Derek Winnert

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt **** (1940, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt, Phyllis Calvert, Moore Marriott) – Classic Movie Review 9290

Director Walter Forde’s 1940 drag comedy Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a fast-moving, high-spirited and funny reworking of the classic Brandon Thomas stage farce Charley’s Aunt to suit the talents of Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham […]

Jan, 22 · in Reviews

Brideshead Revisited ***** (1981, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud) – Classic Movie Review 9289

Directors Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s monumental and magnificent 1981 Brideshead Revisited is Granada Television’s sumptuous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel about England’s decadent and declining upper-class between the world wars, made in 11 episodes. […]

Jan, 22 · in Reviews

Charley’s Aunt **** (1941, Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison) – Classic Movie Review 9288

OMG ! Jack Benny in drag! Director Archie Mayo’s effervescent 1941 black and white cross dressing comedy Charley’s Aunt [Charley’s American Aunt] stars the notable ensemble team of Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne […]

Jan, 21

An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru] *** (1989, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey) – Classic Movie Review 9287

Indian director Satyajit Ray’s return to film-making after illness was this 1989 adaptation of the text of Henrik Ibsen’s classic 1883 play An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru], which is concerned with health – that […]

Jan, 21

An Enemy of the People ** (1978, Steve McQueen, Bibi Andersson, Charles Durning) – Classic Movie Review 9286

‘The water’s poisoned. The people are poisoned. The children are poisoned! The water is poisoned!’ – Dr Thomas Stockmann. Ah yes, Steve McQueen versus Henrik Ibsen! Producer-director George Schaefer’s 1978 drama An Enemy of the […]

Jan, 21

Weekend at Bernie’s *** (1989, Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 9285

Director Ted Kotcheff’s 1989 Weekend at Bernie’s is a spirited, even memorable try at that notoriously difficult genre – black comedy – in which New York insurance yuppies Larry Wilson and Richard Parker (Andrew McCarthy […]

Jan, 20

Enemy Mine *** (1985, Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr, Brion James) – Classic Movie Review 9284

German director Wolfgang Petersen went from one sweet homespun fantasy film, The NeverEnding Story, to another with the same virtues – startling production designs and eye-catching makeup (here the aliens are created by Chris Walas). […]

Jan, 20

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