Derek Winnert

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I Am the Law *** (1938, Edward G Robinson, Barbara O’Neil, John Beal, Otto Kruger, Wendy Barrie) – Classic Movie Review 9326

Director Alexander Hall’s 1938 black and white Columbia Pictures crime thriller I Am the Law stars Edward G Robinson as law professor John Lindsay, who turns from law professor to city special prosecutor to go […]

Jan, 31

Zéro de Conduite [Zero for Conduct] ***** (1933, Jean Dasté, Robert le Flon, Louis Lefebvre, Delphin) – Classic Movie Review 8655

Writer-director Jean Vigo’s brilliantly imaginative, anarchic classic 1933 short feature film Zéro de Conduite [Zero for Conduct] is about the rebellion of three boys in a deeply unpleasant, rigid, repressive French boarding school. Zero for […]

Jun, 29

Goodbye, Mr Chips ***½ (1969, Peter O’Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, Michael Bryant, Alison Leggatt, George Baker, Jack Hedley, Siân Phillips) –  Classic Movie Review 6338

Director Herbert Ross’s expensive ($9 million) big-scale musical version of the famous 1939 Robert Donat weepie was a dangerously risky idea in the radical days of 1969 and it duly flopped despite the MGM fanfare […]

Dec, 01

Heavenly Pursuits *** (1986, Tom Conti, Helen Mirren, David Hayman) – Classic Movie Review 5438

Tom Conti stars as Vic Mathews, the remedial teacher in a Roman Catholic school in Glasgow whose ‘miracles’ arouse large-scale media interest. This deft and delightful 1986 satire on the pitfalls of modern religion is […]

May, 12

La Pianiste [The Piano Teacher] **** (2001, Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar) – Classic Movie Review 5119

Isabelle Huppert gives a very striking performance indeed as troubled music teaching pianist professor Erika Kohut, in Michael Haneke’s distinguished and extremely disturbing 2001 drama. At the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, Isabelle Huppert won the Best Actress award […]

Mar, 08

Dangerous Minds **** (1995, Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B Vance) – Classic Movie Review 5014

Director John N Smith’s 1995 school drama provides Michelle Pfeiffer with one of her best, most popular and memorable roles and one of her biggest hits. Pfeiffer gives a polished and dedicated performance as ex-Marine […]

Feb, 07

The Curse of Frankenstein ***** (1957, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt) – Classic Movie Review 458

Director Terence Fisher’s 1957 trailblazing Hammer Films studios Gothic horror movie The Curse of Frankenstein is told in flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) awaits execution for the murder of his maid Justine (Valerie Gaunt). […]

Nov, 27

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