Derek Winnert

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Other People’s Money *** (1991, Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones) – Classic Movie Review 8771

Director Norman Jewison’s 1991 romantic comedy drama Other People’s Money stars Danny DeVito, who enjoys himself as Larry the Liquidator, lover of doughnuts, the violin, his computer and other people’s money. But when Larry tries […]

Jul, 30

Diary of a Mad Housewife **** (1970, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress) – Classic Movie Review 8728

Director Frank Perry’s 1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife stars Richard Benjamin as the greedy, egotistical, abusive lawyer Jonathan Balser, who repels his put-upon housewife Tina (Carrie Snodgress), who has a fling with big-headed writer […]

Jul, 18

À Propos de Nice ***** (1930, director Jean Vigo) – Classic Movie Review 8657

Jean Vigo’s deservedly acclaimed 1929 avant-garde ‘point-of-view’ documentary A Propos de Nice satirises the difference between the rich tourists promenading in the sun on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice on the French Cote d’Azur […]

Jun, 29

Boudu Sauvé des Eaux [Boudu Saved from Drowning] ***** (1932, Michel Simon, Charles Grandval, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska) – Classic Movie Review 8627

Writer-director Jean Renoir’s famed 1932 French classic Boudu Sauvé des Eaux [Boudu Saved from Drowning] tells a story about the grubby tramp (Michel Simon) who has lost his dog and didn’t want to be saved […]

Jun, 22

Loving **** (1970, George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Roy Scheider, Sherry Lansing) – Classic Movie Review 8619

Director Irvin Kershner’s 1970 movie Loving stars George Segal, who turns in a first-class performance as Brooks Wilson, a married but philandering New York artist, in this sharp, witty and beautifully crafted comedy drama, motoring […]

Jun, 21

The Tenth Victim [La Decima Vittima] *** (1965, Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli) – Classic Movie Review 8608

Director Elio Petri’s 1965 Italian movie The Tenth Victim [La Decima Vittima] is a fascinating, bizarre Sixties sci-fi action drama with a darkly comic undertone about a future society that offers prizes to licensed killers […]

Jun, 18

My New Gun ** (1992, Diane Lane, James Le Gros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Bill Raymond) – Classic Movie Review 8410

Writer-director Stacy Cochran’s 1992 thriller My New Gun stars Diane Lane as Debbie Bender, a thirtysomething New Jersey suburban housewife who is given a gun by her successful radiologist husband Gerald (Stephen Collins). But it […]

Apr, 29

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