With Burt Reynolds’ new autobiography, But Enough About Me, now out, we look back at this classic post in which MovieFanFare compadre “Movie Irv” Slifkin takes a shot at branding the charismatic actor’s 50-plus-year film career.
Read more →Monthly Archives: November 2015
Ramon Novarro: Latin Lover, Tragic Star
He was one of Hollywood’s top leading men in the 1920s and early ’30s, but his life was clouded with controversy and ended in a brutal murder. Guest writer Marsha Collock remembers Mexican-born actor Ramon Novarro, star of Scaramouche and Ben Hur.
Read more →Character Witness: John Candy: Buck Russell vs. Del Griffith
You’re the judge and jury in MovieFanFare’s Character Witness column. This time we compare John Candy as Buck Russell (Uncle Buck) and Del Griffith (Planes, Trains and Automobiles). Read our arguments, then hand down your ruling in the comments.
Read more →First Time Watch: Double Indemnity
We’re helping turn November into “Noirvember” with this classic post, as writer Brian Sieck offers his thoughts after seeing Billy Wilder’s 1944 suspense gem Double Indemnity, with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, for the first time.
Read more →Poll: Which Classic TV Role Should Armie Hammer Try Next?
The Man from U.N.C.L.E., out this week, marks Armie Hammer’s second classic TV-based film, after 2013’s The Lone Ranger. Neither was a box office hit, so we’d like to know which small-screen role you think would break the actor’s losing streak.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 11/15/15
It was called the film that sank United Artists, and Michael Cimino’s budget-busting western saga Heaven’s Gate opened 35 years ago this week. We’ve corralled more Hollywood trivia for you inside.
Read more →Hooked on Classics: Fantasia Turns 75
Ostriches and hippos dance, dinosaurs fight, and Mickey Mouse battles a magical broom. We mark the 75th anniversary of Disney’s groundbreaking Fantasia with a look at its most memorable moments.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: The Spy Who Loved Me
The late Richard Kiel is best known for playing James Bond’s metal-toothed foe Jaws in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me. Check out our caption for this photo of Jaws at work, and see if you top us with your own tagline in the comments below.
Read more →Nobody Does Bond Better, 003: Moore, Roger Moore
With the latest James Bond film, Spectre, now in theaters, MovieFanFare continues its retrospective of past 007s with writer George Allen’s classic salute to the ever-debonair Roger Moore, who played the superspy seven times from 1973 to 1985.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite 1960s Movie Car?
Last week’s death of Hollywood car customizer George Barris made us think about which ’60s film had the best wheels. Vote in our poll for James Bond’s Aston Martin, Herbie the Love Bug, Barris’ Batmobile or another vehicle.
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