Exotic action, romance and laughs were in ample supply in Arabian Nights, starring John Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu. As part of the Swashathon! blogathon, we review Universal’s Middle East costume adventure.
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Sylvester Has Porky Pig Kitty Kornered (1946)
Porky Pig has his hands full trying to put Sylvester and his fellow felines out for the night in Robert Clampett’s classic 1946 Looney Tunes short Kitty Kornered, reviewed here as part of the One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons Blogathon.
Read more →Poll: Which “Inside Out” Emotion Do You Most Identify With?
To mark this week’s home video release of the Pixar animated feature Inside Out, we’d like you to examine your feelings and tell us which of the film’s emotional avatars–Anger, Disgust, Fear, Joy or Sadness–you were most able to identify with.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 11/1/15
Paul Newman wowed audiences as rebellious prisoner Luke Jackson in Cool Hand Luke, which debuted 48 years ago this week. We have more egg-citing (sorry) cinematic moments waiting inside.
Read more →This Island Earth (1955): Of Humans, Aliens and Mutants
Two scientists are abducted by aliens from a nuclear war-ravaged planet in This Island Earth. As part of the Universal Pictures Blogathon, we take off with the 1955 sci-fi epic starring Rex Reason and Faith Domergue.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: Creepshow
MovieFanFare’s latest Create-a-Caption entry features author-turned-meteorite victim Stephen King in the 1982 horror favorite Creepshow. Click here to see the complete still and our caption, and then leave your own suggestion in the comments below.
Read more →Poll: What’s the Best Stephen King TV Adaptation?
Some of Stephen King’s most memorable scare moments have been on the small screen. We’d like to hear which of the author’s TV adaptations–Salem’s Lot, It, The Stand, Under the Dome and more–tops your list.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 10/25/15
The bitter off-screen rivalry between co-stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford added fuel to the campy on-screen fire in the thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which debuted 53 years ago this week. Check inside for more fun film facts.
Read more →The Future–as in Back to the Future–Is Now
Happy Back to the Future Day, readers! We salute the “far-off world” of October 21, 2015 that was depicted in Back to the Future Part II and look at how it compares to today’s reality (yes, the lack of practical hoverboards is particularly disappointing).
Read more →This Week in Film History: 10/18/15
Transplanting the story of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai from feudal Japan to the American West, the frontier action classic The Magnificent Seven debuted 55 years ago this week. There’s more than seven more film facts waiting for you inside…and we think they’re magnificent.
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