Derek Winnert

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Gloria Bell *** (2018, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius, Michael Cera, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Chris Mulkey) – Movie Review

Sebastián Lelio remakes his own 2013 masterwork Gloria (2018) as Gloria Bell, just like Michael Haneke made his 1997 Funny Games as the 2007 English-language remake Funny Games. Gloria Bell offers a grand opportunity for […]

Jun, 09

That’s Dancing! **** (1985, Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Ray Bolger) – Classic Movie Review 8564

Director Jack Haley Jr’s 1985 history of dance documentary compilation feature That’s Dancing! is a kind of sequel to the 1974 That’s Entertainment!, with great clips from the Hollywood dance musicals, mostly MGM’s. Fast forward […]

Jun, 07

Rumba ** (1935, George Raft, Carole Lombard, Lynne Overman, Margo, Monroe Owsley, Iris Adrian, Gail Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 7976

In a slightly limping follow-up to their previous year’s dance-themed romantic hit Bolero, George Raft and Carole Lombard re-team as a Cuban New York dancer, Joe Martin, and bored society heiress, Diana Harrison, who romance […]

Jan, 04

Lullaby of Broadway *** (1951, Doris Day, Gene Nelson, Billy De Wolfe, S Z Sakall, Florence Bates, Gladys George) – Classic Movie Review 7683

Director David Butler’s 1951 Technicolor musical Lullaby of Broadway is one of the films that established Doris Day as the top US female star in 1952. It is a modest achievement – a formulaic, though […]

Oct, 20

Climax * (2018, Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile) – Movie Review

Brio film-making but way too strong and scary for me. Writer-director Gaspar Noé’s dynamic but hellish 2018 musical horror drama Climax is controversial brio film-making, perhaps admirable in its way, but way too strong and […]

Sep, 22

Divorce American Style *** (1967, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons) – Classic Movie Review 7,431

The acerbically witty 1967 comedy film Divorce American Style finds Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds well paired as a warring married couple. Norman Lear was an Oscar nominee for his screenplay. Director Bud Yorkin’s […]

Aug, 11

Stepping Out *** (1991, Liza Minnelli, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Julie Walters, Bill Irwin) – Classic Movie Review 6750

Liza Minnelli and Julie Walters are the making of Lewis Gilbert’s 1991 musical comedy Stepping Out. Liza Minnelli steps out in director Lewis Gilbert’s old-fashioned, likeable and mildly enjoyable 1991 British musical comedy Stepping Out as […]

Feb, 28

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