For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we are traveling back to 1933 to that masterful moment in comedy history, Duck Soup. This wild satire from The Marx Brothers finds Groucho as Rufus T. Firefly, president of Freedonia; Chico as his trusted aide…
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Movie Genre?
Drama. Comedy. Thriller. Horror. Action. Musical. Science Fiction. And so on. There are so many different types of films to choose from, so for this week’s poll we have a simple question for you: What’s your favorite movie genre? Let…
Read more →Flashback Friday: Kurt Russell Rules in “Escape from New York”
One of our favorite contemporary actors here at MovieFanFare is none other than Kurt Russell. From his origins as a Disney contract player through to his work as a leading man and beyond, Kurt always delivers mesmerizing performances. This is…
Read more →William Castle and the Five Best Movie Gimmicks
The “Golden Era of Movie Gimmicks” was in the late 1950s and 1960s when producer William Castle came up with some very innovative ways to lure audiences to his low-budget thrillers and horror films. Although Castle remains the undisputed King…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Jerry Lewis Movie?
Our celebration of Jerry Lewis‘ 91st birthday rolls on with a very simple question: What is your favorite of the funnyman’s many motion pictures? Either with or without Dean Martin or funny or dramatic, there’s no wrong answer here. Just…
Read more →Happy 45th Birthday to “The Godfather”
As impossible as it may seem to believe, Francis Ford Coppola‘s seminal Mafia classic The Godfather opened 45 years ago today. (It’s been making audiences an offer they can’t refuse ever since!) Copolla redefined the gangster film genre with this…
Read more →Fences, Passengers, Collateral Beauty and More Fantastic DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
This week’s batch of new DVDs and Blu-rays include an Academy Award-winning favorite, a spectacular sci-fi tale, a life-affirming drama, and much more. Whatever type of movie you are in the mood for, you’re sure to find something here to…
Read more →Great Sitcom Theme Songs: Family Ties
Thanks to smooth vocals from easy-listening faves Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, “Without Us” sha-la-la-laed its way into the hearts of sitcom lovers everywhere when Family Ties made its debut in 1982. The song, which musically asks the question “what…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Empire Strikes Back
With the east coast currently experiencing a late-season nor’easter, this week’s Create-A-Caption was a no brainer. In what is widely considered to be the best Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, there is an unforgettable sequence set on the…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Eddie Murphy Performance?
This week’s poll focuses on the career of Eddie Murphy. In films like Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Shrek and many more he has made audiences across the globe laugh. For this week’s poll, we’re asking…
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