Derek Winnert

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Atomic Blonde *** (2017, Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgård, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella) – Movie Review

Actor, stuntman, writer, producer, stunt coordinator and film director David Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and twice for Jean-Claude Van Damme. His breakthrough came directing some scenes in John Wick […]

Aug, 09

Love on the Run *** (1936, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen) – Classic Movie Review 5781

Producer-director W S Van Dyke II’s 1936 MGM romantic comedy again pairs the irresistible couple of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in a fast-moving, enjoyable screwball farce, following their hit with Forsaking All Others (1934). Here […]

Jul, 17

British Intelligence [Enemy Agent] *** (1940, Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Maris Wrixon, Bruce Lester) – Classic Movie Review 5,639

Director Terry O Morse’s 1940 Warner Bros espionage thriller film British Intelligence is enjoyable and well played, especially by its stars Boris Karloff and Margaret Lindsay as the WW1 German spy villains. Margaret Lindsay plays […]

Jun, 20

The Sea Wolves *** (1980, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard) – Classic Movie Review 5490

Director Andrew V McLaglen and producer Euan Lloyd’s similar spirited 1980 follow-up to The Wild Geese (1978) stars Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven and Trevor Howard, the esteemed veterans with a then combined age […]

May, 24

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing *** (1975, Helen Hayes, Peter Ustinov, Derek Nimmo, Clive Revill, Joan Sims) – Classic Movie Review 5430

Director Robert Stevenson’s old-style 1975 Twenties period Walt Disney dinosaur family adventure comedy movie offers plenty of good fun and frolics. It stars Peter Ustinov, dodgily cast as Hnup Wan of the Chinese London Intelligence Office, […]

May, 11

The Mysterious Lady *** (1928, Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Gustav von Seyffertitz) – Classic Movie Review 5330

Directed by Fred Niblo in 1928, MGM’s tailor-made silent-movie showcase for the great Greta Garbo is stilted and hackneyed but still has its charms. Garbo stylishly plays a gorgeous Soviet agent called Tania Fedorova, who […]

Apr, 21

Band Waggon *** (1939, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood, Jack Hylton, Moore Marriott) – Classic Movie Review 5170

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1939 British musical comedy brings ‘Big-Hearted’ Arthur Askey and Richard ‘Stinker’ Murdoch’s hit BBC wireless programme (radio show) to the screen with the breezy performances intact and a sparky plot not a […]

Mar, 16

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