From The Hills Have Eyes to the Elm Street and Scream series, his films changed the face of cinematic horror. MovieFanFare remembers writer/director Wes Craven, who passed away this weekend from cancer at 76, and invites you to vote for which of his fright flicks is your favorite.
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This Week in Film History: 8/30/15
Bogey plus Bacall added up to one of the all-time great film noir thriller in Howard Hawks’ adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, which opened 69 years ago this week. Don’t sleep after clicking this box, or you’ll miss out on more fascinating bits of movie trivia.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/23/15
Before they were Bowery Boys or East Side Kids, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and company made their Hollywood debut as the Dead End Kids 78 years ago this week, in the Humphrey Bogart crime drama Dead End. Spread out, you mugs, for more movie trivia by clicking here.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Kevin Spacey Film Role?
To mark the 20th anniversary of The Usual Suspects and Kevin Spacey’s Academy Award-winning turn, we’d like to know which of the two-time Oscar winner’s screen roles–from suburban everymen to evil grasshoppers to Bobby Darin–is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/16/15
Has it really been 20 years since audiences first asked the question “Who is Keyzer Soze?” with the premiere of the hit caper film The Usual Suspects? No need to interrogate us for more Hollywood facts; we’ve got a week’s worth of trivia inside.
Read more →Olive Thomas Spreads Her Wings as The Flapper (1920)
An adventure-seeking schoolgirl gets more than she bargained for when she becomes involved with an older man and some jewel thieves in The Flapper. For the Anti-Damsel Blogathon, we review this 1920 comedy starring silent film beauty Olive Thomas.
Read more →Too Much, Too Soon (1958): Too Much Diana Barrymore, Too Little John
As part of this week’s Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon,MovieFanFare reviews the 1958 biodrama Too Much, Too Soon, starring Errol Flynn as hard-drinking screen idol John Barrymore and Dorothy Malone as his daughter Diana, who followed in his footsteps on and off the screen.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite John Garfield Film Role?
Last week we asked for your top Lana Turner movie. Today we salute her The Postman Always Rings Twice co-star, two-time Oscar nominee John Garfield. Which of his films–Body and Soul, Gentleman’s Agreement, Force of Evil and more–is your favorite?
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/9/15
Her appearance would change over the decades, but cartoon flapper Betty Boop made her screen debut (as a canine singer!) 85 years ago this week in the short Dizzy Dishes. You can bet your boop we’ve got more fun Hollywood trivia waiting inside.
Read more →Coming Attractions: DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August
The month of August promises to bring more sizzling weather and more sizzling home video releases. We can’t help with the former, but we can tell you when to expect Aloha, Hot Pursuit, Criterion editions of classic Truffaut and Kurosawa films, and more.
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