Derek Winnert

Cross of Iron **** (1977, James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner) – Classic Movie Review 8358

Director Sam Peckinpah’s distinguished 1977 war film Cross of Iron is a tough and compelling dissection of the German military mind, seen through the eyes of four men in bloody battle against Russia in 1943. […]

Apr, 12 · in Uncategorized

An Actor’s Revenge [Yukinojô Henge] **** (1963, Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao) – Classic Movie Review 8357

Director Kon Ichikawa’s 1963 Japanese Eastmancolor classic An Actor’s Revenge [Yukinojô Henge] is a cleverly intricate and rivetingly compelling drama about Yukinojo, a touring Kabuki actor who sets out to avenge himself on the three […]

Apr, 12 · in Uncategorized

The Actors ** (2003, Michael Caine, Dylan Moran, Michael Gambon) – Classic Movie Review 8356

‘Thick as thieves. Only thicker.’ Unfortunately, this little known Michael Caine film deserves to be little known, though it has its modest charms and is not a total bust. Michael Caine and Dylan Moran star […]

Apr, 12

1492: Conquest of Paradise ** (1992, Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver) – Classic Movie Review 8355

Director Ridley Scott’s celebratory 1992 historical adventure film biopic 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a stodgily told account of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to America, with a dull central performance by a miscast Gérard Depardieu, struggling […]

Apr, 11

Crooks Anonymous *** (1962, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Julie Christie, James Robertson Justice, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Medwin) – Classic Movie Review 8,354

The engagingly daft 1962 vintage film comedy Crooks Anonymous stars Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Wilfrid Hyde-White and James Robertson Justice, plus Julie Christie in her feature debut. The engagingly daft 1962 vintage comedy Crooks Anonymous […]

Apr, 10

The Fast Lady *** (1962, James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Julie Christie, Kathleen Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 8,353

The 1962 film The Fast Lady is a genial Carry On-style comedy with amusing turns from James Robertson Justice, Stanley Baxter and Leslie Phillips. Director Ken Annakin’s 1962 British Eastmancolor film The Fast Lady is […]

Apr, 10

Age of Consent *** (1969, James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran) – Classic Movie Review 8352

The 24-year-old Helen Mirren gets to star with James Mason and be directed by Michael Powell. The 1969 Australian romantic comedy drama Age of Consent is a straggler from the dog days of the glittering […]

Apr, 10

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