Derek Winnert

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The Smallest Show on Earth ***** (1957, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles) – Classic Movie Review 1643

Small is beautiful. Happy days with the ramshackle, debt-ridden old London fleapit cinema called The Bijou in the 1957 Brit comedy film The Smallest Show on Earth. Director Basil Dearden’s adorable 1957 British comedy classic […]

Sep, 07

The Talk of the Town ***** (1942, Jean Arthur, Cary Grant, Ronald Colman) – Classic Movie Review 1308

Co-producer/director George Stevens’s 1942 classic love triangle comedy drama stars Jean Arthur as schoolteacher Nora Shelley, who is in love with both escaped murder suspect Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant), who’s hiding in her attic, and […]

Jun, 08

My Favorite Wife **** (1940, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott) – Classic Movie Review 1,279

Director Garson Kanin’s 1940 screwball comedy film My Favorite Wife brings the absolutely splendid teaming of Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, who are on top form as a married couple who find themselves in an […]

Jun, 01

My Best Friend’s Wedding **** (1997, Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett) – Classic Movie Review 771

Director P J Hogan’s delicious 1997 romcom finally provided a huge hit again for Julia Roberts, turning in a very decent comedy performance as a devious journalist who decides she wants her best buddy (Dermot […]

Jan, 29

Bringing Up Baby ***** (1938, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant) – Classic Movie Review 682

Howard Hawks’s 1938 classic film Bringing Up Baby is the quintessential 30s screwball comedy, providing a perfect zany showcase for its all-time great stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Director Howard Hawks’s 1938 classic is […]

Jan, 12

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