Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Manhattan"

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Love Affair ** (1994, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katharine Hepburn) – Classic Movie Review 2328

Director Glen Gordon Caron’s 1994 turgid romance is a bloated and pretty disastrous attempt to re-film director Leo McCarey’s 1939 classic and his remake, An Affair to Remember. Warren Beatty stars in an ideal role […]

Mar, 29

The Out-of-Towners **½ (1999, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese) – Classic Movie Review 1956

Remember the old Jack Lemmon-Sandy Dennis comedy of 1970? Well, this time in director Sam Weisman’s 1999 comedy it’s Steve Martin’s turn to bicker with his wife Goldie Hawn and endure a series of comic […]

Dec, 14

Manhattan ***** (1979, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep) – Classic Movie Review 1797

Of all co-writer/director Woody Allen’s many movies, this 1979 salute to – or maybe love letter to – his home town of New York City is arguably his finest masterpiece. It won 1980 Bafta awards […]

Nov, 03

Begin Again *** (2013, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo) – Movie Review

Keira Knightley stars as English singer-songwriter Gretta who goes to New York with her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) when he lands a deal with a major label. But the manipulative Dave is unfaithful, naturally rattling […]

Jul, 09

The Fighting Temptations ***½ (2003, Cuba Gooding Jr, Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Epps, Melba Moore, Rue McClanahan) – Classic Movie Review 1165

In director Jonathan Lynn’s 2003 comedy, Cuba Gooding Jr scores a great big hit playing Darrin Hill, a New York advertising executive who goes home to town of Monte Carlo, Georgia, to claim his aunt’s inheritance […]

May, 02

Celebrity *** (1998, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Melanie Griffith, Joe Mantegna, Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Hank Azario, Famke Janssen) – Classic Movie Review 1037

Celebrity has to be counted a bit of an intriguing flop in 1998 from writer-director Woody Allen (who doesn’t appear, which is always bad news). Kenneth Branagh is miscast and struggling in what amounts to […]

Apr, 02

Dames ***** (1934, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert) – Classic Movie Review 951

Director Ray Enright’s 1934 movie takes its place triumphantly, high among Warner Bros’ series of great 30s musicals, and also as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time. It’s most memorable for the […]

Mar, 20

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