Derek Winnert

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Step Lively *** (1944, Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Jeffreys. Walter Slezak, Eugene Pallette) – Classic Movie Review 6588

Director Tim Whelan’s 1944 RKO movie showcase for Frank Sinatra is a pleasingly enjoyable follow-up to Higher and Higher (1943), reuniting star and director. It an engaging musical remake of the Marx Brothers’ 1938 film […]

Jan, 21

Major Payne ** (1995, Damon Wayans, Michael Ironside, Karyn Parsons, William Hickey, Michael Ironside, Albert Hall) – Classic Movie Review 6512

Director Nick Castle’s 1995 comedy stars Damon Wayans (who also co-wrote and co-produces) as Major Payne, who is discharged from the US Marines but lands a job teaching mismatched cadet school children combat skills. Wayans […]

Jan, 02

Cimarron * (1960, Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Arthur O’Connell, Vic Morrow, Russ Tamblyn, Mercedes McCambridge) – Classic Movie Review 6488

Director Anthony Mann’s 1961 remake of the classic 1931 Western film Cimarron, based on the novel by Edna Ferber, is slow, overblown and empty, running a plodding 147 minutes. It is a real disappointment, despite […]

Dec, 29

I Died a Thousand Times *** (1955, Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lon Chaney Jr, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman) – Classic Movie Review 6443

An iconic Fifties cast adds huge allure to the intriguing 1955 cult crime thriller I Died a Thousand Times, the second remake of High Sierra, a film noir shot in CinemaScope and Warnercolor. Director Stuart […]

Dec, 20

The Outrage ** (1964, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G Robinson, William Shatner) – Classic Movie Review 6,355

Director Martin Ritt’s 1964 American Western film The Outrage remakes Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 Japanese classic Rashomon, and stars Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G Robinson and William Shatner. Though by no means an outrage, director Martin Ritt’s 1964 American […]

Dec, 04

The Girl from 10th Avenue *** (1935, Bette Davis, Ian Hunter, Colin Clive, Katherine Alexander, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge, Phillip Reed) – Classic Movie Review 6301

Director Alfred E Green’s smart and amusing 1935 drama features excellent work from its star Bette Davis and nimble, fast-paced handling from the director, which help to lift this entertaining soap opera in which Davis […]

Nov, 24

Storm Over the Nile * (1955, Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice, Ronald Lewis, Ian Carmichael, Mary Ure) – Classic Movie Review 6265

Directors Zoltan Korda and Terence Young’s completely unwanted CinemaScope remake of the great 1939 Zoltan Korda adventure classic The Four Feathers, based on the novel by A E W Mason, does not even have the […]

Nov, 17

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