Derek Winnert

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The Diary of Anne Frank **** (1959, Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker) – Classic Movie Review 4703

Director George Stevens’s harrowing 1959 wartime drama The Diary of Anne Frank films Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s Broadway play based on Anne Frank’s diaries to very considerable success as a triple-Oscar-winner for Best Supporting […]

Nov, 26

National Treasure: Book of Secrets ** (2007, Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Helen Mirren, Jon Voight, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Greenwood) – Classic Movie Review 3827

Director Jon Turteltaub’s 2007 is more of the same as the 2004 original National Treasure, except considerably slacker, far less enjoyable and much worse quality-wise, though it’s still full of fast-paced, escapist action. Nicolas Cage is back […]

Jun, 08

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ***** (1989, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 3076

Director Steven Spielberg’s 1989 third Indiana Jones adventure has everything it takes to entrance fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): Harrison Ford, exciting stunts […]

Nov, 22

Caro Diario [Dear Diary] **** (1993, Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri) – Classic Movie Review 3054

Writer-director Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in his witty 1993 ironically wry look at life in three chapters like diary entries with personal stories and reflections. (1) Moretti travels around Rome on his Vespa, admiring […]

Nov, 13

The Motorcycle Diaries [Diarios de motocicleta] **** (2004, Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna, Mía Maestro) – Classic Movie Review 852

Director Walter Salles’s 2004 eye-catching and thought-provoking film unites him with Gael García Bernal, who had already played Che Guevara in Fidel, the 2002 TV movie about Castro. As the young Che Guevara, an ideally […]

Mar, 01

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ** (2004, Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant) – Classic Movie Review 749

Dear diary, As I was writing back in 2001, I’ve found total bliss with my Mr Right, a clumsy bloke called Darcy, (Colin Firth). But now, as I start this new diary in 2004, there’s […]

Jan, 25

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button **** (2008, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas) – Classic Movie Review 589

‘I was born under unusual circumstances.’ Weird and wonderful – or crashing bore? Director David Fincher’s 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is perhaps all three. Brad Pitt lands a dream role as […]

Dec, 28

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