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 →This Week in Movie History: 2/29/16
Articles by: Gary Cahall
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.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/22/16
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert hit the road in Frank Capra’s hit comedy It Happened One Night, which debuted 82 years ago this week and, one year later, won all four major Academy awards. More movie trivia tidbits are waiting to happen inside.
Read more →Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940): For Love of Science
Edward G. Robinson starred as the 19th-century German researcher who fought stigma and skeptics as he sought a cure for syphilis in Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet. For the Movie Scientist Blogathon, we review the 1940 Warner Bros. biodrama.
Read more →In Passing: Johnny Duncan/Vanity/George Gaynes
The big screen’s second Robin the Boy Wonder; the sexy love interest of The Last Dragon; and Police Academy Commandant Lassard: We remember Johnny Duncan, Vanity and George Gaynes.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/15/16
After wowing filmgoers in her native Swedish, the alluring Greta Garbo made her Hollywood debut in MGM’s Torrent, which opened 90 years ago this week. We’ve got a torrent of interesting Tinseltown trivia waiting for you inside.
Read more →Six Pix: Love
For Valentine’s Day weekend, MovieFanFare’s Six Pix isn’t sorry to present six posters from an assortment of films, all with “love” in the title. Check them out and let us know which poster you think is the most romantic.
Read more →Three Ages (1923): Buster Keaton as Time-Hopping Romeo
The quest for love in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome and modern times was the theme of Buster Keaton’s comedy Three Ages. For the Second Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon, we travel back to 1923 and review Buster’s first feature as director/star.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/8/16
Filmgoers on Valentine’s Day weekend 85 years ago flocked to “the strangest love story every told,” as Universal’s Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, debuted. Looking for more memorable moments from Hollywood’s past? We bid you…welcome.
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