Derek Winnert

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The Jazz Singer ** (1980, Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz) – Classic Movie Review 4992

The Jazz Singer’s sentimental story exploring the clash of the lure of showbiz versus the pull of family duty is impossibly dated. But director Richard Fleischer’s 1980 third film version of Sampson Raphaelson’s antique play […]

Feb, 14

The Jazz Singer ***** (1927, Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer) – Classic Movie Review 4897

It is not as drama that director Alan Crosland’s 1927 Al Jolson musical about a Jewish Cantor’s son who prefers showbiz to the approval of his father is remembered. Nor is it for the performances […]

Jan, 15

The Diary of Anne Frank **** (1959, Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker) – Classic Movie Review 4703

Director George Stevens’s harrowing 1959 wartime drama The Diary of Anne Frank films Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s Broadway play based on Anne Frank’s diaries to very considerable success as a triple-Oscar-winner for Best Supporting […]

Nov, 26

Europa Europa **** (1990, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Solomon Perel) – Classic Movie Review 4668

Marco Hofschneider’s acting career started unexpectedly when he was cast to play the lead in writer-director Agnieszka Holland’s exciting, rousing and highly emotional 1990 true-life war drama. It was the Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language […]

Nov, 20

Gentleman’s Agreement **** (1947, Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere, Dean Stockwell, Jane Wyatt, June Havoc, Albert Dekker) – Classic Movie Review 4472

Director Elia Kazan’s first film concerned with personal and social issues was his 1947 triple Oscar-winning film dealing with anti-Semitism in America. It won the Best Picture and Best Director awards and was as successful as […]

Oct, 15

Defiance **** (2008, Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell, Liev Schreiber, Asael Bielski, George MacKay) – Classic Movie Review 4343

Daniel Craig takes a rest from 007 to play one of three Jewish brothers who flee Nazi-occupied Poland and take refuge in the Belarussian forest. There they join Russian resistance fighters and build shelters to […]

Sep, 11

Next Stop, Greenwich Village **** (1976, Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith, Christopher Walken, Lou Jacobi, Mike Kellin) – Classic Movie Review 4028

In a semi-autobiographical 1976 film story about the struggles of an aspiring Jewish actor in the Fifties, writer-director Paul Mazursky manages much charming, witty nostalgia, and creates lots of fascinating, memorable characters. It is entertaining, […]

Jul, 16

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