The start of October means the start of the horror/sci-fi film season here at MovieFanFare, and to celebrate “the most monstrous time of the year” we’re spotlighting this follow-up to one of our most popular posts. From giant ants to screaming skulls, see what gave our writer goosebumps years ago.
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John Wayne: Overrated or Underrated?
Saddle up, film fans! It’s time to render your verdict on the silver screen career of John Wayne, one of cinema’s most beloved, sometimes derided, and surprisingly controversial actors.
Read more →Draft Day (2014) Movie Review
Earlier this year, Movie Irv predicted Kevin Costner’s football drama Draft Day would be one of 2014’s higher-profile failures. He guessed right–and now, with the film coming out on home video next week, he’s back to tell you if it deserved to fumble at the box office.
Read more →The Five Best Actresses Working Today
Who are the five best movie actresses working today? Movie Irv is here to fill you in on the women he feels deserve your rapt attention at the movies; check his picks and then give us your own!
Read more →Which Non-Actor Should Become a Movie Star?
Here’s a hint: Movie Irv thinks this actor-in-waiting would make the perfect Goldfinger.
Read more →What’s in a Name? Some Great Movie Titles
Would that which we call “Annie Hall” seem as sweet by any other name? (Especially had it been called “Anhedonia,” as the Woodman initially suggested…or “It Had to Be Jew”?) Join us as Movie Irv pulls some notable “name” movie titles out of the cinema history hat.
Read more →Spotlight on Stanwyck
She was the toughest cookie of ’em all, and with an exhaustive new print biography making the rounds, we’re offering up our favorites from the enduring screen legacy of Barbara Stanwyck.
Read more →The Latest Buzz on New & Upcoming DVD Releases
We’re firing up the crystal ball to share breaking news about the latest in long-sought movie and TV treasures that will be coming your way to DVD and Blu-ray in the coming months. .
Read more →The President’s Analyst: Spoofing Spies, Hippies and the Phone Company
Renowned New York psychiatrist James Coburn’s professional and personal worlds are turned upside down when he takes on a new patient, the President of the United States, in the wild ’67 comedy The President’s Analyst, reviewed here as part of the 1967 in Film Blogathon.
Read more →Underrated Films of the ’60s
Our nods to neglected cinema continue, as we look back from Camelot to Woodstock to cull a selection of flicks too good to forget.
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