Derek Winnert

Vengeance Valley *** (1951, Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, John Ireland, Hugh O’Brian, Ray Collins) – Classic Movie Review 9361

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1951 MGM movie Vengeance Valley is a capable, compact and substantial psychological Western, starring Burt Lancaster (as Owen Daybright) and Robert Walker (Lee Strobie) as rancher foster stepbrothers, one of whom (wicked […]

Feb, 09 · in Reviews

The Helen Morgan Story ** (1957, Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson) – Classic Movie Review 9360

Unfortunately Ann Blyth is rather dull as tragic, ever unlucky in love torch singer Helen Morgan, who turns to the bottle for comfort, in this lame 1957 black and white Warner Bros biopic The Helen […]

Feb, 08 · in Reviews

The Buster Keaton Story ** (1957, Donald O’Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre) – Classic Movie Review 9359

Lovely though Donald O’Connor is, casting him as vaudeville comedian Buster Keaton in this misleading biopic of the great stone-faced silent movie comedian must count as a bit of an insult. The fanciful script concentrates […]

Feb, 08

Marriage Story ***** (2019, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Julia Greer, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta) – Movie Review

Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s semi-autobiographical Marriage Story (2019) should be called Divorce Story. It is the portrait of a marriage breaking up, broken up, and a once-loving couple trying to pick up the pieces. Adam Driver, […]

Feb, 08

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School *** (1979, P J Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard) – Classic Movie Review 9358

It’s pretty, teenage delinquent, Ramones fan Riff Randell (P J Soles) versus the strict, non-musical, rock ‘n’ roll-hating new Vince Lombardi high school principal Miss Togar (Mary Woronov), in director Allan Arkush’s Roger Corman-produced 1979 […]

Feb, 08

The Return of Count Yorga *** (1971, Robert Quarry, Mariette Hartley, Roger Perry) – Classic Movie Review 9357

Director Bob Kelljan’s 1971 horror movie The Return of Count Yorga brings Robert Quarry back as the stylish modern-day vampire in this improved follow-up to the 1970 Count Yorga, Vampire, in which he grabs his […]

Feb, 07

The Return of Don Camillo [Il ritorno di Don Camillo] *** (1953, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Édouard Delmont, Paolo Stoppa, Arturo Bragaglia) – Classic Movie Review 9356

Director Julien Duvivier’s 1953 French-Italian comedy film The Return of Don Camillo [Il ritorno di Don Camillo] [Le retour de Don Camillo] brings back Fernandel and Gino Cervi happily to the screen. Following the 1952 […]

Feb, 07

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