Derek Winnert

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The Fifth Element **** (1997, Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Lee Evans, John Neville, Brion James, John Bluthal) – Classic Movie Review 270

Cult French director Luc Besson, working in an English studio and the then about-to-close London Royal Opera House, exuberantly embarks on Europe’s most expensive film, the 1997 science fiction action epic The Fifth Element.  And […]

Oct, 05

King Kong ***** (1933, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher) – Classic Movie Review 245

Producer-directors Merian C Cooper and Ernest B Schoedsack’s all-time great fantasy adventure, horror movie and love story is a brilliantly stirring entertainment and an unchallenged masterpiece. A monstrously marvellous monster movie, this original 1933 version […]

Sep, 18

Notorious ***** (1946, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Leopoldine Konstantin, Louis Calhern) – Classic Movie Review 233

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 end-of-the-war film noir masterpiece Notorious is one of his finest, most seductive movies. It is a devious twisted love story as much as a thrilling spy story. It all starts with a brilliant, masterly […]

Sep, 09

Annie Hall ***** (1977, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 196

Diane Keaton’s Best Actress Oscar-winning performance as Annie Hall reflects the movie. It’s witty and funny, with plenty of 70s modish style. ‘That was the most fun I’ve ever had without laughing.’ No doubt about […]

Aug, 27

This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime] **** (1977, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Claude Piéplu, Dominique Laffin) – Classic Movie Review 188

Gérard Depardieu stars as a dangerously disturbed young accountant in the 1977 French psychological thriller This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime], a mesmerising study in obsession, sickness and despair adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel. […]

Aug, 25

Notting Hill **** (1999, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans) – Classic Movie Review 184

‘I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.’ Julia Roberts enchants as Anna Scott, the world’s most famous movie star, in this delicious, winning hit romantic comedy. But, […]

Aug, 24

Brief Encounter ***** (1945, Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond, Joyce Carey, Stanley Holloway, Everley Gregg, Irene Handl, Alfie Bass) – Classic Movie Review 167

‘You’ve been a long way away.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Thank you for coming back to me.’ David Lean’s superb 1945 film of Noël Coward’s famous tearjerker is a much loved, much admired, much enjoyed classic. Taking the […]

Aug, 17

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