No 1930s actress made audiences laugh–and censors cringe–like Mae West. Guest writer Emma Alsop lists five reasons that movie fans should check out West’s early ’30s pre-Production Code comedies and examines the secrets behind her success.
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The West was never wilder, as four of Mae West’s classic 1930s films–Night After Night, I’m No Angel, Goin’ to Town and Go West Young Man–are out on DVD as part of the Universal Vault series. Read all about them–and some memorable quotes by Mae–inside.
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Genius janitor, charismatic killer, CIA superweapon, interplanetary explorer: Academy Award-winner Matt Damon’s had a number of colorful big screen roles. To mark this week’s release of Interstellar, we’d like you to vote for which Damon performance is your favorite.
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Billy Wilder’s cross-dressing comedy classic Some Like It Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, debuted 56 years ago this week. If seeing this little tidbit doesn’t make you want to read on for more Tinseltown trivia…well, nobody’s perfect.
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Fraternity-related controversies exploded across the country in 2015. That makes it the perfect time for us to revisit John Landis’ legendary “slob comedy” and contemplate what’s funny about it…or what isn’t.
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He appeared in Mister Roberts, Norma Rae and many other films, but Gregory Walcott was best known as the hero in Ed Wood’s cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space. MovieFanFare remembers the rugged actor, who passed away last week at 87.
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Lock your doors and bolt the windows; classic horror and sci-fi films from the Universal Vault series are out this week. Check out a shock-filled selection that includes The Black Cat, The Deadly Mantis, Jungle Woman, The Mole People and more.
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Two teenagers, both coping with cancer, meet and fall in love in The Fault in Our Stars. Guest writer Anna Catherine Hilton examines the 2014 drama, based on John Green’s best-selling book, and how both reflect the way society deals with cancer.
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Out this week, the latest batch of Universal Vault releases on DVD includes classic films with Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck and many mor stars. Read all about these film buffs’ must-haves here.
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Whether he was up against alien goo (The Blob), Mexican outlaws (The Magnificent Seven), or the streets of San Francisco (Bullitt), Steve McQueen made it all look effortless. MovieFanFare salutes the actor, who would have turned 85 today.
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