Derek Winnert

Arthur 2: On the Rocks ** (1988, Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud) – Classic Movie Review 9391

Director Bud Yorkin films an inferior sequel to the 1981 hit Arthur in the 1988 comedy Arthur 2: On the Rocks, with all three stars from the original returning, but not the original writer-director Steve […]

Feb, 15 · in Reviews

Skin Deep *** (1989, John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed) – Classic Movie Review 9390

Writer-director Blake Edwards’s rake’s progress of burnt-out alcoholic writer and compulsive womaniser Zach Hutton (John Ritter) is a surprisingly sophisticated adult sex comedy, with effective visual gags, some bad taste (there is an infamous scene […]

Feb, 15 · in Reviews

Skidoo *** (1968, John Phillip Law, Jackie Gleason, Rooney, Groucho Marx, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon) – Classic Movie Review 9389

Back in 1968 Otto Preminger’s wild and wacky black comedy Skidoo dropped on the world like a lead balloon as a notorious bomb. But it has fervent admirers and it is certainly worth trying for […]

Feb, 15

Francis [Francis the Talking Mule] ** (1950, Donald O’Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts) – Classic Movie Review 9388

Tony (Anthony) Curtis is still struggling to make his mark in the movies, playing Captain Jones, in the first Francis the Talking Mule film… Donald O’Connor stars as truthful bumbling World War Two soldier Lieutenant […]

Feb, 15

Francis in the Navy ** (1955, Donald O’Connor, Martha Hyer, Richard Erdman, Jim Backus, Clint Eastwood, David Janssen) – Classic Movie Review 9387

Look out for an early appearance by Clint Eastwood in a Talking Mule flick. Director Arthur Lubin’s 1955 American black-and-white comedy film Francis in the Navy (1955) is the sixth film in the mysteriously popular […]

Feb, 15

The First Traveling Saleslady *** (1956, Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson, Carol Channing) – Classic Movie Review 9386

The estimable star duo of Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing give a boost to producer-director Arthur Lubin’s eager and amiable 1956 Technicolor comedy Western The First Traveling Saleslady. Though minor, slight and mild, it is […]

Feb, 15

The Forbin Project **** (1970, Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent) – Classic Movie Review 9385

Director Joseph Sargent’s 1970 The Forbin Project is a clever, thoughtful sci-fi thriller in which Colossus, the super computer controlling America’s missile defences, combines with its Russian counterpart to force the world into peace. James […]

Feb, 14

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