Derek Winnert

At Sword’s Point [Sons of the Musketeers] *** (1952, Cornel Wilde, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, Dan O’Herlihy Alan Hale Jr) – Classic Movie Review 8830

Sons of the Musketeers, yes, and daughter of the Musketeers too! Who could ignore Maureen O’Hara with her hair and lips painted extra red by the blazing Technicolor as Claire, daughter of Athos? Energetic junior […]

Aug, 15 · in Reviews

Frankie and Johnny ** (1991, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Kate Nelligan, Nathan Lane) – Classic Movie Review 8829

Garry Marshall’s 1991 romantic comedy drama film Frankie and Johnny, is based on an excellent hit 1987 Broadway play by Terrence McNally, and stars miscast but engaging Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Director Garry Marshall’s […]

Aug, 14 · in Reviews

Morons from Outer Space (1985, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail, Dinsdale Landen, James B Sikking) – Classic Movie Review 8828

Eighties TV’s normally funny men Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones write and star in director Mike Hodges’s moronic 1985 big-screen comedy space adventure Morons from Outer Space, which combines lowbrow British humour and daffy […]

Aug, 14

The River’s Edge **** (1957, Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget) – Classic Movie Review 8827

‘It was kill … or be killed … all the way down to The River’s Edge.’ Director Allan Dwan’s 1957 colour CinemaScope widescreen movie The River’s Edge is a rock-solid crime action adventure thriller, sparked […]

Aug, 13

Slightly Scarlet **** (1956, John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl) – Classic Movie Review 8826

‘Out of the shadows of a vice-ridden city comes James M Cain’s most explosive drama!’ Director Allan Dwan’s sharp and stylish 1956 colour film noir crime thriller Slightly Scarlet is a neatly acted and smartly […]

Aug, 13

Foxfire *** (1955, Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Barton MacLane, Mara Corday, Frieda Inescort, Celia Lovsky) – Classic Movie Review 8825

‘Living every impassioned page of Anya Seton’s great best seller!’ Director Joseph Pevney’s 1955 Technicolor romance action drama Foxfire stars Jane Russell as a New York socialite called Amanda Lawrence who meets and quickly marries […]

Aug, 13

Frankenstein: The Real Story ** (1992, Patrick Bergin, Randy Quaid, John Mills) – Classic Movie Review 8824

This monster just won’t lie down, will he? The busy Patrick Bergin brings his sombre demeanour to playing the character of Dr Victor Frankenstein in director David Wickes’s 1992 Gothic horror Frankenstein: The Real Story, […]

Aug, 13

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