Heralded cinematographer Haskell Wexler’s directing debut, set (and filmed) during the course of the violence-marred, polarizing ’68 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, overcame studio and public indifference at the time of its release to be recognized as a classic, as we note its recent release on DVD and Blu-ray.
Read more →Monthly Archives: June 2013
Oh, What a Giveaway: Remembering Our ’80s Promotions
In another of our looks back at our 35 years in operation, we recall some of the in-store giveaways from back in the day that always left folks talking, from Road Warrior atlases to Terms of Endearment tissues to Mommie Dearest wire hangers.
Read more →Six Pix: Lips
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. No eyes, ears, nose, or throat. Just lips this Six Pix….
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.02.13
It was 54 years ago this week that Columbia Pictures issued the Three Stooges’ 190th and last short after a quarter-century, slap-and-poke-filled run. We’ve soitenly got more movie milestones to mark for you.
Read more →Musings of a Movie Kind
Do you have fond memories of going to matinees at lavish neighborhood theatres as a child? Bill Dunphy does, and he shares his reminiscences on a few of his favorite Massachusetts movie palaces.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Gangster Film from the 1930s?
All right, you mugs. Movie FanFare wants to know which ’30s gangster film tops your Most Wanted list. Is it Little Caesar, the original Scarface, Angels with Dirty Faces, or another movie? Let us know, see?
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