Derek Winnert

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Swamp Water **** (1941, Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Eugene Pallette, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 8976

Master French film-maker Jean Renoir’s 1941 American début Swamp Water [The Man Who Came Back], made while he was in wartime exile from German-occupied France, is an unusual, dramatic thriller, set in Georgia swamps, where […]

Oct, 12

Dog Day [Canicule] *** (1984, Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet, Victor Lanoux, Bernadette Lafont, David Bennent) – Classic Movie Review 8440

Lee Marvin is ideal as Jimmy Cobb, a brutal American bank robber on the run with several million dollars, hiding out with a French country family of farmers, who become fascinated by his almost magical presence […]

May, 06

The Sea Wolf **** (1941, Edward G Robinson, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Alexander Knox) – Classic Movie Review 7316

Director Michael Curtiz’s 1941 The Sea Wolf stars Edward G Robinson, who gives a fine performance as tough tyrant Wolf Larsen, the cruel captain of the sealer Ghost, at the helm of Warner Brothers’ impressive, brutal action […]

Jul, 20

Seems Like Old Times **** (1980, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin) – Classic Movie Review 6808

Ah, it does seem like old times, with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, back in the good old days! Director Jay Sandrich’s 1980 comedy is one of umpteen movies written by Neil Simon and produced […]

Mar, 16

Woman Wanted *** (1935, Maureen O’Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy, Adrienne Ames) – Classic Movie Review 6,722

The 1935 thriller film Woman Wanted is a mild but fun crime melodrama with good performances from a capable cast and enough extra twists and bright spots to keep it ticking over pleasantly. Maureen O’Sullivan […]

Feb, 22

War Party **** (1988, Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Tim Sampson) – Classic Movie Review 6482

Director Franc Roddam’s worthy 1989 movie for Hemdale is a modern-day cowboys and Indians saga that starts with the death of a white man during a 100-year anniversary re-enactment of a Blackfeet Indian massacre by the […]

Dec, 28

Where Danger Lives **** (1950, Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains, Maureen O’Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 6,014

John Farrow’s enthralling 1950 RKO film noir crime thriller Where Danger Lives is probably the best film of producer Howard Hughes’s protégé Faith Domergue, sparking off electrically with star Robert Mitchum. ‘MITCHUM! ACTION!’ Director John […]

Sep, 12

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