A masked maniac preys on a resort hotel’s females guests, and audiences can see both the killer’s and victim’s perspective simultaneously, in Wicked, Wicked. Guest writer Todd Liebenow offers his take on the offbeat 1973 thriller, filmed in “Duo-Vision.”
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This week’s debut of the TV miniseries Texas Rising makes it the perfect time to “remember” writer Irv Slifkin’s classic look back at the 1960 frontier drama The Alamo, director/star John Wayne’s stirring tribute to the 1836 Lone Star State battle.
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Sean Penn played a retired rock star with a very distinctive coiffure in the 2011 drama This Must Be the Place. Check out this still from the movie and see if you can think of a humorous caption to match (or out-“do”) MovieFanFare’s Jason’s.
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Military life has been the theme behind some of television’s best-loved comdies (Sgt. Bilko), dramas (Band of Brothers) and comedy-dramas (M*A*S*H). For Memorial Day, MovieFanFare invites you to sound off and tell us what your top military-themed TV series is.
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It was 82 years ago this week that audiences first sang along to “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?,” as Walt Disney’s animated short The Three Little Pigs opens to wild acclaim. No need to huff and puff for further dates from Tinseltown’s past…just read inside.
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A Hollywood-style makeover turns dowdy music school teacher Maureen O’Hara into a stylish beauty who is pursued by bandleader Harry James and singer Dick Haymes in Do You Love Me. We think you’ll love guest writer Jessica Pickens’ review of the 1946 musical.
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With his new movie Tomorrowland opening this week, MoiveFanFare salutes Academy Award winner George Clooney. From Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes to The Monuments Men, cast your vote in our poll for your favorite Clooney film.
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Jack Nicholson delivered a classic ad lib when he poked his head through a door and yelled “Heeeere’s Johnny!” in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, which opened 35 years ago this week, If you’d like to catch more key Hollywood moments, all you have to do is “ax.”
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As his contribution to today’s My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, MovieFanFare’s Gary Cahall rings a bell for one of his all-time faves, 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda.
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Sure, some actors make movie acting look easy, and the great Michael Caine makes it look easier than most. As his classy book reveals, though, it takes a lot to carve out a successful film acting career. See why Caine’s book is worth a read no matter what you want to do well.
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