Derek Winnert

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Seven Sinners **** (1940, Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker, Oskar Homolka, Broderick Crawford, Mischa Auer) – Classic Movie Review 7167

Director Tay Garnett’s fine 1940 black and white adventure comedy knockabout entertainment Seven Sinners expertly mixes romance and brawls, though the scintillating cast is the main reason to watch. Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne show […]

Jun, 15

A Man Called Gannon *** (1968, Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Judi West) – Classic Movie Review 7031

Tony Franciosa stars as a cowpoke drifter who takes a tenderfoot kid (Michael Sarrazin) under his wing and helps a widow rancher (Judi West) in a range war, in the 1968 Western A Man Called […]

May, 10

Avengers: Infinity War **** (2018, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans) – Movie Review

Simply put, directors Anthony and Joe Russo’s Infinity War (2018) is The Avengers and their allies versus one single super-villain Thanos, who needs a full collection of all six Infinity Stones to have the power to destroy the universe. The […]

Apr, 25

The Adventurers * (1970, Bekim Fehmiu, Alan Badel, Candice Bergen, Ernest Borgnine, Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Charles Aznavour) – Classic Movie Review 6751

‘The Adventurers was a disaster and I should never have made it.’ In 1967, Lewis Gilbert was chosen to direct Lionel Bart’s musical of Oliver!, but he was contracted to another project had to pull out. ‘I had to […]

Feb, 28

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

Daddy Long Legs *** (1955, Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, Thelma Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 6747

Director Jean Negulesco’s 1955 musical stars Fred Astaire as middle-aged millionaire Jervis Pendelton III, who goes to Hollywood’s idea of France, where he is naturally enchanted by waif-like young orphan Julie André (Leslie Caron). Negulesco’s pleasant […]

Feb, 27

The Flame of New Orleans *** (1941, Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer, Andy Devine) – Classic Movie Review 6746

Director René Clair’s 1941 romance stars the divine Marlene Dietrich, who enchants as Claire Ledeux, a beautiful New Orleans adventuress who is juggling two men. The Flame of New Orleans was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art […]

Feb, 27

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