Derek Winnert

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The Cat and the Canary **** (1927, Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor, Lucien Littlefield) – Classic Movie Review 4425

Director Paul Leni’s famed 1927 Universal Studios silent version of John Willard’s long-running stage play stars Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor and Lucien Littlefield. Robert F Hill, Alfred […]

Sep, 27

Deception * (2008, Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Bruce Altman, Andrew Ginsburg) – Classic Movie Review 4341

Nerdy New York accountant Jonathan McQuarry (Ewan McGregor) meets slick lawyer Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman), who draws him an into the twilight world of an elite Manhattan dating club, where high fliers meet for no-strings […]

Sep, 11

An Early Frost **** (1985, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney, D W Moffett, John Glover, Sydney Walsh, Bill Paxton, Terry O’Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 4263

Director John Erman’s beautifully acted, extremely moving 1985 pioneering AIDS drama starts when successful young attorney Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) tells his family both that he is gay and that he is ill. Quinn gives […]

Aug, 28

The Borrowers ***½ (1997, John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 4219

Director Peter Hewitt’s charming and delightful 1997 movie version of Mary Norton’s famed children’s classic is that rarest of films that exerts its appeal on both children and adults alike. A sleek and plush picture […]

Aug, 23

Hidden Agenda **** (1990, Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling, Jim Norton) – Classic Movie Review 4,147

Ken Loach’s distinguished, controversial 1990 political thriller Hidden Agenda stars Brian Cox as a tough police detective investigating the murder of an American human rights lawyer in Belfast, with the help of the man’s girlfriend […]

Aug, 09

My Cousin Vinny **½ (1992, Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne, Austin Pendleton, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin) – Classic Movie Review 4120

British director Jonathan Lynn’s American 1992 situation comedy has its moments, though it is often boring and unsubtle, as it is written (by Dale Launer) and directed with clumsy hands. However, the hard-working actors deliver […]

Aug, 02

Bronco Billy *** (1980, Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney) – Classic Movie Review 4106

Director Clint Eastwood’s 1980 movie paid the price at the box office with fewer customers than usual for an Eastwood movie, thanks largely to Dennis E Hackin’s screenplay being on the inconsequential and preachy side. […]

Jul, 30

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