Derek Winnert

It! ** (1967, Roddy McDowall, Jill Haworth, Paul Maxwell) – Classic Movie Review 7292

‘He who in the 20th century shall dare evoke me, beware, for neither by fire, nor water, nor force, nor anything by man created can I be destroyed.’ Producer, screenwriter, director Herbert J Leder’s 1967 […]

Jul, 15 · in Reviews

Le Ballon Rouge [The Red Balloon] ***** (1956, Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse, Georges Sellier) – Classic Movie Review 7291

Writer-director Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 delightful world-famous short film The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) is legendary. Lamorisse won the 1957 Oscar for Best Writing, Best Screenplay – Original – the only person ever to have received this […]

Jul, 14 · in Reviews

The Red Badge of Courage **** (1951, Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Douglas Dick, Royal Dano, John Dierkes, Tim Durant, Andy Devine, Arthur Hunnicutt) – Classic Movie Review 7290

John Huston’s studio-butchered 1951 US Civil War movie The Red Badge of Courage is remarkable for its battle scenes and for Audie Murphy’s career-best performance. Writer-director John Huston’s 1951 film of Stephen Crane’s 1895 US Civil […]

Jul, 14

A Time for Dying *** (1969, Richard Lapp, Anne Randall, Victor Jory, Audie Murphy, Peter Brocco) – Classic Movie Review 7,289

Budd Boetticher’s 1969 Western film A Time for Dying reunites him with producer-star Audie Murphy, who returns to the role of Jesse James for his last movie. Writer-director Budd Boetticher’s 1969 Western film A Time […]

Jul, 14

Time Bomb [Terror on a Train] *** (1953, Glenn Ford, Anne Vernon, Maurice Denham) – Classic Movie Review 7288

Director Ted Tetzlaff’s suspenseful and commendable 1953 MGM British black and white B-movie film noir crime thriller Time Bomb stars Glenn Ford and Anne Vernon as married couple Peter and Janine Lyncort, while John Horsley (Railway […]

Jul, 14

Skyscraper ** (2018, Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Roland Møller, Pablo Schreiber, Chin Han, Noah Taylor) – Movie Review

Here, hang on a minute, Dwayne, the preposterous Skyscraper needs a reality check. It is a bit of a tall story that takes a lot of swallowing. The preposterous Skyscraper needs a reality check. Writer-director […]

Jul, 14

Freak Show *** (2017, Alex Lawther, AnnaSophia Robb, Abigail Breslin, Bette Midler, John McEnroe) – Movie Review

Sweet, funny and saying all the right stuff really well. Director Trudie Styler’s Freak Show is sweet and funny, and says all the right stuff really well. Alex Lawther gives a brave and great performance in […]

Jul, 14

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