Derek Winnert

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The Goddess **** (1958, Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland, Patty Duke) – Classic Movie Review 11,650

The 1958 American black and white drama film The Goddess stars Kim Stanley, who is wonderful in her film debut in writer Paddy Chayefsky’s powerful indictment of the Hollywood star system, loosely based on the […]

Oct, 15

Best Friends *** (1982, Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 11,246

Director Norman Jewison’s 1982 comedy Best Friends is a lively vehicle for Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn as Richard and Paula, successful writing and living partners, who after five years make the mistake of marrying […]

May, 27

Wombling Free *½ (1978, David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, Bonnie Langford) – Classic Movie Review 10,375

Womble fans unite for director Lionel Jeffries 1977 family comedy Wombling Free, the feature-length film version of the popular children’s TV show about a band of rubbish-clearing furry things who live on Wimbledon Common in […]

Oct, 02

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! * (1966, Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller) – Classic Movie Review 10,349

Director George Marshall’s 1966 comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! stars Bob Hope, who struggles with a hopeless script about a motor-mouthed small-town estate agent, Tom Meade, who Gets a Wrong Number and […]

Sep, 26

45 Minutes from Hollywood *** (1926, Glenn Tryon, Theda Bara, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) Classic Movie Review 10,051

Director Fred Guiol’s 1926 two-reel silent film 45 Minutes from Hollywood stars Glenn Tryon as Orville but it is remembered as the second time Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appear in the same film – […]

Jul, 17

Show People **** (1928, Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson) – Classic Movie Review 9704

Hollywood’s favourite subject – Hollywood – spurs this deservedly famous, still amusing silent comedy story of the rise and rise of Peggy Pepper (wonderful Marion Davies) from green Georgia girl, to slapstick stooge to dramatic […]

May, 02

Something to Sing About ** (1937, James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart) – Classic Movie Review 9257

Director Victor Schertzinger’s 1937 Something to Sing About stars James Cagney in a small-studio musical about an American East Coast dancing bandleader, Terry Rooney (Cagney), trying his luck at the movies. But, when a Hollywood […]

Jan, 13

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