Derek Winnert

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Wedding Present *** (1936, Joan Bennett, Cary Grant, George Bancroft) – Classic Movie Review 7183

Director Richard Wallace’s 1936 amusing Paramount Pictures black and white media screwball comedy Wedding Present re-teams charismatic stars Cary Grant and Joan Bennett (fresh from Big Brown Eyes) as romancing reporters in a The Front Page-style […]

Jun, 17

The Wings of Eagles *** (1957, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Dan Dailey, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 3412

This strongly felt, nostalgic 1957 personal project from director John Ford turns out to be an uneven, minor airborne action drama providing an interesting but bumpy ride. But there are lots of incidental real pleasures […]

Feb, 26

House of Flying Daggers [Shi mian mai fu] **** (2004, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Ziyi) – Classic Movie Review 2769

Chinese Imperial officers Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro try to infiltrate the subversive Flying Daggers group and Kaneshiro ends up with a beautiful blind girl (Zhang Ziyi) battling pursuing warriors in the forested landscapes. The […]

Aug, 02

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang **** (1968, Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe) – Classic Movie Review 2464

Co-writer/ director Ken Hughes’s 1968 children’s movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stars Dick Van Dyke as Edwardian inventor Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as his fiancée Truly Scrumptious, who whizz off in their flying, […]

May, 09

Top Gun **** (1986, Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt) – Classic Movie Review 1517

Tony Scott’s irresistible, ultra-canny 1986 blockbuster Top Gun shot the 24-year-old Tom Cruise into the Hollywood stratosphere. Director Tony Scott’s irresistible, ultra-canny 1986 blockbuster Top Gun shot Tom Cruise into the Hollywood stratosphere as Lieutenant Pete […]

Aug, 04

Hero **** (2002, Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi) – Classic Movie Review 1105

In ancient China, a defence officer called Nameless (Jet Li) sets out to best the three killers, Broken Sword (Tony Leung), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) and Moon (Zhang Ziyi) who are hell bent on killing […]

Apr, 17

The Thief of Bagdad ***** (1940, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, John Justin) – Classic Movie Review 39

Remaking Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s 1924 silent movie classic, The Thief of Bagdad, producer Alexander Korda’s brilliantly thrilling and gorgeous 1940 Arabian Nights fantasy gem The Thief of Bagdad overflows with dazzling magic, eye-popping designs and […]

Jul, 10

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