Derek Winnert

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The Yellow Balloon **** (1953, Andrew Ray, Kenneth More, William Sylvester, Kathleen Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 12,117

The Yellow Balloon (1953) was one of the first films to be passed with an X certificate by the British Board of Film Censors, which judged the chase through the London Underground station too frightening […]

May, 13

Hide in Plain Sight *** (1980, James Caan, Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Kenneth McMillan, Danny Aiello, Joe Grifasi, Barbra Rae, Josef Sommer) – Classic Movie Review 11,409

James Caan makes his first movie as director with the 1980 real-life thriller Hide in Plain Sight. Director James Caan’s 1980 real-life thriller Hide in Plain Sight is based on the novel by Leslie Waller, and […]

Jul, 21

Children Galore ** (1955, Eddie Byrne, Marjorie Rhodes, June Thorburn, Richard Leech, Betty Ann Davies) – Classic Movie Review 11,140

Director Terence Fisher’s cheery 1955 British black and white comedy Children Galore is a spirited comic effort that tells this tale of a titled couple, Lord and Lady Redscarf (Evan Thomas, Marjorie Hume), who offer […]

Apr, 27

Conspiracy of Hearts *** (1960, Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 10,118

‘Mother of God: I’ve killed a nun!’ Catholic nuns hide refugee Jewish children from the Nazis in World War Two wartime northern Italy, then risk their lives to help them escape to Palestine, in the […]

Aug, 01

Please Sir! ** (1971, John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Eric Chitty, Richard Davies) – Classic Movie Review 9369

Director Mark Stuart’s rather feeble and obvious though entirely genial enough 1971 Please Sir! is the big-screen film version of the deservedly highly popular TV school sitcom, in which caring but hapless teacher Mr Hedges […]

Feb, 11

Madame Rosa [La Vie Devant Soi] **** (1977, Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam, Samy Ben-Youb) – Classic Movie Review 8776

Director Moshé Mizrahi’s 1977 drama Madame Rosa [La Vie Devant Soi] [The Life Before Us] stars Simone Signoret, who gives a great performance as a Jewish Auschwitz survivor and former prostitute who lives in a […]

Jul, 30

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events *** (2004, Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, voice of Jude Law) – Classic Movie Review 8706

With its marvellously gorgeous production and beautiful gleaming, retro-style photography, director Brad Silberling’s 2004 Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a dream-looking children’s film, based on three of the books by Lemony Snicket […]

Jul, 14

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