Derek Winnert

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The Wedding Singer **** (1998, Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Alexis Arquette) – Classic Movie Review 643

This delightful 1998 romantic comedy is arguably still Adam Sandler’s best movie, in which he profitably eschews his usual slapstick to play the title character, wedding singer Robbie Hart, who falls for waitress Julia Sullivan […]

Jan, 07

Get Over It *** (2001, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller, Colin Hanks, Martin Short, Shane West, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis) – Classic Movie Review 615

After being cruelly dumped, popular high school basketball star teen Berke Landers (played by Ben Foster) embarks on a series of hilarious attempts to win his girlfriend Allison (Melissa Sagemiller) back. That includes swapping his basketball […]

Jan, 03

Jack Frost *** (1998, Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross) – Classic Movie Review 520

Michael Keaton stars as blues singer Jack Frost who is killed in a car crash but, one year later, is reincarnated as a speaking snowman. He now has one last chance to be a better dad […]

Dec, 14

Interrupted Melody **** (1955, Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, Cecil Kellaway) – Classic Movie Review 495

Oscar nominated Eleanor Parker gives a most touching performance in one of the highpoints of her career as real-life Australian opera diva Marjorie Lawrence who, after her debut at the Paris Opera and at the […]

Dec, 10

Little Voice **** (1998, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine) – Classic Movie Review 418

Written and directed by Mark Herman, this is an uneasy transfer to film of a great night out at London’s National Film Theatre – Jim Cartwright’s musical play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. […]

Nov, 17

Music and Lyrics **** (2007, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Scott Porter, Haley Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 372

In what was his best film for ages, Hugh Grant also got his best role in ages in 2007 as a breezy, washed-up singer called Alex Fletcher. He lives comfortably and dully in Manhattan from […]

Nov, 06

Farinelli ****½ (1994, Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Jeroen Krabbé) – Classic Movie Review 221

Serious music lovers will be in heaven with this incredibly sumptuous, extraordinarily moving and beautifully produced 1994 costume drama biopic about the castrato Farinelli, aka Carlo Broschi (played by Stefano Dionisi), the 18th century’s most celebrated singer. […]

Sep, 04

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