Derek Winnert

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Absence of Malice **** (1981, Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer) – Classic Movie Review 5036

Sydney Pollack’s complex and satisfying 1981 thriller film Absence of Malice stars Sally Field as a naïve reporter tricked by the FBI into framing a Miami liquor wholesaler (Paul Newman) with a false story. Producer-director […]

Feb, 20

Forbidden *** (1932, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy) – Classic Movie Review 4975

Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and Ralph Bellamy star in Frank Capra’s 1932 film about a young librarian who falls in love with a married man while on a sea cruise, based on the novel Back Street by Fannie Hurst. Co-writer/ director Frank […]

Feb, 01

Front Page Woman *** (1935, Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns, Winifred Shaw, J Carrol Naish) – Classic Movie Review 4907

Bette Davis and George Brent star as reporters for rival newspapers, agony aunt Ellen Garfield and ace scoop-hound Curt Devlin, trying to outwit each other when their respective editors send them on the same big fire […]

Jan, 18

Front Page Story *** (1954, Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan, Eva Bartok, Derek Farr, Patricia Marmont) – Classic Movie Review 4906

Jack Hawkins stars in Front Page Story (1954) as a workaholic Fleet Street newspaper editor who faces an endless series of trials, tribulations and troubles. Among them are which story to hold the front page for, a […]

Jan, 18

Seven Chances **** (1925, Buster Keaton, Ruth Dwyer, T Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards) – Classic Movie Review 4532

Producer/ director/ star Buster Keaton’s clever and hilarious, classic silent comedy showcases a stressed-out Buster as nearly bankrupt financial broker Jimmie Shannon, who has to find himself a spouse within a few hours to receive […]

Oct, 25

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt **** (1956, Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz) – Classic Movie Review 3,903

Fritz Lang’s 1956 RKO film noir thriller Beyond a Reasonable Doubt stars Dana Andrews and Joan Fontaine in a story about a writer’s plan to expose a corrupt district attorney that takes an unexpected turn. […]

Jun, 23

Woman of the Year **** (1942, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, William Bendix) – Classic Movie Review 3852

Director George Stevens’s intelligent, thoughtful and amusing 1942 romantic comedy stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in their first screen partnership that was to last 25 years and produce nine movies. The duo kick up […]

Jun, 13

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