Derek Winnert

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Bed of Roses *** (1933, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Pert Kelton) – Classic Movie Review 6725

The scandalous 1933 pre-Production Code Depression-era comedy drama film Bed of Roses is a sharp and amusing story of ‘the girl who took a shortcut down the primrose path’. Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea star.  […]

Feb, 23

Mudbound *** (2017, Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Dee Rees’s 2017 Mudbound is extremely worthy and exceptionally well made and finely acted. It is a serious-minded work that deals with an urgent topic of race hatred and is an Oscar contender […]

Jan, 25

A Lion is in the Streets *** (1953, James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson, John McIntire, Jeanne Cagney, Lon Chaney Jr) – Classic Movie Review 6340

Director Raoul Walsh’s 1953 film tells a steamy story along the familiar lines of the power corrupts theme, but it comes up fresh again as it is powerfully and briskly done in the hands of […]

Dec, 01

Places in the Heart **** (1984, Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover) – Classic Movie Review 5126

Writer-director Robert Benton’s 1984 US Deep South drama was a triumph for both him and his star Sally Field, who won her second Best Actress Oscar for her typically spunky performance as Edna Spalding, the sheriff’s […]

Mar, 10

Between Heaven and Hell ***½ (1956, Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen) – Classic Movie Review 3,402

The 1956 war drama film Between Heaven and Hell stars Robert Wagner as spoiled Southern gentleman Sam Francis Gifford, who is called up in the US Army in World War Two. Director Richard Fleischer’s realistic […]

Feb, 23

Baby Doll ***** (1956, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Lonny Chapman, Rip Torn) – Classic Movie Review 1369

Co-producer/director Elia Kazan’s 1956 controversial movie version of the Tennessee Williams 1955 Broadway one-act play 27 Wagonloads of Cotton is clever, riveting and entertaining. Gaining notoriety in the title role that she was born for, […]

Jun, 28

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