Few filmmakers are influential enough that their very names become synonymous with the cinematic style their bodies of work present. To this day “Hitchcockian” means flights of movie mystery and nerve-tingling suspense. Sentimental melodramas of basic American values are dubbed…
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Claude Jarman, Jr.: Remembering The Yearling’s Young Star
Everyone by now is familiar with stories of how child actors were mistreated, used up, and then discarded and forgotten by Hollywood over the years. It seems as though the number of young men and women who managed to survive…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Demi Moore Film Performance?
She’s been a big-screen presence and a fan favorite for over four decades. Until last week, however, Demi Moore hadn’t won a major solo acting award. That changed last Sunday, when she took home the Golden Globe for Best Performance…
Read more →Why Not Funko Pops: The Criterion Collection?
Let’s get this out of the way first; while I do own two Funko Pops figures (Joey Ramone and, in a signed box, John Waters) in my frighteningly extensive toy collection, I am not a fan of the seemingly omnipresent…
Read more →In Passing: Olivia Hussey/Linda Lavin
During the final week of 2024 two noted actresses–the first a teenager when she gained fame as one half of pop culture’s most famous romantic duo, the other a Broadway star who served food and laughs in a hit 1970s…
Read more →Which Wicked Song Did the Film Do the Most Justice?
Set to make its bow on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD this February 4, Wicked blew into theaters just before last Thanksgiving—and, thanks to the built-in and devoted followings for the stage musical and the source material that inspired…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite “Golden Anniversary” Film from 1975?
From killer sharks and rebellious mental hospital patients to failed bank robbers and crossdressing extraterrestrial mad scientists, the movie scene of 1975 offered a wide and offbeat array of characters to root for…or against. MovieFanFare invites you to vote for…
Read more →There’s No Feratu Like Nosferatu
You can’t keep a good vampire down…at least not at the box office, as writer/director Robert Eggers’ sanguinary shocker Nosferatu finished its Christmas week debut with a solid $40 million-plus performance, good for third place overall. That’s not too shabby…
Read more →Happy New Year from MovieFanFare!
As the world calls “Cut!” to 2024 and “Action!” to 2025, all of us here at MovieFanFare would like to extend a hearty “Happy New Year!” to our readers. We have lots of plans for the upcoming year, and we…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Film from 2024?
As we close the book on 2024, MovieFanFare is looking back on the year in cinema. Along with some popular animated sequels and superhero fare, there were also plenty of original and challenging titles in theaters and on streaming platforms….
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