In today’s guest post, writer Paul Castiglia shares his views on how Dracula has been portrayed on-screen throughout the years; focusing on the brilliant (and peerless) performance of Bela Lugosi as the infamous bloodsucker.
Read more →A Quick Bite
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Ida Lupino and the Making of Jennifer
In today’s guest post, classic film enthusiast Jennifer Berzin looks at a forgotten film by the legendary Ida Lupino.
Read more →Kickstarting Edgar Kennedy
Guest writer Rob Hall looks at a project to restore the over 100 two-reel films funnyman Edgar Kennedy made for RKO in the 1930s and ’40s and bring the genius of the “slow-burn” comedic actor to new generations of fans.
Read more →How My Spiritual Journey Into 2001: A Space Odyssey Concluded Differently
Few movies have provoked as much discussion and debate on their meaning as has Stanley Kubrick’s landmark 1968 sci-fi tale 20001: A Space Odyssey. Guest writer Wayne P. shares his thoughts on how the film’s themes affected him.
Read more →A Reader Shares Her Love of Movies
There’s something about your first movie-going experience you never forget…especially if you’re a child watching dinosaurs come to life on the big screen, as guest blogger MarieElana Guirdy writes about 1993’s Jurassic Park.
Read more →Harrison Ford and the Sci-Fi Classic Blade Runner
Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” is widely considered to be a landmark achievement in the history of science fiction cinema. In today’s guest post, Alex Smith discusses the film as well as star Harrison Ford’s own complicated feelings about it.
Read more →A Natalie Wood Classic: The Last Married Couple in America
In today’s guest post, MovieFanFare reader Nell Musolf writes about the 1980 film The Last Married Couple in America, starring Natalie Wood and George Segal. Read on for some gripping thoughts on this insightful comedy about relationships!
Read more →Jack Cassidy: A One of a Kind Character
In today’s guest post, Nell Musolf writes about the life and career of Tony Award winning character actor Jack Cassidy remembered for his role in the Broadway musicals Alive and Kicking, and Wish You Were Here. Cassidy also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the Eiger Sanction
Read more →Reflections on Shari Lewis, Her Daughter Mallory, and Lambchop
A few years ago, during the Christmas season, I had the rather extraordinary experience of seeing Mallory Lewis star in her lovely “one-woman” variety show, with that great American kids-TV icon, Lambchop. Happily, Lewis–also a talented writer and television producer–is…
Read more →The Road to Knots Landing Via No Down Payment
Guest blogger Nell Musolf writes: One of my all-time favorite television shows is the prime-time soap opera, Knots Landing. As a matter of fact, one of my few claims to fame is that I never missed an episode during the…
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