Derek Winnert

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Heart Like a Wheel *** (1983, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton, Bill McKinney, Anthony Edwards) – Classic Movie Review 10,197

Director Jonathan Kaplan’s 1983 Heart Like a Wheel stars Bonnie Bedelia, who gets into top gear for this carefully crafted biopic of racing driver Shirley Muldowney, who battled male dominance in the sport and her […]

Aug, 19

The Racers * (1955, Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland) – Classic Movie Review 9524

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1955 sporting drama The Racers [Such Men Are Dangerous] stars Kirk Douglas as Gino Borgesa, who dashes around the picturesque roads of Europe in his quest to win the Monaco Grand Prix, […]

Mar, 18

Iron Will *** (1994, Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers) – Classic Movie Review 9516

Director Charles Haid’s 1994 adventure drama Iron Will stars Mackenzie Astin (brother of Sean Astin) as Will Stoneman, an American farm boy who bids to win a 500-mile dog sled race to get the money […]

Mar, 16

Johnny Dark *** (1954, Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don Taylor, Paul Kelly, Ilka Chase) – Classic Movie Review 8407

‘A story of fast cars… reckless women… and sudden danger… and a guy who loved all three!’ That will be Tony Curtis aka Johnny Dark. Director George Sherman’s larkish 1954 B-movie racing car melodrama Johnny […]

Apr, 28

Speedway * (1968, Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon, William Schallert) – Classic Movie Review 6253

Alas Speedway is just another duff movie from the late period of Elvis Presley’s film career. The pairing of Elvis Presley as a stock-car speedway king called Steve Grayson and Nancy Sinatra as an income […]

Nov, 14

The Devil’s Hairpin *** (1957, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Arthur Franz, Mary Astor, Paul Fix) – Classic Movie Review 5345

This 1957 car racing drama, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision is a credit to Cornel Wilde (aka Kornél Lajos Weisz), who wears four different hats here as star, producer, co-writer and director. He produces for […]

Apr, 26

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby *** (2006, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Pat Hingle, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams) – Classic Movie Review 4185

By 2016, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly have only made two movies together: 2006’s uneven Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and 2008’s riotous Step Brothers. Director Adam McKay’s freewheeling satirical sports comedy Talladega Nights is written […]

Aug, 17

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