Rita Hayworth cemented her standing as Hollywood’s reigning sex queen with her title turn as Gilda, with opened 70 years ago this week. Want to see more Tinseltown trivia? Look inside…and put the blame on us.
Read more →Articles by: Gary Cahall
Nancy Reagan: Hollywood’s First Lady
With the passing this weeknd of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, we look back at her Hollywood days as an MGM contract actress named Nancy Davis, a brief career which included co-starring with husband Ronald Reagan in 1957’s Hellcats of the Navy.
Read more →Here’s to You, Magnificent Muttley!
For the TV Sidekick Blogathon, we rev up our engines and salute Muttley, the snickering canine companion of Dick Dastardly on Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines.
Read more →Poll: Johnny Depp or Robert Downey, Jr.: Who’ll Win an Oscar First?
Now that Leonardo Di Caprio finally has a Best Actor Academy Award, which of his winless “D” colleagues, Johnny Depp or Robert Downey, Jr., do you think will take home an Oscar next? Let us know in this week’s film poll.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 3/7/16
One of John Wayne’s best-loved collaborations with director John Ford, the powerful frontier drama The Searchers, opened 60 years ago this week. If you’re searching for more notable dates from Hollywood’s past, we’ve got plenty inside.
Read more →George Kennedy: The Army’s Loss, Hollywood’s Gain
He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Paul Newman’s prison pal in Cool Hand Luke and was ace aviation engineer Joe Patroni in the Airport films. MovieFanFare remembers George Kennedy, who died this past Sunday at 91.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Leonardo DiCaprio Film Role?
Last night Leonardo DiCaprio took home the Best Actor Academy Award for The Revenant. To celebrate, we’re asking which of Leo’s movie roles–from Titanic, The Aviator, Inception and more–is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/29/16
Moviegoers thrilled at the debut of “The Eight Wonder of the World,” the original King Kong, 83 years this week. Get ready to “go ape” over the other key dates we’ve collected for you inside.
Read more →Thelma Ritter and Oscar: Six Times a Bridesmaid
Thelma Ritter received six Academy Award nominations over a 13-year period but never took home the golden statue. For the Oscar Snubs Blogathon, we compare the beloved character actress’s performances with the ones that beat her out.
Read more →Good Dinosaur/ Bad Dinosaur Movies
With this week’s release of The Good Dinosaur in mind, we’d like to present a photo gallery of some of the best–and worst–examples of prehistoric fauna to roam their way across the screen, from 1925’s The Lost World to 2015’s Jurassic World.
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