Our own Movie Irv has a knack for correctly naming each year’s Oscar nominees long before they’re announced. Want to know what movies and what performers are (very likely) going to be up for the awards? Check out Irv’s first set…
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Noting Hill: An Appreciation of Walter Hill
Walter Hill may not be back in the saddle, but he’s back in the movies again. That’s because the soon-to-be-72-year-old writer-director has Bullet to the Head, his first movie to open in theaters since the Wesley Snipes/Ving Rhames boxing yarn…
Read more →Law & Order: Criminal Intent vs. Monogram Cowboy Collection
“Land Of The Outlaws”, “Blazing Bullets”, or “Colorado Ambush”, exciting classic westerns every DVD collector will want to own or how about Sea Hunt the first two seasons? These and other wonderful DVD collections now available
Read more →Talking Brave and Other Female Empowerment Favorites
A look at Female Empowerment Films starting with Pixar Studio’s Brave directed by Brenda Chapman. Also featured is The Princess and the Frog (2009), Whale Rider (2003), Alien from 1979,
Read more →Tom Hanks: Overrated or Underrated?
We would like to know: Is Tom Hanks Overrated or Underrated? That’s the question Movie Irv tries to answer. Do you think Tom Hanks gets too much or too little credit for his work?
Read more →What’s the Best Movie Death Scene?
When you think of the great movie death scenes, what comes to mind? The most heartbreaking? The funniest? The most surprising? The strangest? Movie Irv chimes in on the cinematic demise that left the biggest impression on him: Hard to top…
Read more →Amicus Brief: Remembering Britain’s Other Fright Factory
What looks like a film made by Hammer Studios, sounds like a film made by Hammer Studios and smells like a film made by Hammer Studios, but is not a film made by Hammer Studios, the prolific production house of…
Read more →Vote for Best Movie President!
We get a pretty decent turnout on the MovieFanFare polls, so hopefully that’s a sign that our faithful readers intend to exercise their franchise on November 6. Feeling edgy about those new “voter ID” laws? Make sure you know if…
Read more →John Wayne’s Back in the Saddle
John Wayne rides again in a series of DVD releases of his work for Monogram Pictures made between 1933 and 1935. Author Irv slifkin points out how you can witness “The Duke” in his formative years, perfecting his famous walk, heroic persona, trademark speech pattern and acting style.
Read more →One Mank’s Journey: A Look At a Hollywood Lifer’s Memoir
Let’s get this straight first: My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider’s Journey Through Hollywood was written by Tom Mankiewicz (and Robert Crane). Tom Mankiewicz was the son of Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the writer-producer-director of All About Eve, Guys and…
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