Derek Winnert

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Made Men ** (1997, James Biberi, Thomas Calabro, Don Close, Cara Buono, Andrew Fiscella, Aida Turturro) – Classic Movie Review 5913

‘They grew up together. Life turned them into Made Men.’ James Biberi stars as hot-tempered Vinny Morganti, Andrew Fiscella as Sal Ponti, Thomas Calabro as Nicky ‘Shoes’ Piazza in co-writer/ co-producer/ director Don Close’s well-made, involving […]

Aug, 14

Up the Junction *** (1968, Suzy Kendall, Dennis Waterman, Adrienne Posta, Maureen Lipman, Michael Gothard, Liz Fraser, Hylda Baker, Alfie Bass) – Classic Movie Review 5897

Director Peter Collinson’s 1968 Up the Junction movie adaptation of Nell Dunn’s famous 1963 book and Ken Loach’s classic BBC TV adaptation of 1965 was popular but did not spark the kind of controversy or […]

Aug, 11

Up the Front ** (1972, Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, William Mervyn, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Dora Bryan, Lance Percival, Robert Coote) – Classic Movie Review 5895

Director Bob Kellett’s saucily coarse, very much hit-and-miss 1972 British comedy Up the Front stars the great comedian Frankie Howerd, who is again is on tittersome form as Lurk, Lord Twithampton (William Mervyn)’s cowardly servant. […]

Aug, 11

In This Corner of the World [Kono sekai no katasumi ni] **** (2016, voice of Rena Nounen) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director Sunao Katabuchi’s extraordinary 2016 anime animation is based on a Manga by Fumiyo Kono. Rena Nounen [Non] provides the voice of Japanese heroine Suzu, who enters into an arranged marriage at the age of 18 in the […]

Aug, 01

Coast of Skeletons ** (1965, Richard Todd, Marianne Koch, Dale Robertson) – Classic Movie Review 5822

Re-creating his role from the first film, Richard Todd again gives a dependably solid turn as dogged district commissioner Inspector Harry Sanders in director Robert Lynn’s once more rather uninspired and dully written 1965 British-South […]

Jul, 29

Death Drums along the River [Sanders] ** (1963, Richard Todd, Marianne Koch, Albert Lieven, Walter Rilla) – Classic Movie Review 5821

Richard Todd gives a solid star turn as dogged British colonial district commissioner Inspector Harry Sanders in director Lawrence Huntington’s dully written, freely adapted 1963 remake of Edgar Wallace’s famous 1911 African adventure novel Sanders of […]

Jul, 29

Heart Beat *** (1980, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey) – Classic Movie Review 5802

John Heard stars as the Beat Generation pioneer Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) in this intriguing, quite fascinating 1980 movie of the love and literary life of the American novelist and poet (On […]

Jul, 23

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