Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "ballet"

Check out all of the posts tagged with "ballet".

The Intelligence Men ** (1965, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, William Franklyn, Richard Vernon, David Lodge, Warren Mitchell, Francis Matthews, Tutte Lemkow) – Classic Movie Review 6572

Director Robert Asher’s 1965 spy caper comedy is the first of only three films from beloved British comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Though made at the peak of their popularity, it lets them […]

Jan, 17

Nijinsky *** (1980, Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne) – Classic Movie Review 6027

Director Herbert Ross follows his hit 1977 dance movie The Turning Point with this sumptuously realised, passionately told, involvingly acted 1980 film version of the true-life gay love story of the tragic obsession of the choreographer […]

Sep, 15

The Turning Point *** (1977, Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov) – Classic Movie Review 6026

The Turning Point (1977) was nominated for 11 Oscars, but there was not a single win! However, it won Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director – Motion Picture at the Golden Globes. Director Herbert […]

Sep, 15

Waterloo Bridge **** (1940, Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson) – Classic Movie Review 5422

Director Mervyn LeRoy’s 1940 vintage black and white MGM romance Waterloo Bridge is a sweet, tear-jerking winner, although it cries out for Technicolor when Joseph Ruttenberg shoots it in black and white. Though Vivien Leigh […]

May, 08

Three Strange Loves [Törst] [Thirst] *** (1949, Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten, Birgit Tengroth) – Classic Movie Review 4836

Director Ingmar Bergman’s intriguing, well-detailed early 1949 movie Three Strange Loves [Törst] [Thirst] still has a strong emotional pull but its appeal is mainly for his diehard fans who want to be completist. Eva Henning […]

Jan, 02

Black Swan **** (2010, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder) – Classic Movie Review 3973

On-fire Natalie Portman won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Best Actress as Best Actress for her startling performance in director Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 thriller. Both the performance and the film are an impressive tour-de-force. Portman enjoys […]

Jul, 04

Jeremy **** (1973, Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor) – Classic Movie Review 3705

Writer-director Arthur Barron’s 1973 romance teams Robby Benson and Glynnis O’Connor in this tender, bitter-sweet tale of first-time love. Benson stars as a shy young New York cellist student called Jeremy, who meets and romances upper-class aspiring teenage […]

May, 14

Navigation

Please use the navigation to move within this section.