A classic Three Stooges routine, the “Maha” sketch, was featured in their 1946 short Three Little Pirates. For the “…And Scene!” Blogathon, we salute what turned out be one of Curly’s funniest–and final–moments with the slapstick trio.
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Father’s Day was yesterday, so our belated salute asks for your favorite father/son acting pair (or more). Kirk and Michael Douglas, Jerry and Ben Stiller, plus the assorted Bridges, Carradines and Estevez/Sheens: which clan takes the top spot?
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It was 54 years ago this week that Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn and company set out to destroy an impregnable German fortress in the WWII action classic The Guns of Navarone. More high-caliber Hollywood history awaits inside.
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In over 65 years and more than 250 films he was a monster, a vampire, a mummy, a mad monk, a wizard and a Sith lord. This week’s poll honors the great Christopher Lee, who died last week at 93, and asks which of his screen roles was your favorite.
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The era of the Hollywood “Summer Blockbuster” began 40 years ago this week, with the debut of director Steven Spielberg’s aquatic actioner Jaws. There are so many more memorable movie moments inside you’re going to need a bigger computer (not really).
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In the movies he was Frankenstein’s Monster and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Fu Manchu, Saruman and Count Dooku. MovieFanFare remembers the life and career of British horror/sci-fi cinema icon Christopher Lee, who passed away this week at 93.
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The fabled Moroccan city gets turned upside down by The Marx Brothers, as Groucho, Chico and Harpo tangle with Nazi art thieves in A Night in Casablanca. Guest writer Steve Bailey checks out the 1946 comedy, the boys’ penultimate film as a team.
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Widow Joan Crawford inherits an oceanfront home and falls for local gigolo Jeff Chandler, who may have killed its last resident. For the Beach Party Blogathon, MovieFanFare slathers on the sunscreen and reviews the campy 1955 melodrama Female on the Beach.
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She was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Hollywood, and in her career she shared the screen with everyone from Bogart to Gable to The East Side Kids. This week’s poll asks which film role of Ava Gardner’s is your favorite.
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Director Robert Altman’s groundbreaking drama Nashville, with an ensemble cast that included Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson and Lily Tomlin opened 40 years ago this week. Hankering for more Hollywood trivia? You’ll find it here; it’s easy.
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