Is it possible…at all…to arrive at a list of “fundamental” films to view? Movie Irv takes a stab at beginning to assemble such a cinematic catalog, starting with his five essential picks from the sensational 1970s.
Read more →Monthly Archives: May 2014
How Sight & Sound Fueled the “Greatest Film” Debate
Over the years movie buffs have been inundated with “Greatest Films of All Time” lists, but one of the oldest and most respected comes from Sight & Sound magazine. Guest writer Rick29 examines the British publication’s poll results since the first in 1952..
Read more →Herb Jeffries: Remembering the “Bronze Buckaroo”
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers may have been the best-known B-movie cowboys, but Herb Jeffries gave African-American audiences their own frontier hero to root for in the late ’30s. MovieFanFare remembers the pioneering singer/actor, who died last week at age 100.
Read more →Mad About Movies About Movies
With the chatter over Jodorowsky’s Dune, which chronicles the avant-garde director’s quixotic mid-’70s bid to lens the Frank Herbert sci-fi opus, we’re offering a dozen favorite films about filmmaking.
Read more →Movie Poster Doppelgangers: The Teen Years
Doppelgangers has turned 13. Can’t say we’ve really matured though! We’re still poking fun at film posters that appear to have cloned other one-sheets. Either that or they’re just all instances of blameless coincidence. You be the judge. Lookout! ….
Read more →New This Week: Endless Love, Gambit and More
This week marks the unofficial start of summer, and there are some hot titles coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Remakes of Endless Love and Gambit, a look at the creation of “Doctor Who,” and more are on tap.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Golden Anniversary Movie from 1964?
My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Goldfinger, Dr. Strangelove: several memorable movies are turning 50 this year. MovieFanFare wants to know which film released in 1964 is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 05.25.14
Ripley? Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since jolted audiences were dropping their popcorn with the opening of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi shocker Alien. We’re just bursting with movie minutiae to share.
Read more →The Helen Morgan Story (1957): Torch Song Tragedy
Ann Blyth won critical praise for her portrayal of a troubled ’20s songstress and Broadway star. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the song-filled 1957 biodrama The Helen Morgan Story.
Read more →New This Week: Clark Gable, Orson Welles, Abbott and Costello and More
A quartet of ’30s movies starring Clark Gable, the Blu-ray debut of a timeless noir thriller by Orson Welles, and classic TV comedy with Abbott and Costello are among this week’s vintage new releases.
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