Derek Winnert

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Sorcerer ** (1977, Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri) – Classic Movie Review 4507

William Friedkin’s 1977 box-office flop American remake of the 1953 French classic thriller The Wages of Fear is an extravagant and sometimes impressive movie. Roy Scheider makes a useful hero, but Sorcerer is not a […]

Oct, 22

Algiers **** (1938, Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Joseph Calleia, Gene Lockhart) – Classic Movie Review 4297

Director John Cromwell’s sleek and shiny 1938 escapist exotic adventure epic stars Charles Boyer as Algiers Casbah thief Pépé le Moko, who falls in love with the beautiful Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) – understandable, but a mistake! – […]

Sep, 04

Diabolique * (1996, Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates) – Classic Movie Review 2355

Director Jeremiah S Chechik’s 1996 thriller is an awful, boring, suspense-free American remake of the 1955 classic French spine-tingler, Les Diaboliques, using that film’s American title of Diabolique. It completely wastes the ingenious story by Vertigo […]

Apr, 04

The Big Wedding *** (2013, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Katherine Heigl, Ben Barnes, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Robin Williams) – Movie Review

Oscar winners all, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon head the attractive and appealing all-star cast for this 2013 escapist wedding romantic comedy. The cast are a bunch of old, some very old, […]

May, 23

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