Baby Boomers know him from such Disney films as That Darn Cat! and The Love Bug, but Dean Jones was adept at both comedy and drama, and a Broadway star, to boot. MovieFanFare remembers the actor, who passed away this week at 84.
Read more →Monthly Archives: September 2015
Wes Craven: Remembering Movies’ Master of Nightmares
Groundbreaking horror film writer/director Wes Craven died this past weekend from cancer at 76. We look back at the career of the man who “dreamed up” Freddy Krueger and turned “slasher movie” conventions on their ear with Scream.
Read more →Coming Attractions: DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September
The box-office hits Furious 7 with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, Melissa McCarthy in Spy, and Pitch Perfect 2 with Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are among the films to look for on home video in September. We’ve got more of this month’s upcoming releases featured inside.
Read more →Can Montgomery Clift Tame the Wild River (1960)?
Depression-era federal agent Montgomery must evacuate a Tennessee town for a dam project in Wild River. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1960 drama directed by Elia Kazan and co-starring Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet.
Read more →Character Witness: Gene Hackman: Harry Caul vs. Popeye Doyle
You’re the judge and jury in MovieFanFare’s Character Witness column. This time we compare Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection and Harry Caul in The Conversation. Read our arguments, then hand down your ruling in the comments.
Read more →Your Valley of the Dolls Personality Test
What does your favorite line from the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls say about your personality? Take this classic quiz by MovieFanFare’s John Tartaglia and find out which doomed starlet from the campy cult fave you most identify with.
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