Derek Winnert

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Play It As It Lays ** (1972, Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke) – Classic Movie Review 7795

Director Frank Perry’s 1972 interesting and sincere but depressing and ultimately disappointing drama Play It As It Lays is based on Joan Didion’s novel, and stars Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld and Tammy Grimes. Deception, divorce, […]

Nov, 16

Monster-in-Law **½ (2005, Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Elaine Stritch, Adam Scott) – Classic Movie Review 2046

After a gap of 15 years (since 1990’s Stanley & Iris), the 67-year-old movie legend Jane Fonda returns to the screen in 2005 in a monster part as the prospective mother-in-law from hell who takes […]

Jan, 04

Bulworth ** (1998, Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Kimberly Deauna, Sean Astin) – Classic Movie Review 2014

Warren Beatty tries very hard, both as producer-writer-director and star, but seems to have lost his touch in this offbeat 1998 satirical comedy drama. He plays, quite well, suicidally disillusioned liberal senator Jay Bulworth, who […]

Dec, 29

Network ***** (1976, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Beatrice Straight) – Classic Movie Review 1,191

Director Sidney Lumet’s 1976 four-Oscar-winner film Network has proved a highly regarded, lasting classic, an American satirical black comedy-drama gem. It has a great script and even greater acting. Network became only the second film to win three of the […]

May, 09

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