Derek Winnert

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Words and Music *** (1948, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Tom Drake, June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Ann Sothern, Perry Como) – Classic Movie Review 3622

Director Norman Taurog’s 1948 movie is a fictionalised musical bioipc, very loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers (Tom Drake) and lyricist Lorenz Hart (Mickey Rooney). A lavish showcasing of the Rodgers and Hart catalogue of […]

Apr, 26

The Crimson Kimono **** (1959, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta, Victoria Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 3468

‘Yes, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!’ explained the advertising. Cult writer-producer-director Samuel Fuller’s commendably taut and tense little 1959 film noir thriller boasts fascinating detail, an intriguing […]

Mar, 12

Hot Fuzz **** (2007, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Billie Whitelaw, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent) – Classic Movie Review 3314

The comedy team from Shaun of the Dead (2004) delivers the big laughs again with this triumphant spoof thriller that imagines British police such as the like of those shown in TV’s Heartbeat are filmed […]

Feb, 01

Ride the High Country [Guns in the Afternoon] ***** (1962, Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Edgar Buchanan, Mariette Hartley, James Drury, Ronald Starr) – Classic Movie Review 3069

Director Sam Peckinpah’s 1962 Western is his second film as director (after The Deadly Companions in 1961) and one of his very best. Ageing stars Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott are magnificent as ex-marshal Steve […]

Nov, 17

Twisted * (2004, Ashley Judd, Andy Garcia, Samuel L Jackson, David Strathairn) – Classic Movie Review 2727

Director Philip Kaufman’s 2004 thriller promises much but must count as a big disappointment. A serial killer is at work in San Francisco and all the victims are former lovers of tough but vulnerable newly-promoted […]

Jul, 22

Cul-De-Sac **** (1966, Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran) – Classic Movie Review 2548

Lionel Stander and Jack MacGowran star as bumbling crooks on the lam in co-writer/director Roman Polanski’s startling, humorous and strange British black comedy shocker. The duo, one wounded and the other dying, take refuge at the Holy Island […]

Jun, 01

McCabe and Mrs Miller ***** (1971, Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois) – Classic Movie Review 2276

Director Robert Altman’s 1971 revisionist view of the Western is atypical of the genre annoyed and so alienated many action fans back in the day and, despite its obvious qualities, was greeted with faint praise. Indeed […]

Mar, 19

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