Derek Winnert

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Forever Amber *** (1947, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 4685

Director Otto Preminger turns Kathleen Winsor’s saucy and salty 1944 historical romantic novel, set in 1660s England, becomes a famous and costly but low-voltage 1947 bodice-ripper of a movie, thanks to poor casting and censorship […]

Nov, 23

Mum’s List **** (2016, Rafe Spall, Emilia Fox, Elaine Cassidy, Ross McCormack, Sophie Simnett) – Movie Review

Emilia Fox and particularly Rafe Spall give the most poignant and brilliant performances as a loving married couple in this heart-rending real-life story. In an obvious labour of love, Mum’s List is very carefully and […]

Nov, 01

The Black Rose *** (1950, Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie, Finlay Currie, Henry Oscar, Herbert Lom) – Classic Movie Review 4555

The 1950 medieval times romantic historical adventure romp film The Black Rose stars Orson Welles as powerful Mongol warlord Bayan of the Hundred Eyes, facing up to co-star Tyrone Power as Saxon scholar-nobleman Walter. Director […]

Oct, 28

The Black Shield of Falworth **** (1954, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Herbert Marshall, Ian Keith, Rhys Williams, Dan O’Herlihy, Torin Thatcher) – Classic Movie Review 4,540

The 1954 movie The Black Shield of Falworth is an engagingly merry jape, in which Tony Curtis heads a starry cast as the dashingly handsome young Myles Falworth of Crisby Dale, who is in love […]

Oct, 26

What a Girl Wants * (2003, Colin Firth, Amanda Bynes, Oliver James, Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor, Jonathan Pryce, Sylvia Syms) – Classic Movie Review 4510

Amanda Bynes stars as US teen Daphne who falls for young Brit hunk Ian (Oliver James) when she comes to England to find her long-lost dad, wealthy British politician lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth). He does not […]

Oct, 23

Tess **** (1979, Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson) – Classic Movie Review 4407

Co-writer/ director Roman Polanski delivers a rich, faithful, spirited and satisfying 1979 film version of the Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Tess was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture and went […]

Sep, 24

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years **** (2016) – Movie Review

Director Ron Howard’s delicious documentary compilation of footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles’ 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966 is fab – obviously. A labour of love, it features no personal lowdown stuff or […]

Sep, 16

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