Derek Winnert

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Stevie **** (1978, Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Trevor Howard, Alec McCowen) – Classic Movie Review 10,022

The 1978 drama film Stevie is a beautiful, supremely moving character-driven portrait of the British poet Stevie Smith (Glenda Jackson) and of her simple, loving relationship with the ‘lion aunt’ (Mona Washbourne).  Director Robert Enders’s […]

Jul, 09

My New Gun ** (1992, Diane Lane, James Le Gros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Bill Raymond) – Classic Movie Review 8410

Writer-director Stacy Cochran’s 1992 thriller My New Gun stars Diane Lane as Debbie Bender, a thirtysomething New Jersey suburban housewife who is given a gun by her successful radiologist husband Gerald (Stephen Collins). But it […]

Apr, 29

No Down Payment *** (1957, Joanne Woodward, Sheree North, Tony Randall, Jeffrey Hunter, Cameron Mitchell, Patricia Owens, Barbara Rush, Pat Hingle, Robert H Harris) – Classic Movie Review 7900

Director Martin Ritt’s 1957 drama No Down Payment is based on the novel by John McPartland and offers a peek into the lives of the residents of the Sunrise Hills suburbs in a southern California […]

Dec, 11

Bless This House *** (1972, Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Terry Scott, June Whitfield, Peter Butterworth, Sally Geeson, Robin Askwith, Bill Maynard) – Classic Movie Review 6881

Director Gerald Thomas’s 1972 British TV spin-off movie from the Thames Television series Bless This House provides a showcase for a treasure trove of British comedy greats, and is valuable and enjoyable for that. Bless […]

Apr, 03

Suburban Mayhem *** (2006, Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Steve Bastoni, Laurence Breuls, Anthony Hayes, Mia Wasikowska) – Classic Movie Review 4530

The 22-year-old Emily Barclay, award-winner as most promising newcomer for In My Father’s Den in 2005, edges nearer stardom for her stirring, unnerving performance in this striking, sexy little 2006 Aussie black comedy as a […]

Oct, 24

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