Derek Winnert

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Anchor and Hope [Ancora si speranta] **** (2017, Natalia Tena, Oona Chaplin, David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlotte Atkinson, Trevor White) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Carlos Marques-Marcet’s quirky comedy of personal relationships Anchor and Hope (2017) is really quite special. It is richly enjoyable, very funny, touching and thoughtful, with four lovely performances in memorable characters, as well as […]

Sep, 11

Streamers **** (1983, Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein) – Classic Movie Review 7534

Boldly treating the cinema screen like a theatre stage, director Robert Altman films his 1983 success Streamers on a single location – the army barracks dormitory where a group of young US recruits are waiting […]

Sep, 03

Freak Show *** (2017, Alex Lawther, AnnaSophia Robb, Abigail Breslin, Bette Midler, John McEnroe) – Movie Review

Sweet, funny and saying all the right stuff really well. Director Trudie Styler’s Freak Show is sweet and funny, and says all the right stuff really well. Alex Lawther gives a brave and great performance in […]

Jul, 14

Oscar Wilde **** (1960, Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson, John Neville, Dennis Price, Alexander Knox, Edward Chapman) – Classic Movie Review 7236

The smooth and satisfying 1960 biopic Oscar Wilde stars Robert Morley as the playwright and Ralph Richardson as the ruthless prosecuting counsel Sir Edward Carson at his trial. Director Gregory Ratoff’s smooth and satisfying 1960 […]

Jun, 30

The Trials of Oscar Wilde **** (1960, Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, John Fraser, Lionel Jeffries, Nigel Patrick) – 7237

Director Ken Hughes’s sterling 1960 biopic The Trials of Oscar Wilde is one of two films released at the same time about the dramatist, who was hounded, persecuted and martyred for his homosexuality. It was beaten […]

Jun, 30

The Birdcage ** (1996, Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Dianne Wiest) – Classic Movie Review 7226

Elaine May (born 21 April 1932) made her first showbiz splash back in the Fifties performing as Nichols and May in improvisational comedy routines with her performing partner Mike Nichols. But they broke up in 1961 and it […]

Jun, 27

The Happy Prince **** (2018, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Tom Wilkinson) – Movie Review

In his tour-de-force labour of love The Happy Prince, Rupert Everett tells the story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a pitiful wreck of a broken man, more sinned against than […]

Jun, 18

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