Derek Winnert

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The Bonfire of the Vanities ** (1990, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Morgan Freeman, F Murray Abraham, John Hancock, Kevin Dunn) – Classic Movie Review 4436

Director Brian De Palma’s 1990 vanity project flop fiasco stars an exceptional cast of Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Morgan Freeman, F Murray Abraham, John Hancock and Kevin Dunn. Hanks […]

Sep, 29

The Last Hurrah **** (1958, Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, John Carradine, Basil Rathbone, Pat O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 3388

Director John Ford’s well-staged, effectively acted and involving if rather cosy and cuddly 1958 political drama The Last Hurrah is the second of his three distinguished films with young star Jeffrey Hunter, following The Searchers […]

Feb, 20

The Great McGinty **** (1940, Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest, Muriel Angelus) – Classic Movie Review 2624

Writer-director Preston Sturges grabs his first chance to direct a movie in a project from his own screenplay that went on to win the Academy Award for Best Writing Original Screenplay. He sold the story […]

Jun, 21

Hail the Conquering Hero ***** (1944, Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Bill Edwards) – Classic Movie Review 2623

Writer-producer director Preston Sturges is seen here in 1944 on his finest satirical comedy drama form in one of his best movies. Sturges said that of all his films, it was ‘the one with the least […]

Jun, 21

Leviathan ***** (2014, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov) – Movie Review

Russia’s official submission to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 is a superb movie. Vladimir Vdovichenkov gives a fiery performance as the troubled, embattled Dmitri, who is forced to […]

Nov, 07

Dirty Harry ***** (1971, Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, John Vernon, Reni Santoni, John Larch, John Mitchum) – Classic Movie Review 1262

‘I know what you’re thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? You’ve got to ask yourself one question: do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?’ – Inspector Harry Callahan. Director Don Siegel’s […]

May, 27

His Girl Friday ***** (1940, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy) – Classic Movie Review 1256

Director Howard Hawks’s 1940 classic slice of screwball comedy greatness reworks the vintage 1928 stage play The Front Page (first filmed as The Front Page in 1931) with a sex swap angle resulting from Columbia […]

May, 26

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