Derek Winnert

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Buck Privates *** (1941, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Alan Curtis, Jane Frazee) – Classic Movie Review 9442

Director Arthur Lubin’s 1941 wartime services comedy Buck Privates [Rookies] stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their first starring madcap nonsense, in which they play sidewalk salesmen Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown, who enlist […]

Feb, 29

Baby Blue Marine *** (1976, Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O’Connor, Katherine Helmond, Dana Elcar, Bert Remsen, Bruce Kirby) – Classic Movie Review 6734

The 1976 drama film Baby Blue Marine stars Jan-Michael Vincent as a WW2 US Marine recruit sent home in a military surplus baby blue uniform after failing basic training, and takes on the war vet […]

Feb, 25

Queen and Country **** (2014, Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, David Thewlis, Richard E Grant, Pat Shortt, Sinéad Cusack) – Movie Review

Writer-director John Boorman’s sequel to his semi-autobiographical charmer Hope and Glory (1987) is an old-fashioned, civilised pleasure. Callum Turner stars as the grown up 19-year-old Bill Rohan who is drafted into the army, does basic training […]

Jun, 03

The Way Ahead **** (1944, David Niven, Stanley Holloway, James Donald) – Classic Movie Review 1806

Director Carol Reed’s 1944 World War Two morale-boosting drama The Way Ahead is adapted from Eric Ambler’s story in an excellent, rousing screenplay by himself and future two-time Oscar-winning actor Peter Ustinov (Spartacus, Topkapi). Reed […]

Nov, 05

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