Derek Winnert

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street *** (1936, Tod Slaughter, Stella Rho, John Singer, Eve Lister, Bruce Seton) – Classic Movie Review 4087

Director George King’s 1936 British horror thriller happily records for posterity Tod Slaughter’s famous barnstorming performance as the 1760s London barber Sweeney Todd in this film version of George Dibdin-Pitt’s play. Before the Stephen Sondheim musical, Slaughter’s turn […]

Jul, 26

K-Shop **** (2016, Ziad Abaza, Ewen MacIntosh, Reece Noi, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar) – Movie Review

Writer/director Dan Pringle’s 2016 gritty, disturbing urban horror thriller is very keenly up to date but is inspired by the venerable old story of Sweeney Todd. It stars Ziad Abaza as Salah, a British kebab shop owner’s son, who turns vigilante […]

Jul, 26

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St ***** (2007, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sacha Baron Cohen) – Classic Movie Review 249

Stephen Sondheim’s all-time-great stage musical falls into perfect hands as director Tim Burton polishes this gleaming gem of the theatre into a movie masterpiece. Singing and acting up a storm, Johnny Depp gives a cutting […]

Sep, 19

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