Derek Winnert

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The Pajama Game ***** (1957, Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Reta Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 1151

Joint directors Stanley Donen and George Abbott deliver a stupendous 1957 movie of the exhilarating all-time-great musical The Pajama Game. It features the original stage cast except for Janis Paige, who is replaced by Doris […]

Apr, 27

Bicycle Thieves [Ladri di Biciclette] ***** (1948, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell) – Classic Movie Review 1,046

Enzo Staiola was plucked off the street while watching the filming in Rome at the age of eight to star in Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 Italian neorealist masterpiece film Bicycle Thieves. Director Vittorio De Sica’s […]

Apr, 04

Pushing Tin *** (1999, John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie) – Classic Movie Review 982

Director Mike Newell’s offbeat 1999 movie features a smartly set-up and unusual story that centres on air traffic controller Nick Falzone (John Cusack)’s life, job and marriage to Connie (Cate Blanchett) falling apart. At first, […]

Mar, 25

Big ***** (1989, Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia, David Moscow, Mercedes Ruehl, Jon Lovitz, Josh Clark, Kimberlee M Davis, Elizabeth Perkins) – Classic Movie Review 287

Director Penny Marshall’s 1988 comedy with heart finally turned Tom Hanks overnight into a superstar aged 32. He gives a master class in what he used to do best – acting delightfully childish and being […]

Oct, 13

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