Derek Winnert

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De-Lovely *** (2004, Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen) – Classic Movie Review 3089

Kevin Kline stars as gay composer Cole Porter, who reviews his career and life with his understanding wife, Linda (Ashley Judd) in director Irwin Winkler’s dramatically intriguing, highly tuneful musical biopic. Both stars give supremely stylish […]

Nov, 24

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin ** (2001, Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt, Christian Bale) – Classic Movie Review 3085

Director John Madden’s 2001 movie version of the Louis de Bernières international bestseller was immensely popular and has some things to recommend it. But it is bland, trite, clichéd and miscast, with all the book’s […]

Nov, 24

Indiscreet **** (1958, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil Parker, David Kossoff, Phyllis Calvert, Megs Jenkins) – Classic Movie Review 3083

Producer-director Stanley Donen’s 1958 British-made Technicolor romantic comedy Indiscreet is glitzy fluff, filmed where it is set in London. It finds the ideal star pairing in Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, who put polish on the piece. Grant plays […]

Nov, 23

Somewhere in Time **** (1980, Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin) – Classic Movie Review 3070

Director Jeannot Szwarc’s gorgeous, haunting, heart-aching 1980 sci-fi fantasy romance stars Christopher Reeve as Richard Collier, a young Chicago playwright who goes to the premiere of his new play. When an old lady (Susan French) […]

Nov, 20

The Dressmaker ***½ (2015, Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook) – Movie Review

The Dressmaker is a unique, stylish and very entertaining black comedy with its first three quarters hilarious but then there is a couple of big shocks when characters die and the story turns really dark […]

Nov, 19

Silver Streak **** (1976, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 3066

Writer Colin Higgins and director Arthur Hiller’s sparkling 1976 train-set comedy thriller Silver Streak has a golden streak and is a hilarious suspense ride. It was the start of a winning partnership of four star […]

Nov, 15

The Sheik **** (1921, Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Long, George Waggner, Ruth Miller) – Classic Movie Review 3050

Producer-director George Melford’s rousing 1921 vehicle for great silent-movie star Rudolph Valentino provides one of his finest, superstar-making showcases. The Sheik cemented his reputation as the greatest screen lover of them all. Even now, it is […]

Nov, 10

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