Derek Winnert

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The Night We Got the Bird * (1960, Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner, Leo Franklyn, Irene Handl, John Slater, Liz Fraser) – Classic Movie Review 11,487

Brian Rix returns for director Darcy Conyers’s 1960 British black and white sequel comedy film The Night We Got the Bird, the follow-up to their 1959 hit The Night We Dropped a Clanger. The Night […]

Aug, 17

Scalawag ** (1973, Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand) – Classic Movie Review 10,252

Kirk Douglas directs himself in the 1973 adventure film Scalawag as Pete, a ‘yo-ho-ho’ one-legged pirate searching for hidden treasure in Mexico. Scalawag is an unsubtle reworking of Treasure Island, with decent sets, costumes and […]

Sep, 01

Aladdin ** (2019, Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott) – Movie Review

Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin is painless – apart from a couple of the more strident songs (Speechless) – and entertaining enough. But it is slightly sluggish and undynamic, with some clumsy, slack comedy and […]

May, 23

Paulie *** (1998, Jay Mohr, Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin) – Classic Movie Review 1654

It’s a bird’s life! Paulie is a parrot who can speak – not just mimic but really talk – in director John Roberts’s appealing and touching 1998 magical DreamWorks adventure for all the family. Paulie […]

Sep, 08

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