Derek Winnert

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Young Man with a Horn [Young Man of Music] **** (1950, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez) – Classic Movie Review 6081

Director Michael Curtiz’s 1950 biographical music drama stars Kirk Douglas as American jazz cornetist Rick Martin. Warner Bros’ fictionalised biopic is based on the life of all-time jazz great Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August […]

Oct, 11

Wild in the Streets *** (1968, Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters, Hal Holbrook, Millie Perkins, Ed Begley, Richard Pryor) – Classic Movie Review 4848

Director Barry Shear’s intelligent and amusing 1968 youth satire stars Christopher Jones as rock star and presidential aspirant Max Flatow (aka Max Frost), who is elected US President when 14-year-olds are allowed to vote. ‘I […]

Jan, 05

Born To Be Blue ***½ (2015, Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Rennie, Stephen McHattie) – Movie Review

A portrait in wrecked, crumpled charm, Ethan Hawke gives a strong and powerful performance as trumpeter Chet Baker in writer-director Robert Budreau‘s 2015 story of the tormented heroin-addicted jazz legend’s musical comeback in the late Sixties. It […]

Aug, 01

Miles Ahead *** (2015, Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Stuhlbarg) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director/star Don Cheadle’s labour of love biopic is a free-wheeling, impressionistic exploration of the life and music of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991). This is Cheadle’s director début […]

Apr, 23

Genevieve ***** (1953, John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall) – Classic Movie Review 187

The beloved 1953 film comedy Genevieve is a glorious highlight of Fifties British cinema and a guaranteed feel-good film and rib-tickler. An all-time-great, it won the 1954 Bafta award for Best British Film. ‘Ambrose only […]

Aug, 25

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