Derek Winnert

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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind *** (2003, Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Julia Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 1240

Chuck Barris has a notable place in American TV history as the Sixties and Seventies deviser and host of The Dating Game (1965–1986), the original US version of Blind Date, and host of The Gong […]

May, 22

Gaslight ***** (1944, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Angela Lansbury, Dame May Whitty) – Classic Movie Review 1231

Gaslight (1944) won two Academy Awards. The Oscar voters surprisingly preferred Ingrid Bergman over the favourite Barbara Stanwyck (in Double Indemnity) for her performance as the naïve socialite wife driven to distraction (by Charles Boyer) […]

May, 18

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ***** (1953, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Norma Varden, Tommy Noonan, Taylor Holmes, Elliott Reid) – Classic Movie Review 915

Howard Hawks’s glorious 1953 Technicolor musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is perfectly tailored to the very special talents of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, seen at their enchanting best as singer gold-diggers Dorothy and Lorelei. […]

Mar, 15

Duets **** (2000, Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Angie Dickinson, Scott Speedman, Andre Braugher, Maria Bello) – Classic Movie Review 892

My how time flies! It’s the year 2000 and Angie Dickinson is playing Gwyneth Paltrow’s grandmother, for heaven’s sake, and Huey Lewis is playing her father in her real father Bruce Paltrow’s touching, clever, bitter-sweet […]

Mar, 10

An Affair To Remember ***** (1957, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning) – Classic Movie Review 812

Ideal stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr are cast in the second of their three movies together as handsome playboy Nickie Ferrante and beautiful nightclub singer Terry McKay who enjoy a romance while on a […]

Feb, 08

Crazy Heart **** 2009, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall) – Classic Movie Review 785

Writer-director Scott Cooper’s sensational 2009 movie feature debut showcases Best Actor Oscar-winning Jeff Bridges, who is at his best for ages and ages as Bad Blake, a boozed-out, burnt-out country singer. Bad Blake gets a second […]

Feb, 01

Ray **** (2004, Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington) – Classic Movie Review 713

Jamie Foxx’s dazzling turn as blind music legend Ray Charles is a definite Oscar winner and won him the Best Actor Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe and Bafta award. His seamless portrayal […]

Jan, 18

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