Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Magic"

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Dead of Night ***** (1945, Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Roland Culver, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes) – Classic Movie Review 399

‘Suitable only for adults’, according to the poster, the famous vintage 1945 British chiller Dead of Night about a man’s fear of impending doom is satisfying, polished and still truly creepy. The hero’s half-remembered recurring […]

Nov, 13

La Belle et la Bête [Beauty and the Beast] ***** (1946, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Marcel André, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair) – Classic Movie Review 345

‘Children believe what we tell them. They have complete faith in us. They believe that a rose plucked from a garden can plunge a family into conflict. They believe that the hands of a human […]

Nov, 01

Oz the Great and Powerful **** (2013, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis) – Movie Review

An astounding looking movie from its 1930s-style movie titles and black and white, narrow-screen start to its glorious widescreen, colour images in the land of Oz , this is an utterly ravishing and beguiling extravaganza. […]

Oct, 30

Mary Poppins ***** (1964, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns) – Classic Movie Review 305

The beloved 1964 five Oscar-winning Walt Disney family musical film Mary Poppins is still an adorable treat. Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar, Dick Van Dyke does the worst ever cockney accent, and David […]

Oct, 20

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones *** (2013, Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Lena Headey) – Movie Review

Teenage girls (and a few boys) will be in heaven with this flashy special-effects-led Twilight meets Harry Potter fantasy adventure, with a non-stop breathless rush of magic, action, effects and romance. It’s all set in […]

Aug, 22

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone ** (2013, Steve Carell, Luke Vanek, Steve Buscemi, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde, Jay Mohr) – Movie Review

The meeting of comedy legends Steve Carell and Jim Carrey is the big news here, but how big is that news? Not all their movies are absolutely sidesplitting, even the ones that are meant to […]

Mar, 16

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