Now that you can see Sylvester Stallone reprise his role as Rocky Balboa in Creed, we’ve laced up the gloves to present this classic look from writer Irv Slifkin at such screen pugilists as Kirk Douglas, John Garfield, James Earl Jones and…Curly Howard?
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Some folks watch it several times every year; others call it “sentimental hogwash.” In this classic article, “Movie Irv” Slifkin gives his reasons why Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life should be considered the definitive Christmas film.
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We remember actor Robert Loggia, whose 50-plus-year career included roles in Big and Scarface and an Academy Award nomination for 1985’s Jagged Edge, with this classic tribute from “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
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With Burt Reynolds’ new autobiography, But Enough About Me, now out, we look back at this classic post in which MovieFanFare compadre “Movie Irv” Slifkin takes a shot at branding the charismatic actor’s 50-plus-year film career.
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Believe it or not, there was a time when one movie ticket got you two films and an afternoon full of memories. In this classic post, writer Irv Slifkin looks back on a boyhood spent in theaters enjoying some exciting–and unusual–cinematic twin bills.
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This week’s debut of the TV miniseries Texas Rising makes it the perfect time to “remember” writer Irv Slifkin’s classic look back at the 1960 frontier drama The Alamo, director/star John Wayne’s stirring tribute to the 1836 Lone Star State battle.
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As part of our ongoing salute to the Oscars, MovieFanFare reprints Irv Slifkin’s look at the 51st Annual Academy Awards in 1979, an evening which saw wins for The Deer Hunter, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda and was highlighted by John Wayne’s final turn at the podium.
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He travelled to the future in The Time Machine, battled The Birds for Hitchcock, and voiced a father of 99 in 101 Dalmatians. MovieFanFare remembers Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who passed away this week at 84, with this classic profile by “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
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In the City of Angels, crime often pays big dividends when it comes to the movies. With the new thriller Nightcrawler offering a seamy look at L.A. crime photographers, we shine a light on some of the darkest dramas set in Southern California.
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Director Lars von Trier’s latest release, Nymphomaniac Vols. I and II, continues the tradition of filmmakers redefining the limits of screen eroticism. Explore the work of von Trier and fellow mavericks Stanley Kubrick, Paul Verhoeven and others.
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