Derek Winnert

A Thousand Clowns **** (1965, Jason Robards Jr, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, Gene Saks, William Daniels) – Classic Movie Review 7483

Producer-director Fred Coe’s 1965 comedy A Thousand Clowns is an adaptation of Herb Gardner’s 1962 play about an eccentric, non-conformist comedy writer forced to conform to society to retain custody of his nephew. Jason Robards Jr starred […]

Aug, 22 · in Reviews

Plaza Suite *** (1971, Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris, Lee Grant) – Classic Movie Review 7.482

Neil Simon adapts his stage hit Plaza Suite but was unhappy with the film, thinking the idea of one actor playing the lead in all three acts didn’t work on screen, and that Walter Matthau […]

Aug, 22 · in Reviews

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? ** (1971, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Harris, Jack Warden) – Classic Movie Review 7481

Director Ulu Grosbard’s 1971 comedy Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? earned an Oscar nomination for Barbara Harris as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. It was […]

Aug, 22

BlacKkKlansman **** (2018, John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace) – Movie Review

BlacKkKlansman is provocative, powerful, damning, and real scary. Spike Lee is on best fighting form, making his 70s-set story relevant, delivered with a mastery of film-making skills. Director Spike Lee’s 2018 BlacKkKlansman is provocative, powerful, […]

Aug, 21

The Children Act **** (2017, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead) – Movie Review

I’m not one to judge, but the admirable and involving The Children Act (2017) has a lot going for it, not least Emma Thompson. The admirable and involving The Children Act (2017) has a lot going for […]

Aug, 21

Double Dynamite ** (1951, Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra) – Classic Movie Review 7480

Director Irving Cummings Jr’s 1951 RKO Radio Pictures black and white musical comedy stars the formidable trio of Jane Russell, Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra, and is based on a story by Leo Rosten, with a screenplay by by Leo […]

Aug, 21

No Name on the Bullet *** (1959, Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans) – Classic Movie Review 7,479

Jack Arnold’s tense, involving 1959 Western film No Name on the Bullet stars Audie Murphy as mystery killer John Gant, who rides into town to shoot an unknown human target. Director Jack Arnold’s 1959 American CinemaScope […]

Aug, 21

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