Derek Winnert

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The Untouchables ***** (1987, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Bradford, Billy Drago) – Classic Movie Review 1236

Written by David Mamet, director Brian De Palma’s 1987 untouchable gangster movie outing The Untouchables is set in a beautifully realised 1930s Chicago. It showcases a feast of acting from Kevin Costner as real-life government […]

May, 21

The Long Good Friday ***** (1980, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 1220

Director John Mackenzie’s superb 1980 Brit classic is an exciting, trend-setting transfer of an American-style gangster movie to East London. It was voted number 21 in the British Film Institute’s top 100 British films of the […]

May, 16

Gloria ***** (1980, Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen, John Adames) – Classic Movie Review 1,203

Gena Rowlands is superb as Gloria Swenson, a middle-aged Bronx blonde who sets out to protect a young Puerto Rican boy (John Adames) by trying to beat the Mob at their own nasty game, in […]

May, 14

The Liability *** (2012, Jack O’Connell, Tim Roth, Peter Mullan) – Movie Review

Jack O’Connell shows why he’s a rising star in a compelling performance as 19-year-old Adam, who’s forced to do a day’s driving for his mum’s gangster boyfriend Peter (Peter Mullan). This leads the boy on […]

May, 05

The Girl Can’t Help It **** (1956, Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O’Brien, Barry Gordon, Henry Jones, John Emery, Juanita Moore, Julie London) – Classic Movie Review 1,147

The enjoyable 1956 musical satirical farce The Girl Can’t Help It was one of the year’s biggest hits and made Jayne Mansfield a movie star. Julie London sings ‘Cry Me a River’; Gene Vincent performs […]

Apr, 26

Kiss Me Kate ***** (1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van) – Classic Movie Review 1117

The beguiling 1953 movie of the delightful Cole Porter Broadway smash-hit show Kiss Me Kate has style, wit and charm in abundance, plus the perfect cast to show off the songs: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, […]

Apr, 19

The Glass Key ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Moroni Olsen, Richard Denning, Bonita Granville, Arthur Loft) – Classic Movie Review 1010

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are perfectly teamed again in the excellent 1942 film remake of the Dashiell Hammett classic thriller novel The Glass Key, with the whole cast and crew hitting their career peak.  […]

Mar, 29

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