It’s been exactly 80 years since humble Columbia Pictures released an unexpected critical and popular smash with the Capra-Gable-Colbert romantic charmer It Happened One Night. We’re giving you a leg up with more TInseltown trivia.
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So, how exactly does a scholarly look at the film adaptations of humorist James Thurber’s works metamorphose into a very belated Valentine to the object of an 11-year-old’s first TV crush? Read on to find out.
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A quarter century after he first impressed filmgoers with his martial arts prowess, Jean-Claude Van Damme is still kickin’. We’re looking back at the Muscles from Brussels’ long, sometimes self-mocking, but never dull screen legacy.
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Perhaps the most iconic protagonist in western movie history is Will Kane, Gary Cooper’s taciturn lawman in 1952’s High Noon. Guest writer Fred Gallagher examines Cooper’s acclaimed turn and what it means to be a film hero.
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The saying “everything old is new again” will get a workout this weekend, as new spins on three 1980s movies debut on the big screen. MovieFanFare takes a totally awesome look at this ongoing trend and wonders what further retellings are in the works.
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Is “The Accused,” starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, as meaningful today as it was in 1988? Some might find the “message” movie dated; others might find it as relevant as ever–for any number of reasons.
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Some of the most dramatic scenes in western films have started with a character walking into a bar. Guest blogger Craig Pisani looks at a pair of memorable moments from two standout frontier tales, Shane and Unforgiven.
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Frontier loners, serial killers, Scottish freedom fighters, and a doomed luxury liner; all were among the recipients of Hollywood’s biggest prize in the ’90s. MovieFanFare wants to know which “Best Picture” you think is most deserving of the title.
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It’s been 23 years since Anthony Hopkins first frightened filmgoers as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. We’re serving up more movie milestones with fava beans and a nice chianti.
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Has it really been half a century since The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show? MovieFanfare looks back at that night as we list other key nuggets from Fab Four history available on home video…and you know that can’t be bad.
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