From “sweater girl” to femme fatale to melodrama diva, Lana Turner did it all in her storied and stormy Hollywood career. Which of the Oscar-nominated actress’s movies–Honky Tonk, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Imitation of Life and more–is your favorite?
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This Week in Film History: 8/2/15
With the release of The Learning Tree 46 years ago this week, Gordon Parks became the first African-American director of a major Hollywood film. If you’re looking to learn more interesting facts from cinema’s past, we’ve got them for you inside.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Film Directed by Blake Edwards?
He may be best known as the director of the original Pink Panther franchise, but filmmaker Blake Edwards was adept at drama and suspense as well as comedy. As a birthday week tribute our poll wants to know which of Edwards’s movies is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/26/15
“Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I’m hunting wabbits.” Yes, the first true Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon–Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare–debuted 75 years ago this week. If you’re searching for even more cinema twivia…er, trivia, we’ve got plenty lurking inside.
Read more →Theodore Bikel from A (African Queen) to Z (Zappa)
His film credits included The African Queen, The Defiant Ones, My Fair Lady and more, but he was also famous on Broadway and in the world of folk music. We remember Oscar-nominated character actor Theodore Bikel, who died this week at 91.
Read more →Taking a Trip Across Industrial Strength America
Admit it: you want to watch a film called Asphalt Through the Ages! That’s just one of six vintage, pro-business educational shorts–with such stars as Alan Ladd and Vincent Price–in a newly released DVD, Industrial Strength America, reviewed here.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Lunar-Based Film?
Happy Apollo 11 Day! With the 1969 lunar landing in mind, we’d like to know what your favorite movie is with scenes set on the moon (and yes, we’re counting Apollo 13 as an option), from the serious (Destination Moon) to the silly (Cat Women of the Moon).
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/19/15
After making a name for himself on the Broadway stage, Marlon Brando hit movie theaters for the first time, playing a paraplegic WWII veteran in director Fred Zinnemann’s The Men, 60 years ago this week. More memorable moments from Hollywood’s past are waiting inside.
Read more →Remembering Omar Sharif: Cinema’s Man of Many Nations
From riding across the Arabian desert to searching for his love on the Russian steppes, Omar Sharif captivated film audiences in a career that lasted nearly 60 years. MovieFanFare salutes the Egyptian-born Academy Award nominee, who passed away last week at 83.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Danny Kaye Film Role?
On-screen he was a Wonder Man, an Inspector General and a Court Jester. Off-screen he worked tirelessly for charity and humanitarian causes. This week’s poll salutes film funnyman Danny Kaye and asks which of his movie roles is your favorite.
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