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.
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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.
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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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Creator/stars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda set out in search of America and opened Hollywood’s eyes to the rising youth culture with their indie drama Easy Rider, which opened 46 years ago this week. You’ll find more far-out film facts inside.
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Before he turned his attention to politics, Ronald Reagan had a successful 25-year Hollywood career. This week MovieFanFare salutes the 40th U.S. president and asks for your vote for “The Gipper’s” top big-screen turn.
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After years of playing heroes and lawmen, Ronald Reagan made his final screen appearance as a hard-hearted crime boss in Don Siegel’s The Killers, which opened 51 years ago this week. Here we go again with more fascinating film facts inside.
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Can’t remember the name of a movie you liked? Know the movie, but not the stars? Looking to see if a film is out on home video? Here’s your chance to “Ask MovieFanFare” and see if our crack staff of film experts can help you fulfill your cinematic quest.
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With Inside Out, Pixar’s 15th feature in 20 years, now playing in theaters, this week’s poll asks which of the animation studio’s films is your favorite. Choices include the Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Up, Brave and more.
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Surely it wasn’t 35 years ago this week that the “disaster film” spoof Airplane!, with Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen and Robert Hays, opened? It looks like you picked the wrong week to stop reading movie trivia, because we’ve got more inside.
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Humphrey Bogart as a vampire? Ronald Reagan and the Dead End Kids? For the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon, we present this classic look at 10 less-than-classic movies released the same year as Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
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