Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Frank Oz"

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Bowfinger ** (1999, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham) – Classic Movie Review 1896

Director Frank Oz’s 1999 is a rather obvious, tepid comedy look at low-budget film-making that’s already been covered in funnier, cleverer films. Star and screenwriter Steve Martin’s screenplay is silly, unreal and not very funny, while […]

Nov, 28

The Stepford Wives ** (2004, Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken) – Classic Movie Review 1382

Nicole Kidman looks like she’d prefer to be somewhere else during director Frank Oz’s cheesy 2004 black comedy remake of the 1974 chiller about the too-perfect wives of a New England village. The first half hour […]

Jul, 01

The Score (2001, De Niro, Brando) – Classic Film Review 908

Three acting greats — Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando — are lined up for director Frank Oz’s thrilling and stylish 2001 heist film. It’s set in Montreal, where a priceless ancient sceptre is […]

Mar, 12

Muppet Treasure Island *** (1996, Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, Kevin Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 506

Yo-ho-ho! Director Brian Henson’s thoroughly entertaining, delightfully good-humoured 1996 pirate show brings the merriest of mayhem and music with the Muppets. Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) sets off with a treasure map and the Great Gonzo and […]

Dec, 12

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones **** (2002, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor) – Classic Movie Review 212

Hayden Christensen takes over in 2002 as the grown-up Anakin Skywalker in director George Lucas’s fighting-fit Episode II. But the handsome newbie seems a bit like a little boy lost. Anakin falls for the lovely […]

Sep, 02

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith **** (2005, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor) – Classic Movie Review 211

Co-writer/director George Lucas’s 2005 final second trilogy series episode Revenge of the Sith bridges the gap back to 1977’s original Star Wars – and what a thrilling, gleaming rollercoaster ride of amazing non-stop action it […]

Sep, 02

Monsters, Inc. ***** (2001, voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Mary Gibbs) – Classic Movie Review 141

This massively delightful, deliciously quirky 2002 computer animation from Pixar, the makers of Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, is a guaranteed monster hit for all audiences, created with every ounce of the company’s originality […]

Aug, 09

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