Derek Winnert

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Pollyanna **** (1960, Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 7356

Writer-director David Swift’s 1960 children’s movie Pollyanna is Hayley Mills’s first film for Walt Disney, playing the title’s ever-optimistic Pollyanna, a tween girl who goes to live with her intimidating aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) and […]

Jul, 27

Le Ballon Rouge [The Red Balloon] ***** (1956, Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse, Georges Sellier) – Classic Movie Review 7291

Writer-director Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 delightful world-famous short film The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) is legendary. Lamorisse won the 1957 Oscar for Best Writing, Best Screenplay – Original – the only person ever to have received this […]

Jul, 14

Enduring Love *** (2004, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Bill Nighy, Susan Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Ben Whishaw) – Classic Movie Review 6892

Director Roger Michell’s weird, haunting and tantalising 2004 British film Enduring Love is written by screenwriter Joe Penhall, based on the 1997 novel by Ian McEwan. The story concerns the perfect picnic of Joe (Daniel Craig) and […]

Apr, 07

The United States of Leland **** (2003, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Kevin Spacey, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Michelle Williams) – Classic Movie Review 6561

Don Cheadle plays Pearl Madison, a juvenile detention centre jail teacher who probes the mystery of just why the teenage boy Leland (Ryan Gosling) killed his ex-girlfriend’s special needs disabled kid brother. Writer-director Matthew Ryan […]

Jan, 15

Farewell My Concubine [Ba wang bie ji] ***** (1993, Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li) – Classic Movie Review 6386

Director Chen Kaige’s magnificent 1993 epic romantic music drama is the co-winner of the 1993 Palme d’Or and winner of the International Critics’ FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It follows the changing fortunes and […]

Dec, 10

Suburbicon ** (2017, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe) – Movie Review

This disappointing, misjudged, awkwardly plotted Coen Brothers-style dark comedy crime thriller just doesn’t catch fire despite the frenzied efforts of the talented cast and director. I say Coen Brothers-style film, and they originally wrote the script […]

Nov, 30

Communion *** (1989, Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen) – Classic Movie Review 6,152

The spooky 1989 sci-fi horror film Communion is based on the book by Whitley Strieber, and stars a haunted Christopher Walken as Strieber, facing his alleged real-life encounter with extra-terrestrials.  Director Philippe Mora’s 1989 autobiographical […]

Oct, 29

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