With their Wild West days behind them, a pair of aging gunslingers (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas) decides to stage a final showdown in a bull ring and charge admission. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1971 frontier drama A Gunfight.
Read more →Monthly Archives: May 2015
Five Underrated Clint Eastwood Films
To mark the 60th anniversary of Clint Eastwood’s big-screen debut (in Revenge of the Creature, no less), we offer this classic post in which author Jason Marcewicz looks at five of the actor’s underappreciated works. See if you agree with his choices.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Henry Fonda Western Film?
While he spent less time “in the saddle” than some of his contemporaries, Henry Fonda starred in some of Hollywood’s most memorable westerns. To mark what would have been his 110th birthday this week, we’d like your vote for your top Fonda frontier film.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/10/15
Who’s that absent-minded lab assistant in 1955’s Revenge of the Creature? Why, it’s Clint Eastwood, whose film debut came in the Universal shocker 60 years ago this week. If Hollywood trivia like this makes your day, we’ve got other notable dates waiting for you inside.
Read more →My Favorite Woody Allen Movies
Paragraph one: He adored Woody Allen movies. He idolized them all out of proportion. Uh, no, let me start that over. Paragraph one: He was too romantic about Woody Allen movies…oh, you know what? Let’s cut to the chase: Here are my 10 favorite Woody Allen movies.
Read more →Six Pix: Orson Welles
Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Orson Welles. To honor the renowned writer/director/star, we’re offering this second look at a selection of six posters from his body of work. Let us know which you think is the most artistic or best sums up the film.
Read more →The Declaration of Independence (1938): Caesar Rodney, Action Hero?
His Revolutionary War-era ride isn’t as famous as Paul Revere’s, but Delaware’s Caesar Rodney was the hero of an Oscar-winning–if not 100% accurate–1938 short. For the Shorts! Blogathon, MovieFanFare looks at Warner Bros.’ The Declaration of Independence.
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Mother/Daughter Acting Dynasty?
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we’d like to know who your top mother/daughter actresses are. Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli; Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis; Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson: this week’s quiz is all about the ladies.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/3/15
Hollywood’s iconic dance duo, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, made their final screen appearance together 66 years ago this week in MGM’s The Barkleys of Broadway. There are many more memorable moments from cinematic history to read about inside.
Read more →A Male Gaze at Barbarella
Her comic was controversial. Her movie’s a cult classic. Let’s have a new look at “Barbarella,” now that there’s lots of talk about putting other female heroes on the big screen.
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