Derek Winnert

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Della ** (1964, Joan Crawford, Paul Burke, Charles Bickford, Diane Baker) – Classic Movie Review 11,448

The 1964 drama film Della stars Joan Crawford as Della Chappell, the wealthy matriarch and daughter of the founder of the fictional seaside town of Royal Bay. Diane Baker plays her daughter Jenny Chappell. Director […]

Aug, 05

It’s a Great Day! *** (1955, Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Sheila Sweet, Sidney James, Vera Day) – Classic Movie Review 11,099

Director John Warrington’s 1956 British black and white comedy It’s a Great Day! is the feature film version of the hit BBC TV soap opera The Grove Family, with original stars Ruth Dunning and Edward […]

Apr, 15

The Killing of Sister George **** (1968, Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne) – Classic Movie Review 6553

Director Robert Aldrich’s dark-toned 1969 lesbian drama features a splendid, career-best performance by Beryl Reid as June ‘George’ Buckridge, the ageing, bad-tempered, drunken lesbian actress whose imminent demise in a radio serial makes life hell […]

Jan, 13

Passion Fish **** (1992, Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett) – Classic Movie Review 6371

John Sayles won the first of his two Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay so far for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996), though arguably Matewan (1987) is still probably Sayles’s best film to date and Piranha (story and screenplay) might be his […]

Dec, 08

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