Derek Winnert

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Bronco Billy *** (1980, Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney) – Classic Movie Review 4106

Director Clint Eastwood’s 1980 movie paid the price at the box office with fewer customers than usual for an Eastwood movie, thanks largely to Dennis E Hackin’s screenplay being on the inconsequential and preachy side. […]

Jul, 30

The Electric Horseman *** (1979, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley) – Classic Movie Review 4010

Director Sydney Pollack teams up with Robert Redford again in 1979 for an interesting, if weird mix of modern-day Western, media satire and populist romanticism. It teams Redford with Jane Fonda, his 1967 co-star in Barefoot in […]

Jul, 13

The Cheyenne Social Club *** (1970, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Anne Langdon) – Classic Movie Review 3944

James Stewart and Henry Fonda star as ageing wandering cowboys who inherit a whorehouse – the Cheyenne Social Club of the title – run by its feisty madame, Jenny (Shirley Jones). Prim and proper John […]

Jun, 28

Shoot Out [Shootout] *** (1971, Gregory Peck, Patricia Quinn, Robert F Lyons, James Gregory, Rita Gam) – Classic Movie Review 3500

The intriguing and dramatic 1971 Western film Shoot Out comes from the True Grit team of director Henry Hathaway and producer Hal B Wallis and brings intensity to a familiar revenge theme. Director Henry Hathaway’s […]

Mar, 24

Lonesome Cowboys *** (1968, Viva, Tom Hompertz, Louis Waldon, Eric Emerson, Joe D’Allesandro) – Classic Movie Review 3138

Andy Warhol, Paul Morrisey and their Factory gay lonesome cowboys ride again in heated trashy flesh from the good old bad old days of 1968. Now an amiable-seeming period curio, it hasn’t worn well, but […]

Dec, 08

Pocket Money **** (1972, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin) – Classic Movie Review 2951

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s quirky, relaxed and appealing 1972 modern Western is one heck of a cult item. It is so rare a gem that it’s more or less totally forgotten. Why is that, exactly? Forgotten […]

Oct, 04

Myra Breckinridge *** (1970, Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch) – Classic Movie Review 2867

Michael Sarne’s 1970 film of Gore Vidal’s witty comic novel about Hollywood seems nowhere near as bad as its reputation suggests. Raquel Welch gamely plays the sex-change movie critic heroine Myra Breckinridge, who sets out […]

Aug, 30

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