Marilyn Monroe had a memorable movie night with neighbor Tom Ewell–and a classic encounter with a subway grate–In Billy Wilder’s The Seven Year Itch, which opened 60 years ago this week. There’s more Hollywood trivia waiting for you inside…isn’t it delicious?
Read more →Articles by: Gary Cahall
What’s Your Favorite Military-Themed TV Series?
Military life has been the theme behind some of television’s best-loved comdies (Sgt. Bilko), dramas (Band of Brothers) and comedy-dramas (M*A*S*H). For Memorial Day, MovieFanFare invites you to sound off and tell us what your top military-themed TV series is.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/24/15
It was 82 years ago this week that audiences first sang along to “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?,” as Walt Disney’s animated short The Three Little Pigs opens to wild acclaim. No need to huff and puff for further dates from Tinseltown’s past…just read inside.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite George Clooney Film Role?
With his new movie Tomorrowland opening this week, MoiveFanFare salutes Academy Award winner George Clooney. From Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes to The Monuments Men, cast your vote in our poll for your favorite Clooney film.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/17/15
Jack Nicholson delivered a classic ad lib when he poked his head through a door and yelled “Heeeere’s Johnny!” in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, which opened 35 years ago this week, If you’d like to catch more key Hollywood moments, all you have to do is “ax.”
Read more →The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939): My Cinema Sanctuary
As his contribution to today’s My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, MovieFanFare’s Gary Cahall rings a bell for one of his all-time faves, 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Henry Fonda Western Film?
While he spent less time “in the saddle” than some of his contemporaries, Henry Fonda starred in some of Hollywood’s most memorable westerns. To mark what would have been his 110th birthday this week, we’d like your vote for your top Fonda frontier film.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/10/15
Who’s that absent-minded lab assistant in 1955’s Revenge of the Creature? Why, it’s Clint Eastwood, whose film debut came in the Universal shocker 60 years ago this week. If Hollywood trivia like this makes your day, we’ve got other notable dates waiting for you inside.
Read more →The Declaration of Independence (1938): Caesar Rodney, Action Hero?
His Revolutionary War-era ride isn’t as famous as Paul Revere’s, but Delaware’s Caesar Rodney was the hero of an Oscar-winning–if not 100% accurate–1938 short. For the Shorts! Blogathon, MovieFanFare looks at Warner Bros.’ The Declaration of Independence.
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Mother/Daughter Acting Dynasty?
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we’d like to know who your top mother/daughter actresses are. Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli; Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis; Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson: this week’s quiz is all about the ladies.
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