Derek Winnert

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Anne of the Thousand Days **** (1969, Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, John Colicos, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Michael Hordern, Katharine Blake) – Classic Movie Review 2366

Director Charles Jarrott’s beautifully crafted 1969 British historical drama Anne of the Thousand Days attracted 10 Academy Award nominations. But in the end it won only a single Oscar – for Best Costume Design (Margaret […]

Apr, 06

Dream Wife ** (1953, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Betta St John) – Classic Movie Review 2,342

The 1953 MGM romantic comedy film Dream Wife is notable as the first of three movies that paired Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Grant plays a business tycoon whose gaze falls on the pretty Arabian […]

Mar, 31

Penny Serenade **** (1941, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, Ann Doran, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 2339

Producer-director George Stevens’s 1941 romantic drama again teams Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, both seen at their best in this delicious heart-string tugger. It is the third of three movies pairing the duo. Grant and […]

Mar, 31

On Golden Pond ***** (1981, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda) – Classic Movie Review 2,330

The 1981 film triumph On Golden Pond was the winner of three Oscars: for Best Actor (Henry Fonda), Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn), and Best Adapted Screenplay (for screenwriter Ernest Thompson). Director Mark Rydell’s triple-Oscar-winning 1981 […]

Mar, 30

Camelot ***½ (1967, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings) – Classic Movie Review 2180

South Pacific and Paint Your Wagon director Joshua Logan turns the pleasantly tuneful and rather splendid Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) musical about life and loves at the court of King Arthur […]

Feb, 17

The Pumpkin Eater ***** (1964, Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason) – Classic Movie Review 2105

Jack Clayton’s 1964 film The Pumpkin Eater is British Sixties film-making perfection. It provides a superb showcase for Anne Bancroft, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA […]

Jan, 23

Kramer vs Kramer ***** (1979, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander) – Classic Movie Review 2,065

Robert Benton won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for the 1979 American legal drama film Kramer vs Kramer, starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry. Writer-director Robert Benton hones this four-hankie, five-Oscar-winning tearjerker tale of a tug-of-love between workaholic advertising executive Ted […]

Jan, 10

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