One of the most memorable film finales came courtesy of director/star Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, which opened 85 years ago this week. You can see more classic Hollywood trivia inside.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 1/25/16
Articles by: Gary Cahall
2016 Academy Award Nominees Out or Coming to Home Video
It’s Oscar time, movie buffs, and we’d like to hear what you have to say about the 2016 Academy Award nominees. And if you haven’t seen all the nominated films, we’ll let you know what’s already out on home video or coming soon.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 1/18/16
Warner Baxter earned a Best Actor Oscar playing the outlaw known as The Cisco Kid in the Fox frontier drama In Old Arizona, released 87 years ago this week. We’ve rounded up plenty more dates from Hollywood gone by for you inside.
Read more →Alan Rickman: By Grabthar’s Hammer, What an Actor!
Join us for a look back at the life and career of British actor Alan Rickman, who passed away this week at 69 and whose screen work included Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Galaxy Quest and the Harry Potter films.
Read more →David Bowie: Strange (Screen) Fascination
Whether he was playing an alien vistor, a nightclubbing vampire, or a goblin king, the otherworldly elegance of David Bowie always shone through. Join us in a look back at the film career of the rock legend, who died on Sunday at 69.
Read more →Bam! Biff! Pow! Holy 50th Anniversary, Batman!
Today marks the golden anniversary of the debut of Batman, the camp classic ABC series starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of Batmania and a show whose influence is still felt in Hollywood today.
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Alfred Hitchcock Movie Villain?
“The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture,” Alfred Hitchcock once said. We’d like to know which of Hitchcock’s bad guys (or gals, or birds) you think was the most successful.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 1/11/16
It was 89 years ago this week that The Pleasure Garden, the debut film by a young British director named Alfred Hitchcock (seen here on location during shooting) debuted. We’ll not keep you in suspense; read more memorable movie moments inside.
Read more →Criterion Collection Classics Coming This Winter
We’re offering a sneak peek at this winter’s classic film releases from the Criterion Collection. Bicycle Thieves, Gilda, The Graduate, Repo Man, and a twin bill of The Emigrants and The New Land are among the favorites coming out in special editions.
Read more →Remembering Vilmos Zsigmond in 12 Images
His films include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, Deliverance and many more favorites. MovieFanFare offers a visual retrospective of the career of Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, who passed away last week at 85.
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