Which are the greatest movie sword fights? Here are five of the finest examples of film fencing in cinema history. Leave your mark by adding to our list!
Read more →En Garde! Five Great Movie Sword Fights
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How to Get Through Stormy Weather
How do we watch a great movie like “Stormy Weather” (1943) today? Can we enjoy the film without thinking about “race”? Should we? Read on, and then tell us what you think about this classic musical starring Lena Horne and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
Read more →The Five Scariest Stephen King Movies
Which are the scariest Stephen King movies? See if any of the King films that give you the creeps are here, and scare up your own picks in the comments!
Read more →George C. Scott’s Rage
George C. Scott’s character turns to “Rage” when his government lies to him. Read on to see why the star/director’s brutally dark 1972 movie speaks to us right now.
Read more →Sybil, Sally Field, and the Second Ant
How “true” the story of “Sybil” (1976) really is might be argued forever. What’s hardly debatable is Sally Field’s great work and the movie’s universality. Read on to revisit one of the great made-for-TV films of all time.
Read more →Michael Caine Film Acting Tips
Sure, some actors make movie acting look easy, and the great Michael Caine makes it look easier than most. As his classy book reveals, though, it takes a lot to carve out a successful film acting career. See why Caine’s book is worth a read no matter what you want to do well.
Read more →My Favorite Woody Allen Movies
Paragraph one: He adored Woody Allen movies. He idolized them all out of proportion. Uh, no, let me start that over. Paragraph one: He was too romantic about Woody Allen movies…oh, you know what? Let’s cut to the chase: Here are my 10 favorite Woody Allen movies.
Read more →A Male Gaze at Barbarella
Her comic was controversial. Her movie’s a cult classic. Let’s have a new look at “Barbarella,” now that there’s lots of talk about putting other female heroes on the big screen.
Read more →Karloff vs. Lugosi: Whose Charlie Chan Movie Wins?
We all know the old “Karloff vs. Lugosi” horror film debate. MovieFanFare offers another take on the rivalry by asking who made the better Charlie Chan series appearance, Bela in 1931’s “The Black Camel” or Boris in 1936’s “Charlie Chan at the Opera.”
Read more →William Friedkin’s Cruising Out of the Closet
Protested by gay activists, trashed by critics, and shoved into the corner of movie history, William Friedkin’s “Cruising” is a bold, brilliant thriller that deserves a place among the important films of its time. Not that the movie doesn’t go out of its way to help some people get the wrong idea…
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