Derek Winnert

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Purple Rain *** (1984, Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day) – Classic Movie Review 3598

Co-writer/director Albert Magnoli’s 1984 Oscar-winning musical movie stars Prince, then 24 and making his first film. Prince won an Oscar, a Brit award for Best Soundtrack and a Grammy for Best Album of Instrumental Score Written for a […]

Apr, 22

Sister Act **** (1992, Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Harvey Keitel, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, Bill Nunn) – Classic Movie Review 3557

Director Emile Ardolino’s 1992 blockbuster comedy Sister Act stars Whoopi Goldberg as Las Vegas showgirl Deloris, who sees her mobster lover Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel) kill a stoolie and becomes a nun on the run […]

Apr, 12

The Phantom of the Opera **** (2004, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver) – Classic Movie Review 3453

Gerard Butler makes a success of his surprise casting as the Phantom in Joel Schumacher’s opulent 2004 filming of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of the 1911 novel Le Fantöme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. […]

Mar, 06

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore ***** (1974, Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter III, Billy Green Bush, Lelia Goldoni, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Curtin, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, Mia Bendixsen) – Classic Movie Review 3,425

Martin Scorsese’s 1974 romantic drama film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is a triumph, not least for Oscar-winning Ellen Burstyn but also for Kris Kristofferson as Alice’s good-hearted suitor. Hey, is this you? ‘A picture […]

Feb, 28

A Bigger Splash ***½ (2015, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton) – Movie Review

Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts and Tilda Swinton have a grand time in director Luca Guadagnino’s intriguing, tantalising mystery drama puzzle. It’s both arty and full on, with the talented starry quartet up for it, […]

Feb, 11

I’m Not There **** (2007, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Bruce Greenwood) – Classic Movie Review 3288

After nearly five decades of recording music, singer songwriter Bob Dylan has reinvented himself numerous times, metamorphosing from folk troubadour to protest singer to electric rocker to born again Christian and beyond. Yet for all […]

Jan, 22

Bound for Glory **** (1976, David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland, John Lehne, Randy Quaid, M Emmet Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 3188

Director Hal Ashby’s double Oscar-winning 1976 biopic of early life of Woody Guthrie provides a great star showcase for David Carradine who stars as the legendary vagabond folk singer. Carradine gives an impressive account of Woody Guthrie, […]

Dec, 28

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