We’ve recently been celebrating the films of 1985 here on MovieFanFare, and among the year’s best is Silverado. Director/co-scripter Lawrence Kasdan‘s rollicking salute to the Hollywood westerns of yesteryear follows four cowboys─a former outlaw (Kevin Kline), a falsely accused ex-con…
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As we mentioned earlier, Wilford Brimley died on Saturday at the age of 85. With a career spanning over 40 years, Brimley settled into everyman roles in projects ranging from John Carpenter‘s 1982 remake of The Thing to his breakout…
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Alan Parker, the electrifying, influential British filmmaker has died at the age of 76 in London, England. Best known for films like Midnight Express, Fame, Mississippi Burning, Angel Heart, The Commitments, Evita, and Angela’s Ashes, Parker had a knack for…
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With the recent release of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, writer/director/actor Kevin Smith has returned to the View Askewniverse (named after his production company and originally began in 1994’s Clerks) that made him famous. For this latest poll, we want…
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Bursting onto the scene with 1995’s hilarious examination of post-collegiate ennui Kicking and Screaming, writer/director Noah Baumbach is an engaging creative voice in indie cinema. After earning an Academy Award nomination for his work on 2005’s divorce drama The Squid…
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First making a name for himself in the early-1990s through his work on his self-titled sketch comedy show, Ben Stiller has gone to become one of our most gifted writers, actors and directors. Whether shining in broad comedies like There’s…
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This latest poll focuses on A Few Good Men, director Rob Reiner‘s powerful courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin (who wrote the screenplay). Tom Cruise shines as cocky Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee, assigned to defend two…
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We live in a golden age for superhero films. Between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the movies based on DC Comics, the movie screen has become a living comic book. With characters ranging from Batman to Captain America to Spider-Man…
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Joel Schumacher — the talented, divisive Hollywood stalwart who began his career as a costume designer before moving on to become a writer and later directed critical favorites and blockbusters alike — has died of cancer at the age of…
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A veteran character actor known best for his roles in Alien, Chariots of Fire (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), Time Bandits, The Fifth Element, and the Lord of the Rings saga, Ian Holm…
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