Do you feel it? A heavy mix of sluggishness and ennui that feels inescapable this time of year. There’s something that is almost indescribably bleak about the first few weeks of the year. The holidays are over and the winter…
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In this guest post, MovieFanFare reader Bill Dunphy shares his thoughts on movies and memory, and how he associates certain films with this time of year: I belong to a group on Facebook that talks about the good old days…
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With a career as impressive as Orson Welles‘ was, he was bound to have some stories to tell. In a fascinating interview with British broadcasting legend Michael Parkinson in 1974 (the entirety of which can be viewed here), Welles shared…
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Today we’ll be looking at what is probably director Billy Wilder‘s most underrated effort: One, Two, Three. Drawing inspiration from an obscure Hungarian play as well as Wilder’s own Ninotchka, this Cold War comedy is a hilarious jab at not…
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Since this week marks the anniversary of his groundbreaking tough-guy turn in The Public Enemy, James Cagney is the focus of this classic salute to the pugnacious Oscar-winner, who was as quick on his feet (Yankee Doodle Dandy) as he was with a gun (White Heat).
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Everyone’s favorite ’30s tough guy, James Cagney, stars in four new Warner Archive releases, two of them never on home video before. Get the info here on Boy Meets Girl, Devil Dogs of the Air, The Irish in Us and The St. Louis Kid.
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Along with his iconic gangster roles, James Cagney’s early ’30s Warner Bros. tenure included turns as a cabbie, a race car driver, and–as Marsha Collock discusses here–a tabloid newspaper photographer, in 1933’s Picture Snatcher.
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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! James Cagney—about to demonstrate how to open a bottle without an opener.
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) The classic American gangster film starring James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart, is reviewed by Guest Blogger Kim Wilson Is this the finest performances of James Cagney?
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