Derek Winnert

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Capote **** (2005, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr, Catherine Keener) – Classic Movie Review 796

Philip Seymour Hoffman won the 2006 Best Actor Oscar for his eye-catching, brio performance as the destructively selfish gay author Truman Capote in director Bennett Miller’s gruelling, disturbing and depressing story of the five years Capote spent on […]

Feb, 03

Isn’t She Great **** (2000, Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing) – Classic Movie Review 764

An ideally cast Bette Midler has a field day as real-life failed actress Jacqueline Susann, who turns herself into the queen of the trashy bestsellers after becoming the world-famous writer of The Valley of the […]

Jan, 28

Saving Mr Banks **** (2013, Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Ruth Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Jason Schwartzman, B J Novak, Kathy Baker) – Film Review

Double Oscar-winners Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks star as Mary Poppins author P.L. (Pamela) Travers and Walt Disney, in this sweet, funny, charming and quite haunting film. Exceptional through the story and production are, the best […]

Oct, 21

Only Lovers Left Alive ** (2013, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska) – Movie Review

Only Lovers Left Alive tries to reinvent the vampire story and come up with some new mythology but it ends up being largely a load of camp nonsense as top Brit luvvies pretend to be […]

Oct, 14

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