Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "thirties"

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Harlem Nights * (1989, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese) – Classic Movie Review 9158

Writer-executive producer-director-star Eddie Murphy’s 1989 Thirties gangster movie Harlem Nights is a very handsome-looking film, produced on opulent sets, with a terrific score by Herbie Hancock and soundtrack by Duke Ellington, and charismatic acting from […]

Dec, 15

Johnny Dangerously *** (1984, Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Richard Dimitri, Glynnis O’Connor, Dom DeLuise, Ray Walston, Danny DeVito) – Classic Movie Review 8406

Director Amy Heckerling’s 1984 comedy Johnny Dangerously stars Michael Keaton, who leads an amiable cast in a Thirties gangster spoof that falls slightly short of the target but still is amusing a lot of the […]

Apr, 28

Baby Face Nelson *** (1957, Mickey Rooney, Cedric Hardwicke, Carolyn Jones, Chris Dark, Ted De Corsia, John Hoyt, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam) – Classic Movie Review 5906

‘Don’t see it unless your nerves are bullet proof!’ Director Don Siegel’s sizzling 1957 gangster thriller and crime biopic provides a great part for Mickey Rooney in a career-changing role. Unlikely though Rooney is as […]

Aug, 13

Footlight Parade ***** (1933, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell) – Classic Movie Review 5891

Director Lloyd Bacon’s classic 1933 Warner Bros backstage musical is one of the best of its vivacious, toe-tapping kind. It has a quintessential putting-on-a-show plot, in which an out-of-work Broadway producer called Chester Kent (played by […]

Aug, 10

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