Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "based on stage play"

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Three Sisters *** (1970, Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Jeanne Watts, Louise Purnell, Derek Jacobi, Alan Bates, Ronald Pickup) – Classic Movie Review 11,656

Laurence Olivier’s 1970 film of his 1967 British Royal National Theatre version of the 1901 Anton Chekhov play Three Sisters [Tri Sestry] is theatrical and stiff, but precious for the rousing acting from his Joan […]

Oct, 17

No, No, Nanette **½ (1940, Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Roland Young, Helen Broderick, Eve Arden, ZaSu Pitts) – Classic Movie Review 11,635

Director Herbert Wilcox’s 1940 musical film No, No, Nanette is based on the 1919 stage play, and stars Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Helen Broderick, Roland Young, Eve Arden and ZaSu Pitts. Anna Neagle […]

Oct, 06

Night Must Fall **** (1937, Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Dame May Whitty) – Classic Movie Review 6630

Director Richard Thorpe’s creepy 1937 thriller film Night Must Fall is the well-crafted original MGM version of Emlyn Williams’s renowned 1935 stage success chiller about a charming but psychopathic and homicidal bellboy Danny (Robert Montgomery), […]

Jan, 31

Insignificance **** (1985, Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell, Michael Emil, Will Sampson) – Classic Movie Review 6615

Insignificance is very entertaining, witty and intelligent. Perhaps against the odds, director Nicolas Roeg has a total success with the idea for his 1985 British comedy drama film. It is a straightforward filming of Terry […]

Jan, 28

Steaming *** (1985, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors, Patti Love, Brenda Bruce, Felicity Dean) – Classic Movie Review 5847

The British women’s steam room drama Steaming from 1985 is a sad occasion as it marks the final movie of both director Joseph Losey and star Diana Dors. Indeed it is advertised as ‘The final […]

Aug, 03

Oklahoma! **** (1999, Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle, Maureen Lipman, Shuler Hensley) – Classic Movie Review 2191

Sit back in your chair for musical heaven with original stage director Trevor Nunn’s splendid 1999 screen version of the Royal National Theatre’s award-winning 1998 London stage production of the 1943 Richard Rodgers and Oscar […]

Feb, 19

Sunshine on Leith *** (2013, George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, Paul Brannigan, Freya Mavor) – Movie Review

Two Scots soldiers coming home from serving in Afghanistan link arms and dance and sing along the streets of Edinburgh’s old town. How gay is that? If you’re not expecting a musical, or if you’re […]

Sep, 27

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