Join our guest blogger, an Asian cinema expert and contrarian when it comes to “47 Ronin,” as he reviews Keanu Reeves’ not-so-well-received samurai saga.
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Six Pix: Stephen King
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. how novel are Stephen King’s movie posters? Find out in this Six Pix!
Read more →You Don’t Mess Around with Jim: A Consideration of Coburn
Hero or villain, suave or scruffy, this rawboned, versatile and sardonically compelling performer became a demanded star of the ’60s and ’70s and an always-welcome screen presence thereafter. Check out our appreciation of James Coburn.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Warren Beatty Film Performance?
Last week MovieFanFare asked the question “Warren Beatty: Overrated or Underrated?” Now we’re looking for your vote for which of the actor’s roles, from gangsters and journalists to a hairdresser and an angel, is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 01.12.14
It’s been exactly 75 years since one of the most-hyped talent hunts in industry ended, and David O. Selznick inked Vivien Leigh as his Scarlett O’Hara for Gone With the Wind. You’ll never go hungry for film facts if you click on through.
Read more →Warren Beatty: Overrated or Underrated?
Writer, producer, director, actor, activist, Academy Award winner…it’s all wrapped up in Warren Beatty. But what has he done for us lately? Movie Irv assays the career of the handsome Hollywood legend!
Read more →Tony Randall: What a Character!
In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock shares her admiration for Tony Randall, one of the greatest character actors ever.
Read more →Still the Damndest Thing: Looking Back at Nashville
With the Criterion Collection putting their stamp on Robert Altman’s remarkable 1975 American mosaic, longtime Nashville celebrant Movie Irv considers the film’s impact and import, then and now.
Read more →To All the Video Companies We’ve Loved Before
We’ve been around long enough to remember the glory days of VHS, and we’re fondly looking back at some of those suppliers of yore who packed our shelves with exploitation classics and more memorable fare.
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Teen Wolf
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption.You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Fox had heard that “doing it” might give him hairy palms, but this was ridiculous!
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