Derek Winnert

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A Hatful of Rain *** (1957, Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa) – Classic Movie Review 10,223

Hollywood takes a deep breath and tackles the drug-addiction problem in director Fred Zinnemann’s affecting, intelligent 1957 film A Hatful of Rain, with Don Murray expertly tugging at the emotions as Johnny Pope, a young […]

Aug, 25

The Man with the Golden Arm **** (1958, Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Robert Strauss, Doro Merande) – Classic Movie Review 4722

Producer-director Otto Preminger’s then controversial 1958 noirish drama stars Frank Sinatra, who was Oscar-nominated Sinatra for his forceful and persuasive performance as drug addict Frankie Machine, the weak-willed Chicago card dealing gambler who tries to […]

Nov, 29

Wonderland *** (2003, Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas) – Classic Movie Review 1687

In an excellent tour-de-force, Val Kilmer continues his bid to restore his reputation in co-writer/director James Cox’s wild, extreme 2003 movie about a real Hollywood murder. It focuses on the 70s porn movie superstar John […]

Sep, 19

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