Sure, the heroes may have always saved the day and gotten the girl, but the outlaws stole the show in more than one Hollywood western. This week’s MovieFanFare poll invites you to select your top pre-1970 big-screen bad guy.
Read more →Monthly Archives: September 2013
This Week In Film History, 09.29.13
It’s been exactly 30 years since boomers were taken back by Lawrence Kasdan’s memorable and moving college reunion ensemble piece The Big Chill. We’ve got a multitude of move memories to pass along.
Read more →Butch and Sundance: What Roger Ebert May Have Missed
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert wasn’t a big fan of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” In today’s guest post, Craig Pisani examines the reasons why he gives Ebert’s bad review of the flick the thumbs down.
Read more →Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Guest Review
Is Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind a sci-fi masterpiece or an overlong and overrated mess that is beautiful to look at but emotionally hollow? Find out in this review of the film from guest blogger Kim Wilson.
Read more →There’s No Shamus in Playing Another Round of Cinemassociations
Movie Irv rounds out this week’s movie word-association game with a nod to the plucky gal who left 14-year-old fellas of all ages smitten in 1983. You’re welcome.
Read more →The Defiant One: For Stanley Kramer on His 100th
Since this September will mark the centenary for the maestro of the message movie, producer-director Stanley Kramer, we thought we’d offer up a retrospective of an often-controversial, and overall remarkable, body of work.
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Paths Of Glory
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption.You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “Any more clerical errors, soldier, and I will kill you with this pencil.”
Read more →How Old Are Your Favorite Movies?
Are you a fan of classic Hollywood, or do you think that today’s filmmakers are the best? And from what era do your favorite flicks come? MovieFanFare ponders how old a picture is before it’s considered a classic, and wants your input on the subject.
Read more →Going, Going….: DVD Favorites Soon to Vanish
Here’s our first in a series of heads-ups on out-of-print classics that we’ve got on our shelves…for now. We’re spotlighting the dynamic 1940 James Cagney-Ann Sheridan ring drama City for Conquest, among others.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite 1950s Alfred Hitchcock Film?
In the 1950s Alfred Hitchcock was thrilling audiences in the movies and also on television. Let us know which of the legendary director’s ’50s feature films is your favorite in this week’s MovieFanFare poll.
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