Derek Winnert

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Alive *** (1993, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, Bruce Ramsay, John Haymes Newton, Illeana Douglas, Danny Nucci) – Classic Movie Review 13,122

The harrowing but moving 1993 real-life survival film Alive is based on the 1974 book by Piers Paul Read that follows the story of a Uruguayan rugby team’s crash aboard a Uruguay to Chile plane […]

Sep, 15

Without Warning ** (1980, Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Cameron Mitchell, Neville Brand, Ralph Meeker, Sue Ann Langdon, Larry Storch) – Classic Movie Review 13,121

‘The Alien Terror Is Here On Earth.’ The 1980 low-budget sci-fi  horror film Without Warning stars Jack Palance and Martin Landau, with Tarah Nutter and Christopher S Nelson as teenagers Sandy and Greg who go […]

Sep, 14

I Love Trouble **** (1947, Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter, Adele Jergens, Glenda Farrell, Steve Geray, Tom Powers, Lynn Merrick, John Ireland, Donald Curtis) – Classic Movie Review 13,120

‘FIVE LOVELIES LEAVE A TRAIL OF PERFUME… AND MURDER! ‘ Franchot Tone stars as LA private eye Stuart Bailey, on the case of a missing wife (Lynn Merrick), in the sophisticated 1947 film noir mystery […]

Sep, 14

Chief Crazy Horse [Valley of Fury] *** (1955, Victor Mature, Suzan Ball, John Lund, Ray Danton) – Classic Movie Review 13,119

The 1955 minor gem Western film Chief Crazy Horse stars Victor Mature as the Lakota Sioux war chief, the victor over Custer at Little Big Horn. ‘GREAT SAGA OF THE FIGHTING SIOUX…’ ‘He Hurled The […]

Sep, 13

The Day Will Dawn [The Avengers] *** (1942, Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Francis L Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 13,118

The entertaining 1942 British war film The Day Will Dawn [The Avengers] is set in Norway in World War Two, and stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, and Francis L Sullivan. Director […]

Sep, 13

Year of the Gun ** (1991, Andrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone, Valeria Golino) – Classic Movie Review 13,117

John Frankenheimer’s 1991 film Year of the Gun stars Andrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone and Valeria Golino. A real-life Italian-set political thriller from the director of The Manchurian Candidate, well that sounds good.  ‘In a city […]

Sep, 12

Trap * (2024, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill) – Classic Movie Review 13,116

The credibility-challenging 2024 American serial killer thriller film Trap is written, directed, and produced by M Night Shyamalan, and stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Alison Pill. The FIB surround […]

Sep, 12

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