Derek Winnert

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Cash McCall *** (1960, James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, E G Marshall, Henry Jones, Otto Kruger, Roland Winters, Edward Platt) – Classic Movie Review 10,837

Director Joseph Pevney’s 1960 romantic drama Cash McCall stars James Garner as young, slick financier Cash McCall, who gets rich by buying failing businesses and reselling them. But his stock falls when he bids for […]

Jan, 27

The Van *** (1996, Colm Meaney, Donal O’Kelly, Ger Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 9663

Director Stephen Frears follows up The Snapper (1993) with his lesser but still enjoyable 1996 film The Van, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel The Van, the third in his Barrytown Trilogy. The film stars Colm […]

Apr, 22

Cold Sweat ** (1970, Charles Bronson, James Mason, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland) – Classic Movie Review 9313

Director Terence Young’s 1970 European co-production action crime thriller Cold Sweat stars the unlikely trio of Charles Bronson, James Mason and Liv Ullmann, plus Bronson’s wife and regular co-star Jill Ireland. Mason stars as Captain […]

Jan, 28

Lucky Lady * (1975, Liza Minnelli, Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Lewis, Robby Benson, John Hillerman)

Director Stanley Donen’s 1975 musical comedy crime drama Lucky Lady is unlucky for everybody. It is a glossy, vastly costly but rather aimless and (at the box-office of the day) total flop romp about 1930s Prohibition […]

Oct, 02

Life at the Top *** (1965, Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman) – Classic Movie Review 7433

Director Ted Kotcheff’s modest but diverting enough 1965 drama Life at the Top is the soap-opera-style sequel to Room at the Top (1959) that, even while it entertains, misses the quality and bitter taste of the […]

Aug, 12

Night Shift *** (1982, Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long) – Classic Movie Review 7107

Director Ron Howard’s frantic 1982 comedy Night Shift stars Henry Winkler as Chuck Lumley, who takes a job as an attendant in a macabre morgue and gets mixed up with crazy, obnoxious partner Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton), […]

May, 31

White Line Fever *** (1975, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens, L Q Jones, Don Porter, R G Armstrong, Dick Miller) – Classic Movie Review 6737

Co-writer/ director Jonathan Kaplan’s intense and credible 1975 crime action drama movie about American truck drivers stars Jan-Michael Vincent as Carrol Jo Hummer, who initially rides with his Tucson, Arizona, father Sam (Frank Kennedy) as partners: Sam Hummer and Son. But […]

Feb, 26

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