Derek Winnert

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The Christmas Tree * (1969, William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil, Brook Fuller) – Classic Movie Review 13,303

‘Joyful. Tearful. Real. It’s All About Love and Life. And Isn’t That What It’s All About?’ The tearful 1969 French Italian drama film The Christmas Tree stars William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil and Brook Fuller. […]

Dec, 13

Little Women ** (2019, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep) – Movie Review

Little Women (2019) is nominated for six Oscars and five Baftas, but it is an over-earnest, plodding and underwhelming movie, with writer-director Greta Gerwig struggling to make Louisa May Alcott’s novel more ‘modern’ and ‘relevant’ […]

Jan, 14

When Comedy Was King *** (1960, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Ben Turpin, Fatty Arbuckle) – Classic Movie Review 7589

Double Oscar-winning writer-producer Robert Youngson’s 1960 compilation feature film When Comedy Was King toasts the great clowns of silent comedy and brings together excerpts from many silent slapstick classics, which are carefully edited together for […]

Sep, 18

Collateral Beauty * (2016, Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris, Ann Dowd, Jacob Latimore) – Movie Review

‘Tis the season of goodwill still, I know, but Collateral Beauty stretches it to breaking point. I’m afraid that it is one of 2016’s least pleasurable viewing experiences. Will Smith, replacing a fortunate Hugh Jackman, stars […]

Jan, 03

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare before Christmas ***** (1993, voices Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara) – Classic Movie Review 521

Director Henry Selick’s 1993 ‘stop-motion’ animation feature film Tim Burton’s The Nightmare before Christmas, produced by Tim Burton and based on a story and designs by him, is a beautifully realised, uniquely entertaining comic fantasy. […]

Dec, 14

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