Derek Winnert

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Pete ‘n’ Tillie **** (1972, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page) – Classic Movie Review 7044

Director Martin Ritt’s 1972 comedy drama is funny, heartwarming and hugely likeable, with a good script lifted high by ingratiating performances from the supremely expert and ideally paired comedians Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett as […]

May, 12

Frenchman’s Creek **** (1944, Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce) – Classic Movie Review 5431

Director Mitchell Leisen’s 1944 romance adventure drama finds Joan Fontaine profitably returning to the world of Daphne de Maurier, who provided her with her Hitchcock hit Rebecca. Fontaine stars as the titled romantic Englishwoman, Lady Dona […]

May, 11

Peyton Place **** (1957, Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Hope Lange, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, Diane Varsi) – Classic Movie Review 3539

Director Mark Robson’s posh 1957 epic soap opera film Peyton Place stars Oscar nominated Lana Turner as Constance MacKenzie, a shopkeeper with a past, who takes a chance on love with new young high school […]

Apr, 07

All Quiet on the Western Front ***** (1930, Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray) – Classic Movie Review 3426

Director Lewis Milestone is true to the seriousness and pacificism of German author Erich Maria Remarque’s novel in this astonishing film to come out of Hollywood, which still has the ability to shock and move […]

Feb, 28

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