Derek Winnert

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Movie Movie **** (1978, George C Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Eli Wallach, Michael Kidd, Barbara Harris, Harry Hamlin, Barry Bostwick, Ann Reinking, Art Carney) – Classic Movie Review 10,675

Two 1930s film genres – boxing dramas and backstage musicals – are recreated with a mixture of affection, daft puns and delightful digs at Hollywood in director Stanley Donen’s delicious 1978 comedy Movie Movie. It […]

Dec, 17

The All-American Boy * (1973, Jon Voight, Anne Archer, Nancie Phillips, Art Metrano) – Classic Movie Review 10,598

Writer-director Charles Eastman’s 1973 American drama film The All-American Boy stars Jon Voight as Vic Bealer, a moody young boxer from a small town in Texas, whizzed to success and worried about tomorrow. Known by […]

Nov, 28

The Irish in Us *** (1935, James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Olivia de Havilland) – Classic Movie Review 10,092

Director Lloyd Bacon’s 1935 comedy drama The Irish in Us is based on a story by Frank Orsatti about an Irish family, and stars James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Olivia de Havilland, Mary Gordon, Frank McHugh […]

Jul, 27

Midnight Sting [Diggstown] (1992, James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr, Bruce Dern) – Classic Movie Review 10,036

Director Michael Ritchie’s 1992 Midnight Sting [Diggstown] stars James Woods as Gabriel Caine, a conman fresh out of jail who gets middle-aged prize-fighter ‘Honey’ Roy Palmer (Louis Gossett Jr) to help him win a bet […]

Jul, 14

The Missionary *** (1982, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Michael Hordern, Denholm Elliott, Graham Crowden, Phoebe Nicholls, Roland Culver, David Suchet) – Classic Movie Review 10,017

Director Richard Loncraine’s 1982 film The Missionary stars, and is written and produced by, Michael Palin, and finds room for a treasure trove of Brit performers. Palin’s The Missionary is a fairly funny comedy, in […]

Jul, 08

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

Monkey on My Back *** (1957, Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Jack Albertson, Paul Richards) – Classic Movie Review 8920

Director André de Toth’s 1957 Monkey on My Back is a downbeat but compelling biopic about the rise and fall of champion boxer, World War Two war hero and morphine addict Barney Ross. It is […]

Sep, 20

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