As his contribution to today’s My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, MovieFanFare’s Gary Cahall rings a bell for one of his all-time faves, 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda.
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Sure, some actors make movie acting look easy, and the great Michael Caine makes it look easier than most. As his classy book reveals, though, it takes a lot to carve out a successful film acting career. See why Caine’s book is worth a read no matter what you want to do well.
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With their Wild West days behind them, a pair of aging gunslingers (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas) decides to stage a final showdown in a bull ring and charge admission. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1971 frontier drama A Gunfight.
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While he spent less time “in the saddle” than some of his contemporaries, Henry Fonda starred in some of Hollywood’s most memorable westerns. To mark what would have been his 110th birthday this week, we’d like your vote for your top Fonda frontier film.
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Who’s that absent-minded lab assistant in 1955’s Revenge of the Creature? Why, it’s Clint Eastwood, whose film debut came in the Universal shocker 60 years ago this week. If Hollywood trivia like this makes your day, we’ve got other notable dates waiting for you inside.
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Paragraph one: He adored Woody Allen movies. He idolized them all out of proportion. Uh, no, let me start that over. Paragraph one: He was too romantic about Woody Allen movies…oh, you know what? Let’s cut to the chase: Here are my 10 favorite Woody Allen movies.
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His Revolutionary War-era ride isn’t as famous as Paul Revere’s, but Delaware’s Caesar Rodney was the hero of an Oscar-winning–if not 100% accurate–1938 short. For the Shorts! Blogathon, MovieFanFare looks at Warner Bros.’ The Declaration of Independence.
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we’d like to know who your top mother/daughter actresses are. Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli; Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis; Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson: this week’s quiz is all about the ladies.
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Hollywood’s iconic dance duo, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, made their final screen appearance together 66 years ago this week in MGM’s The Barkleys of Broadway. There are many more memorable moments from cinematic history to read about inside.
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Her comic was controversial. Her movie’s a cult classic. Let’s have a new look at “Barbarella,” now that there’s lots of talk about putting other female heroes on the big screen.
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