Derek Winnert

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Miracle on 34th Street ***½ (1994, Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson, J T Walsh, James Remar, Robert Prosky, Jane Leeves) – Classic Movie Review 509

A perfectly cast Richard Attenborough gives a really skilled and winning performance as Kris Kringle, a twinkly old man who claims that he’s the real Santa Claus, in director Les Mayfield’s 1994 plush and splendidly […]

Dec, 13

Miracle on 34th Street ***** (1947, Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne) – Classic Movie Review 508

In a fondly remembered performance that won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, a perfectly cast Edmund Gwenn is a twinkling miracle as merry old Kris Kringle in this delicious 1947 Christmas fantasy film about […]

Dec, 13

The Polar Express **** (2004, Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter) – Classic Movie Review 498

A little boy gets a ticket to ride aboard a magical steam train to meet Santa at his home in the North Pole on Christmas Eve, in the 2004 Christmas treat The Polar Express, the […]

Dec, 10

The Grinch [How the Grinch Stole Christmas] **** (2000, Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski) – Classic Movie Review 496

Jim Carrey is at his hilarious best as Dr Seuss’s famous curmudgeon, The Grinch, who resolves to stop everyone enjoying the festive season in this big budget ($123million) remake of the classic book and cartoon […]

Dec, 10

Love Actually *** (2003, Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Laura Linney, Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy) – Classic Movie Review 369

The British Prime Minister romancing his Downing Street tea lady? Yes actually! Clever writer-director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings) looks – with great affection and optimism – at the state of love in Britain in 2003, […]

Nov, 06

Face **** (1997, Robert Carlyle, Steven Waddington, Ray Winstone, Philip Davis, Damon Albarn) – Classic Movie Review 328

A London gang’s ramraid heist on a money-counting depot goes to plan for a change. But it turns out one of their number is a traitor. Who’s the rotten apple? Criminal with a conscience, ex-socialist […]

Oct, 27

Die Hard ***** (1988, Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Alexander Godunov, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta) – Classic Movie Review 281

The monster 1988 blockbuster hit Die Hard is sometimes named as the greatest action thriller of all time. Based on Roderick Thorp’s novel Nothing Lasts Forever, it finely balances funny laconic humour with thrilling wholesale […]

Oct, 09

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