Review 10,578

‘Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds. Their first movie together!’ Director Norman Taurog’s 1956 Technicolor RKO-Scope film Bundle of Joy is a musical reworking for Ginger Rogers’s 1939 comedy Bachelor Mother, with Debbie Reynolds playing the shop […]

Nov, 22

Flipper *** (1963, Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Kathleen Maguire, Connie Scott) – Classic Movie Review 10,577

Director James B Clark’s 1963 children’s movie Flipper is the Florida adventure that started the highly popular 1960s TV show (1964–1967) about a 12-year-old fishing boy called Sandy Ricks (played by the 15-year-old Luke Halpin) […]

Nov, 22

Peter’s Friends **** (1992, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh) – Classic Movie Review 10,576

‘There are some friends you know you will have for the rest of your life. You’re welded together by love, trust, respect or loss… or in our case, simple embarrassment.’ The 1992 British film Peter’s […]

Nov, 22

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