Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "love triangle"

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Walking on Sunshine ***½ (2014, Hannah Arterton, Annabel Scholey) – Movie Review

We’re in Lecce, Puglia, south-east Italy, a glorious coastal village just by the gorgeous sea. Well that’s a good thing for a start! Hannah Arterton stars as Taylor, who is summoned to this beauty spot by her sister […]

Jun, 26

The Talk of the Town ***** (1942, Jean Arthur, Cary Grant, Ronald Colman) – Classic Movie Review 1308

Co-producer/director George Stevens’s 1942 classic love triangle comedy drama stars Jean Arthur as schoolteacher Nora Shelley, who is in love with both escaped murder suspect Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant), who’s hiding in her attic, and […]

Jun, 08

The Pallbearer *** (1996, David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow) – Classic Movie Review 1170

David Schwimmer is very amusing as Tom Thompson, an agreeable young man corralled in as the pallbearer for a high-school buddy he hardly remembers by the deceased’s amorous mom (Barbara Hershey). Co-writer/director Matt Reeves excellent, […]

May, 02

The Importance of Being Earnest ***** (1952, Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans) – Classic Movie Review 1161

Writer-director Anthony Asquith delivers a beautifully graceful movie version of Oscar Wilde’s greatest work. He has the most polished and perfect cast at his disposal in this much revered, impeccably staged 1952 British classic high […]

Apr, 30

Get Over It *** (2001, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller, Colin Hanks, Martin Short, Shane West, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis) – Classic Movie Review 615

After being cruelly dumped, popular high school basketball star teen Berke Landers (played by Ben Foster) embarks on a series of hilarious attempts to win his girlfriend Allison (Melissa Sagemiller) back. That includes swapping his basketball […]

Jan, 03

Rushmore **** (1998, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel) – Classic Movie Review 608

Unusually for a teen movie, writer-director Wes Anderson’s 1999 offering found the critics falling over themselves to praise this splendidly quirky comedy drama. It showcases a stunning performance by newcomer Jason Schwartzman (then 19) as Max […]

Jan, 02

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands *** (2002, Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke, Shirley Henderson, Ricky Tomlinson ) – Classic Movie Review 482

Robert Carlyle stars in Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) as Jimmy, a Glasgow-based small-time crook who heads back for his Nottingham home town to try to win back his ex-girlfriend Shirley (Shirley […]

Dec, 07

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