Derek Winnert

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The Phantom of the Opera ** (1983, Maximilian Schell, Jane Seymour, Michael York, Jeremy Kemp, Diana Quick) – Classic Movie Review 5102

Maximilian Schell makes a fair job of The Phantom in director Robert Markowitz’s sumptuous, fast moving and well-cast 1983 TV movie remake, attractively filmed in Hungary. This tolerable but not special film makes no special […]

Mar, 05

All These Women [För Att Inte Tala Om Alla Dessa Kvinnor] ** (1964, Jarl Kulle, Georg Funkquist, Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, Allan Edwall) – Classic Movie Review 4840

Apparently provoked by claims that he was a doom merchant, Ingmar Bergman comes up with this light-hearted and light-weight satirical comedy, and, funnily enough, it isn’t funny. Bergman’s first film in colour, it tells the tale […]

Jan, 03

The Man Who Came to Dinner ***** (1942, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Jimmy Durante) – Classic Movie Review 2718

George S Kaufman and Moss Hart’s acerbic famous evergreen classic Broadway play (1939) comes to the screen with all its acid and hilarity intact in Julius J Epstein and Philip G Epstein’s screenplay for director […]

Jul, 19

Stage Door ***** (1937, Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 2529

Director Gregory La Cava’s hugely entertaining 1937 classic comedy stars Katharine Hepburn as American rich society beauty Terry Randall and Ginger Rogers as sarcastic, smart-mouth broad Joan Maitland. The duo spar delightfully as young actresses sharing rooms […]

May, 27

Arsenic and Old Lace ***** (1944, Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Peter Lorre) – Classic Movie Review 2,344

Frank Capra’s sleek and sophisticated 1944 black comedy film Arsenic and Old Lace showcases Cary Grant’s amazing display of double and treble takes. Director Frank Capra’s sleek and sophisticated 1944 black comedy film Arsenic and […]

Apr, 01

Birdman **** (2014, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts) – Movie Review

Former Batman Michael Keaton bravely, boldly and extremely well plays Riggan Thomson, a well-known actor who once played an iconic movie superhero called The Birdman. Now washed-up after turning down a fourth instalment of the Birdman […]

Dec, 31

Theatre of Blood **** (1973, Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Diana Dors) – Classic Movie Review 1936

Director Douglas Hickox’s engagingly outrageous 1973 British horror farce movie Theatre of Blood provides an ideal showcase for Vincent Price, whose talent for succulent over-acting is lavishly displayed when he plays crazed thespian Edward Lionheart, […]

Dec, 08

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