Derek Winnert

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The Last Sunset **** (1961, Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, Joseph Cotten) – Classic Movie Review 6911

The incest theme and some fine performances from a top cast help to lift director Robert Aldrich’s weird, well-crafted, over-the-top 1961 Western way out of the rut. Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, […]

Apr, 11 · in Reviews

Late Night Shopping ** (2001, James Lance, Luke de Woolfson, Kate Ashfield, Enzo Cilenti) – Classic Movie Review 6910

‘Let’s not go to work.’ Want to take a bite of this slice-of-life Glasgow-set comedy about the love lives of four mixed-up friends in dead-end jobs who hang out at an inner-city café? James Lance, […]

Apr, 11 · in Reviews

Ten Thousand Bedrooms ** (1957, Dean Martin, Eva Bartok, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Walter Slezak, Paul Henreid, Dewey Martin, Jules Munshin, Marcel Dalio, Evelyn Varden) – Classic Movie Review 6909

After their bust-up, Dean Martin stars for the first time without his long-term screen partner Jerry Lewis, in director Richard Thorpe’s meek and mild MGM 1957 musical comedy set in a Rome hotel. It is […]

Apr, 10

Fashions of 1934 *** (1934, William Powell, Bette Davis, Verree Teasdale, Frank McHugh, Reginald Owen, Hugh Herbert, Philip Reed) – Classic Movie Review 6,908

Warner Bros’ 1934 comedy film Fashions of 1934 stars William Powell as designer Sherwood Nash, a swindler who bootlegs top fashions. He goes to Paris with Lynn and Snap (Bette Davis and Frank McHugh) to […]

Apr, 10

Toys in the Attic *** (1963, Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Wendy Hiller, Yvette Mimieux, Gene Tierney) – Classic Movie Review 6,907

‘ADULTS ONLY!’ The once controversial 1963 film ‘Toys in the Attic plays with fire’, with a riveting script and formidable star performances by Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller and Dean Martin. The riveting text by […]

Apr, 09

Vincent & Theo **** (1990, Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine) – Classic Movie Review 6906

Director Robert Altman’s fascinating 1990 film biopic study of the relationship between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo is distinguished by star Tim Roth, who brings a coarse tortured physicality to his role as […]

Apr, 09

Videodrome **** (1983, James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits) – Classic Movie Review 6905

Writer-director David Cronenberg’s 1983 Canadian sci-hi horror thriller film Videodrome follows Scanners (1981) as his ultimate exploration into body horror. This shocker is a deep, dank, dark and disturbing dredge through the most dangerous conflicts between mind […]

Apr, 09

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