Derek Winnert

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Forget Paris *** (1995, Billy Crystal, Debra Winger) – Classic Movie Review 1592

Written, directed by and starring Billy Crystal, this 1995 romantic comedy sees him as Mickey Gordon, a basketball referee who meets a French-speaking American (Debra Winger) in Paris, where he has arrived to bury his […]

Aug, 25

Mr Morgan’s Last Love *** (2013, Michael Caine, Clémence Poésy, Justin Kirk, Gillian Anderson) – Movie Review

Michael Caine gives a memorable, distinguished performance as a retired, widowed American philosophy professor living in Paris whose chance encounter on a bus with a young Parisian woman (Clémence Poésy) turns out to be a life-changing connection. […]

Jul, 04

The Love Punch *** (2013, Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Tuppence Middleton) – Movie Review

A reasonably likeable, totally watchable 2013 Britcom sitcom is on the menu as Emma Thompson stars as a brisk and capable middle-class English woman called Kate, who is happily divorced from her cheating lawyer ex-husband […]

Apr, 17

Killing Zoë **** (1993, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Gary Kemp) – Classic Movie Review 959

First time writer-director Roger Avary’s scalding 1993 thriller stars Eric Stoltz as Zed, who arrives in Paris, sleeps with a call girl Zoe (Julie Delpy) and spends a night on the town with some dangerous new buddies […]

Mar, 22

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ***** (1923, Lon Chaney Sr, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry) – Classic Mlovie Review 730

Director Wallace Worsley’s brilliant 1923 silent version of the Victor Hugo classic still thrills and astounds thanks to the marvellous, costly Universal studio production, huge crowd scenes, astonishing production designs and sets, and the rousing telling […]

Jan, 21

Charade ***** (1963, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, James Coburn, Ned Glass) – Classic Movie Review 683

Stanley Donen’s 1963 gleaming gem of a stylish, effortless black comedy thriller Charade is graced with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn at their adorable and chic best. ‘You can expect the unexpected.’ Director Stanley Donen’s […]

Jan, 12

Last Tango in Paris [Ultimo tango a Parigi] **** (1972, Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Léaud) – Classic Film Review 377

‘Go, get the butter!’ Marlon Brando, aged 48, relishes his most infamous role as the middle-aged American Paul who enjoys a sexual fling with young Frenchwoman Jeanne (Maria Schneider, just 20) in director Bernardo Bertolucci’s […]

Nov, 07

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