In today’s guest post, Melanie Simone shares her thoughts on the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins. Does she find it to be Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Read on to find out for yourself!
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Articles by: Melanie Simone
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?: Classic Movie Review
In today’s guest post, Melanie Simone shares her thoughts on the classic film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” Does she find to movie to be dated, or does she think it is still relevant to today’s audiences? Read on to find out!
Read more →Harvey: Classic Movie Review
Everybody needs a best friend…even if that friend is a six-foot rabbit that one else can see! Melanie Simone looks at the 1950 Universal comedy Harvey, based on a hit Broadway play and starring James Stewart as good-hearted inebriate Elwood P. Dowd.
Read more →Desk Set (1957): Classic Movie Review
What happens when Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn find themselves on opposite sides of the workplace and the “Computer Age”? Melanie Simone explains in her review of the screen duo’s 1957 romantic comedy Desk Set.
Read more →Lifeboat (1944): Classic Movie Review
In today’s guest post, Melanie Simone looks back at the Alfred Hitchcock classic Lifeboat. Does the movie sink or swim? Find out in this terrific review!
Read more →Fantasia (1940): Movie Review
Melanie Simone returns to MovieFanFare with her look at the timeless Disney classic, Fantasia. Swept up in the film’s stunning visuals and ground-breaking use of classical music, Simone
reflects upon its enduring legacy.
Remembering the 1970s TV Series “Family”
“Family” was one of the most talked about and influential TV shows of the 1970s. In this guest post, Melanie Simone examines the series’ legacy, and shines a light on a show that attempted to realistically portray what life in a typical nuclear family of the time was truly like.
Read more →A Guest Blogger Remembers The Love Boat
“Come aboard, we’re expecting you,” as guest writer Melanie Simone charts a course for a nostalgic look back at that ’70s TV favorite, The Love Boat.
Read more →Dumbo (1941): Guest Movie Review
Guest blogger Melanie Simone returns to MovieFanFare with her thoughts on another Disney animated classic. This time around, she is focusing on everybody’s favorite flying elephant, Dumbo!
Read more →Remembering Lady and the Tramp (1955)
In today’s guest post, Melanie Simone shares her thoughts on the timeless fun and romance of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp (1955). Lady and the Tramp was the 15th animated film from Disney and the first animated movie to be filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen.
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