Derek Winnert

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In a Lonely Place ***** (1950, Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy) – Classic Movie Review 758

Director Nicholas Ray’s classic 1950 film noir thriller is still essential viewing, with a scalding performance by Humphrey Bogart that’s a highlight of his illustrious career. Bogart relishes one of his most complex, intricate and […]

Jan, 27

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ** (2004, Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant) – Classic Movie Review 749

Dear diary, As I was writing back in 2001, I’ve found total bliss with my Mr Right, a clumsy bloke called Darcy, (Colin Firth). But now, as I start this new diary in 2004, there’s […]

Jan, 25

The Bridges of Madison County **** (1995, Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley) – Classic Movie Review 748

Get out a full bumper-sized box of tissues for star-director Clint Eastwood’s cute, bittersweet Sixties-set Brief Encounter-style 1995 romantic weepie The Bridges of Madison County. It is polished, posh and poignant, casting its spell and […]

Jan, 25

The Postman Always Rings Twice ***** (1946, Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter) – Classic Movie Review 744

Based on the sizzling thriller novel by James M Cain, the 1946 movie The Postman Always Rings Twice is a beloved film noir classic. Cain thought Lana Turner was the perfect choice for lethal diner […]

Jan, 25

The English Patient **** (1996, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth) – Classic Movie Review 736

Writer-director Anthony Mingella’s stunning-looking 1996 David Lean-style epic is an unabashed tugger at the heartstrings set at the end of World War Two. Star Ralph Fiennes gives a lofty and aloof performance, leading with his […]

Jan, 23

Endless Love ** (1981, Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray) – Classic Movie Review 735

Endless Love was advertised as ‘the greatest love story of all time’. But posh Italian director Franco Zeffirelli turns Scott Spencer’s novel about 17-year-old American high school student David Axelrod (Martin Hewitt)’s obsessive love for 15-year-old […]

Jan, 23

The General ***** (1926, Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender) – Classic Movie Review 731

Buster Keaton stars in this 1926 unchallenged silent comic masterpiece, set in the American Civil War and based on a real incident as told in the story The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittinger. A hugely-admired masterpiece as […]

Jan, 22

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