Derek Winnert

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The Happy Hooker ** (1975, Lynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lovelady Powell, Nicholas Pryor, Elizabeth Wilson, Tom Poston, Conrad Janis, Mason Adams, Richard Lynch, George Dzundza, Vincent Schiavelli) – Classic Movie Review 11,761

Director Nicholas Sgarro’s 1975 American biographical comedy film The Happy Hooker is cleaned up as a vehicle for surprise choice Redgrave, who is fun but slumming as the Dutch secretary turned classy hooker Xaviera Hollander, but it […]

Dec, 02

Frankenhooker * (1990, James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen) – Classic Movie Review 10,084

Writer-director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 cult black comedy horror Frankenhooker is a zesty, enterprising and gleeful homage to Mary Shelley, the Frankenstein films and low-budget gore movies, mixing horror, gore and comedy, but it is fairly […]

Jul, 25

Whore *** (1991, Theresa Russell, Benjamin Mouton, Antonio Fargas) – Classic Movie Review 9582

‘The oldest swinger in town’, Ken Russell, is back to shock us again with his 1991 film Whore, an adaptation of a play by David Hines about a day in the life of a hooker. […]

Apr, 01

Ruthless People **** (1986, Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold) – Classic Movie Review 8232

Directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker’s 1986 Ruthless People is a hugely entertaining black comedy starring Danny DeVito as Sam Stone, a horrible hubby scheming to bump off his strident wife Barbara (Bette […]

Mar, 12

Safe in Hell **** (1931, Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, Nina Mae McKinney, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse) – Classic Movie Review 6,835

Warner Bros’ fascinating and provocative 1931 crime drama film Safe in Hell stars Dorothy Mackaill as Gilda Karlson, a New Orleans hooker who flees to a Caribbean island after apparently killing Piet Van Saal (Ralf […]

Mar, 20

Two or Three Things I Know About Her… [2 ou 3 choses que je sais d’elle] *** (1967, Marina Vlady, Anny Duperey, Roger Montsoret) – Classic Movie Review 6064

Writer-director Jean-Luc Godard’s 1967 French movie is typical mid-period Godard, not from his top drawer and already just past his glorious prime. Marina Vlady stars as a married Paris suburban wife Juliette, living with her […]

Oct, 09

The White Sheikh [Lo Sceicco Bianco] **** (1952, Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina) – Classic Movie Review 5510

This early Federico Fellini 1952 movie, his first as writer and sole director (after jointly filming 1951’s Lights of Variety), is an extremely eye-catching and highly diverting triumph. It focuses on a Rome honeymooning couple, Wanda […]

May, 27

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