Derek Winnert

Cleopatra Jones *** (1973, Tamara Dobson, Shelley Winters, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes, Antonio Fargas) – Classic Movie Review 9429

‘If you haven’t seen Cleo, you haven’t seen the chick who tops ’em all… She’s 6’2″‘ Director Jack Starrett’s robust 1973 blaxploitation action crime thriller stars Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones, a karate-kicking CIA agent […]

Feb, 25 · in Reviews

Be Big! *** (1931, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) – Classic Movie Review 9428

‘Mr Hardy is a man of great care, caution and discretion – Mr Laurel is married too.’ ‘No man is bigger than the excuses he makes to his wife. So Be Big!’ Director James Parrott’s […]

Feb, 25 · in Reviews

Behold a Pale Horse *** (1964, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif) – Classic Movie Review 9427

Director Fred Zinnemann’s 1964 Behold a Pale Horse is a high-class, but low-involvement post-Spanish Civil War drama, afflicted by much miscasting, but with dignified acting none the less. Zinnemann was probably most interested in the […]

Feb, 25

The Strawberry Statement *** (1970, Bruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud Cort) – Classic Movie Review 9426

Director Stuart Hagmann’s 1970 drama The Strawberry Statement is an interesting, extremely well-acted but uneasy and hesitant college confrontation youth movie with an excitingly staged violent clash between students and the authorities at the climax. […]

Feb, 24

Believe in Me *** (1971, Michael Sarrazin, Jacqueline Bisset, Jon Cypher, Allen Garfield) – Classic Movie Review 9425

Director Stuart Hagmann’s 1971 drama Believe in Me stars Michael Sarrazin and Jacqueline Bisset. Sarrazin was in a relationship for seven years (1967–1974) with Bisset, whom he met while making The Sweet Ride (1968). Hagmann, the director […]

Feb, 24

Across the Bridge **** (1957, Rod Steiger, David Knight, Marla Landi, Bernard Lee, Noel Willman, Eric Pohlmann) – Classic Movie Review 9424

Director Ken Annakin’s 1957 black and white thriller Across the Bridge stars Rod Steiger, who came to Britain to play Carl Schaffner, a scared swindler running from the London law ( Noel Willman as Chief […]

Feb, 24

The Believer *** (2001, Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell, Billy Zane, Garret Dillahunt) – Classic Movie Review 9423

Writer-director Henry Bean’s critically acclaimed 2001 drama The Believer is a fascinating and sincerely intentioned but highly controversial and disturbing psychological drama, based on fact, starring a convincing Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint, a young […]

Feb, 24

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