Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "satire"

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Glory! Glory! **** (1989, Ellen Greene, Richard Thomas, James Whitmore, Barry Morse) – Classic Movie Review 9806

Director Lindsay Anderson’s compelling, winning 1989 two-part TV movie comedy drama Glory! Glory! runs a riveting 206 minutes without a let-up and is outstanding. It is a witty, funny, razor-edged satirical spoof of American TV […]

May, 22

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ** (1970, Peter Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Ronnie Corbett, Arthur Lowe, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Vanessa Howard) – Classic Movie Review 9754

Director Kevin Billington’s 1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer stars Peter Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Ronnie Corbett, Arthur Lowe, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser and Vanessa Howard. A galaxy of funny British comedians […]

May, 12

Hamlet Goes Business **** (1987, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo) – Classic Movie Review 9600

Writer/ producer/ director Aki Kaurismäki’s 1987 Finnish black comedy film Hamlet Goes Business [Hamlet Liikemaailmassa] is an entertaining, irreverent black-and-white satirical film noir reading of the Bard. Cult director Kaurismäki’s highly personal telling of the […]

Apr, 05

Fritz the Cat **** (1972, voice of Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles, Phil Seuling) – Classic Movie Review 9566

Writer-director Ralph Bakshi’s 1971 feature film debut Fritz the Cat is a naughty, outrageous satirical cartoon for switched-on early Seventies adults about the adventures of a raunchy New York alley puss, Fritz the Cat (voice […]

Mar, 27

Something to Sing About ** (1937, James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart) – Classic Movie Review 9257

Director Victor Schertzinger’s 1937 Something to Sing About stars James Cagney in a small-studio musical about an American East Coast dancing bandleader, Terry Rooney (Cagney), trying his luck at the movies. But, when a Hollywood […]

Jan, 13

The Balcony *** (1963, Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant) – Classic Movie Review 9209

Director Joseph Strick’s 1963 satirical drama The Balcony is a strongly cast low-budget movie of the Jean Genet theatre shocker, with Shelley Winters as Madame Irma, the madam of a brothel, Peter Falk as her […]

Dec, 31

Lord Love a Duck *** (1966, Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman) – Classic Movie Review 9030

Director George Axelrod’s 1966 romantic comedy drama Lord Love a Duck stars Roddy McDowall, then 38 in real life, who plays the ever-youthful, brilliant high school senior Alan Musgrave making innocent co-student Barbara Ann Greene […]

Oct, 30

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