Derek Winnert

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The Roots of Heaven ** (1958, Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Herbert Lom, Paul Lukas) – Classic Movie Review 8971

Director John Huston’s 1958 adventure drama The Roots of Heaven is a bumpy ride, in which the intelligent dialogue and messages (based on Romain Gary’s novel) take second place to mediocre adventure. It stars the […]

Oct, 09

Cafe Society *** (1939, Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Claude Gillingwater, Jessie Ralph, Allyn Joslyn) – Classic Movie Review 8961

Director Edward H Griffith’s amusing 1939 screwball romantic comedy Cafe Society stars Fred MacMurray, who is paired in the first of four films with luscious blonde Madeleine Carroll, who plays a headstrong member of wealthy […]

Oct, 03

Trail of the Pink Panther * (1982, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Burt Kwouk) – Classic Movie Review 8870

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) follows Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), which is the final Pink Panther film for Peter Sellers, as Trail of the Pink Panther was made posthumously using outtakes and deleted […]

Aug, 27

Press for Time ** (1966, Norman Wisdom, Derek Bond, Angela Browne, Derek Francis, Noel Dyson, Peter Jones, David Lodge) – Classic Movie Review 8652

As the punning title of the 1966 Rank Organisation slapstick comedy Press for Time suggests, Norman Wisdom plays a reporter on a local seaside newspaper at Tinmouth, where he has been hidden away by his grandfather, […]

Jun, 28

Universal Soldier *** (1992, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker) – Classic Movie Review 8487

Director Roland Emmerich’s 1992 action sci-fi thriller Universal Soldier proved a good-sized hit for him and his exciting action stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. It cost $23,000,000, and grossed $36,299,898, with a cumulative […]

May, 20

Stranger on the Third Floor **** (1940, Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, Elisha Cook Jr) – Classic Movie Review 8251

The 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor is a classic film noir thriller where menace lurks in every shadow and stairway. Peter Lorre stars as the sinister Stranger, whom a reporter (John McGuire) suspects has […]

Mar, 17

Ransom! **** (1956, Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen, Juano Hernandez, Robert Keith) – Classic Movie Review 8225

The tense 1956 film noir crime thriller Ransom! is an impressive showcase for Glenn Ford, who dominates it with his convincing performance as a nervy but determined dad whose son is kidnapped for ransom. Despite […]

Mar, 11

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