Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "medal of honor"

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Devil’s Doorway ** (1950, Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 8998

The 1950 film Devil’s Doorway is a downbeat and unpersuasive Western, but worth a look for Anthony Mann’s pacey direction, John Alton’s impressive black and white camerawork and the strong action finish. Paleface Robert Taylor […]

Oct, 20

They Came to Cordura ** (1959, Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Richard Conte, Michael Callan, Dick York) – Classic Movie Review 6825

Director Robert Rossen’s 1959 Western, based on a 1958 novel by Glendon Swarthout, is set in 1916 on the Mexican border. The movie is intelligent and interesting, but moderate and sedate. Rossen’s historical adventure drama is enlivened […]

Mar, 19

Courage Under Fire *** (1996, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 1779

Director Edward Zwick’s 1996 war movie stars Meg Ryan who is working outside her usual romcom comfort zone and isn’t really credible as an action woman. This flashback-told Gulf War drama is seen through the […]

Oct, 25

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