Derek Winnert

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The Long Gray Line *** (1955, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Francis) – Classic Movie Review 9431

John Ford’s 1955 biopic The Long Gray Line is a rambling, amiable, catch-in-the-throat toast to West Point coach Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) and his 50 years at the renowned military academy. An apparently well-cast Power […]

Feb, 26

The Major and the Minor **** (1942, Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn) – Classic Movie Review 2662

The Viennese immigrant Billy Wilder finally fulfils his ambition to direct his first American movie in 1942 in this highly enjoyable, bubbly vintage comedy, based on the play Connie Goes Home by Edward Childs Carpenter. Ginger Rogers gives […]

Jul, 03

Taps *** (1981, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, George C Scott, Tom Cruise) – Classic Movie Review 1510

‘We have a home here. We think it’s something worth defending.’ – Cadet Major Brian Moreland. Director Harold Becker’s 1981 movie is one of the key youth-oriented films of the 80s. It’s Timothy Hutton’s follow-up […]

Aug, 02

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