Derek Winnert

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Duel of the Titans [Romolo e Remo] ** (1961, Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, Virna Lisi, Jacques Sernas, Massimo Girotti, Arnelia Vanoni, Franco Volpi, Laura Solari) – Classic Movie Review 8049

Director Sergio Corbucci’s 1961 dubbed Italian costume adventure Duel of the Titans [Romolo e Remo] features two grand musclemen for the price of one as screen hunks Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott appear as Romulus […]

Jan, 22

Dead Ringers **** (1988, Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske) – Classic Movie Review 7233

‘Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.’ Jeremy Irons is brilliant as exact lookalike identical twin gynecologists Beverly Mantle and Elliot Mantle, whose relationship starts to crumble over a woman, actress Claire Niveau (Geneviève Bujold), who comes to […]

Jun, 29

Among the Living **** (1941, Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer, Harry Carey Sr, Gordon Jones) – Classic Movie Review 7224

‘What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?’ Director Stuart Heisler’s 1941 Paramount Pictures black and white thriller Among the Living is a pleasurably different film noir suspense double-bill programme filler about Jekyll and […]

Jun, 26

Follow That Dream * (1962, Elvis Presley, Arthur O’Connell, Anne Helm) – Classic Movie Review 6551

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1962 musical romantic comedy is a slushy vehicle for Elvis Presley, with five unmemorable songs. Presley as Toby Kwimper? I don’t think so! Charles Lederer’s slack screenplay is taken from Richard C […]

Jan, 12

Twins **** (1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb) – Classic Movie Review 5244

Director Ivan Reitman’s often hilarious 1988 comedy starts with the genius silly idea of pairing the little and large odd couple Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and letting the two smooth, likeable, skilled laughter-raiser performers […]

Apr, 03

The Black Room *** (1935, Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, John Buckler, Torben Meyer, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Edward Van Sloan, Egon Brecher) – Classic Movie Review 4556

Boris Karloff grabs his chance to play a pair of cursed Jekyll-and-Hyde-style brothers in director Roy William Neill’s sleek and eerie 1935 Gothic chiller showcasing two of Boris’s most effective turns. Karloff really relishes playing both […]

Oct, 28

Two-Faced Woman **** (1941, Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, Ruth Gordon, Roland Young, Robert Sterling) – Classic Movie Review 2920

Director George Cukor directs Greta Garbo in a bitter-sweet occasion – her final film in 1941 – in which she plays a double role as twin sisters. MGM is evidently trying to capitalise on Garbo’s […]

Sep, 21

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