She’s the second-youngest actress to receive an Academy Award, and the youngest to have been nominated three times: She’s Jennifer Lawrence, and she’s one of Hollywood’s hottest “It” girls. Let’s hear from Irv about all the hype around her still-young silver screen career.
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Bring Your Own Movie Blog
The title’s as self-explanatory as it gets: Take over MovieFanFare in the comments section and tell us what movie(s) and movie topics everyone should be talking about this week. Give everyone a question. Serve up a list. The possibilities are endless with BYOMB!
Read more →Are The Little Rascals Still Funny?
Is it an embrace of racism to say you love “The Little Rascals” today? Or is it the height of foolish political correctness to devote any time to acknowledging some of the films’ retrograde humor? Let’s dive in with the Rascals short “Moan and Groan.”
Read more →Which Movies Will Flop in 2014?
You can have big budgets, you can have big stars…but that’s still no guarantee of a big hit. Let’s give Irv a crystal ball and see if he can predict what movies are going to be the biggest bombs of 2014!
Read more →What Movie Will Never Be Remade?
Let’s Do Five Shots
We’ve all gone through the challenging exercise of making lists of our favorite movies…how hard is that anymore? Let’s drill down a little deeper and start looking for some favorite single shots. Out of millions, here are five.
Read more →Reasons to Watch Cosmos? Billions and Billions
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson hopes it’s not just science nerds who will be tuning in to the new “Cosmos” program airing on Fox, but it may be an uphill battle. He’s right to be concerned: these are different times, and Carl Sagan is one tough act to follow.
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Movie Hero?
This year’s Oscars are paying tribute to the greatest heroes of the movies. We posed this question to Movie Irv and he had an immediate answer.
Read more →The Accused, Women’s Libidos, and Rape Culture
Is “The Accused,” starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, as meaningful today as it was in 1988? Some might find the “message” movie dated; others might find it as relevant as ever–for any number of reasons.
Read more →If Not Her, Then Who?
Did you love “Her”? Spike Jonze’s talked-about film and I weren’t the perfect match, but I don’t regret our first get-together, as it led me to a terrific little documentary about the nature of modern love, and thoughts about other great movies on the subject.
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