Some films released to theatres find their audience immediately and become great success stories. Some, however find their audience on DVD. One such film is Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, starring Richard Gere. It was never released commercially in the U.S. (although it…
Read more →November 4, 1907: The Chicago City Council Ordinance forbids the showing of “obscene and immoral pictures” and grants police permission to ban a movie’s release. November 4, 1948: The treatment of the mentally ill is graphically depicted in The Snake…
Read more →
Marty (1955) You can people watch for hours and see who’s real and who’s just putting on an act. Marty is like watching one of the real people, with heart, fire, problems and real character. The film and character, Marty, are…
Read more →
Guest blogger Daniel writes: Everyone loves a good comeback story, and the story here is really simple. Cheesy sci-fi TV show airs and picks up a passionate fanbase. Cheesy sci-fi TV show gets canceled and its cast seems doomed to spend…
Read more →
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Census takers became more aggressive as 2010 wore on.
Read more →
It’s that time of year again…when the thoughts of many a film fan turn to monsters! (For some of us, those thoughts tend to percolate, bubble, and boil over all year ’round!) It’s nice to see the modestly-budgeted horror film…
Read more →
No superheroes. No helmets. Shall we begin? The Big Five FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART III Nobody was really happy with Jason wearing a bag over his head (in Part 2), so it was determined that in the upcoming 3-D version…
Read more →
Since the beginning of motion pictures, there have been directors and actors whose creative collaborations have provided filmgoers with some of the screen’s most magical moments: Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, John Ford and John Wayne, Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune,…
Read more →
In 1943, there were 10 best picture nominees. In 1944, there were five. And five has been the magic number until this year, when the race was increased back to 10. But what about 1944? If 10 movies were still…
Read more →Copyright © 2025 MovieFanFare