Derek Winnert

Reviews

A Month of Sundays [Age-Old Friends] *** (1989, Hume Cronyn, Vincent Gardenia, Michele Scarabelli, Tandy Cronyn) – Classic Movie Review 13,065

Hume Cronyn and Vincent Gardenia come together memorably for the sweet and funny 1989 Home Box Office TV comedy drama film A Month of Sundays about two friends in a retirement nursing home. Two of […]

Aug, 20

The House in Marsh Road [Invisible Creature] ** (1960, Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton, Sandra Dorne) – Classic Movie Review 13,064

The 1960 British horror mystery suspense film The House in Marsh Road, aka Invisible Creature, stars Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton and Sandra Dorne. It is one of the first films to use the word ‘poltergeist’. […]

Aug, 20

Notre Histoire [Our Story] **** (1984, Alain Delon, Nathalie Baye) – Classic Movie Review 13,063

Alain Delon and Nathalie Baye both won a César award in 1985 for writer/ director Bertrand Blier’s 1984 French absurdist drama film Notre Histoire [Our Story]. Bertrand Blier won the film’s third César award for […]

Aug, 19

The Gambler and the Lady * (1952, Dane Clark, Naomi Chance, Kathleen Byron, Anthony Forwood, Meredith Edwards, Eric Pohlmann, Jane Griffiths, Percy Marmont) – Classic Movie Review 13,062

‘Their wheel of fortune was spun by the COLD STEEL of an AUTOMATIC!’ Hammer Films’ 1952 British crime thriller film The Gambler and the Lady stars Dane Clark, Naomi Chance, Kathleen Byron and Anthony Forwood. […]

Aug, 19

The Way of the Dragon *** (Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Wei Ping-ou, Chuck Norris) – Classic Movie Review 13,061

The nimble, sprightly 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film The Way of the Dragon [Meng long guo jiang] is co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars. The nimble, sprightly 1972 Hong […]

Aug, 18

Lone Wolf McQuade *** (1983, Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera– Classic Movie Review 13,060

The action-packed 1983 contemporary Western film Lone Wolf McQuade stars Chuck Norris, David Carradine and Barbara Carrera. Norris opined: ‘David Carradine is every bit as good a martial artist as I am an actor.’ ‘Whether […]

Aug, 18

Big Trouble ** (1986, Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D’Angelo, Charles Durning, Paul Dooley, Robert Stack, Valerie Curtin) – Classic Movie Review 13,059

The misfiring 1986 American comedy film Big Trouble with Peter Falk, Alan Arkin and Beverly D’Angelo is the last film of director John Cassavetes. Cassavetes disliked what he called ‘the aptly titled Big Trouble’. Director […]

Aug, 17

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