Guest blogger Anna Työrinoja writes: Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. The Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese collaboration has brought us some of the best films in history. Someone might argue with me…
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His Girl Friday: Home Video Review
Guest blogger Ian Simmons writes: My depression over the sad state of romantic comedies worsened ten-fold this morning after I watched His Girl Friday (directed by Howard Hawks) for the first time. The 1940 film is an absolute joy from start…
Read more →Michelle Pfeiffer’s Most Heartbreaking Film Moments
Guest blogger Chelsea from Passion for Film writes: An actress’ true essence is in her expression of emotion. The way she portrays the feelings of a character by a movement or a facial expression. The art of letting the audience feel…
Read more →Joan Crawford: I Will Prevail
Guest blogger Marsha Collock writes: Joan Crawford is one actress that it has taken me almost a lifetime to appreciate. My first brush with Joan came in her later days, all eyebrows and scary visage. My immediate reaction: I don’t…
Read more →The Phantom of the Opera: Classic Horror Movie Review
Today’s guest post was submitted by MovieFanFare reader Cam Wilson: I believe that this is the finest of the Universal silent horror films. There is no question in my mind that this 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera still contains the…
Read more →The Case for Anna Karenina
Guest blogger Kendra Bean writes: When Julien DuVivier’s production of Anna Karenina was released in theatres in 1948 it received less-than-stellar notices, especially concerning its leading lady, Vivien Leigh. Critics called it a “beautiful failure” and said Vivien failed to portray…
Read more →The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939): Movie Review
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) The nine films Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made together at RKO between 1933 and 1939 are some of the most magical and sublime movies ever made. They’re also among the wittiest….
Read more →Guest Review: Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Guest blogger The Siren writes: The first thing to know about Wee Willie Winkie is that it isn’t a Shirley Temple movie that happened to be directed by John Ford; it’s a John Ford movie that happened to star Shirley…
Read more →Arsenic & Old Lace: A Guest Movie Review
Guest blogger Greg Orypeck writes: In these hard economic times, a little bit of escapism might be a good thing, almost essential, wouldn’t you say? How better to escape than by going into a movie theater, or, okay, watching a DVD in a…
Read more →Loving Someone Who Is Not a Classic Film Fan
In this article, guest blogger Elizabeth Madron writes about being in a relationship with someone who doesn’t share her adoration for vintage cinema and discusses some of her favorite films of yesteryear: I think Hollywood in the 1930s-1960s was so much…
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