Another week, another great batch of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. This week’s notable offerings including the first film based on a popular children’s book series, a special 35th anniversary edition of one of the most beloved films of all…
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Steven Spielberg Theatrical Film?
With Close Encounters of the Third Kind currently enjoying a 40th anniversary re-release in theaters, we wanted you to sound off about which of the following magical movies from Steven Spielberg was your favorite! And share your thoughts on all…
Read more →Flashback Friday: “Gremlins” First Hit Theaters On This Day in 1984
On this weekend in 1984, Joe Dante‘s Gremlins first hit theaters. A fantastic mix of horror, fantasy and dark comedy, the film’s at-times intense violence helped spur the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating (along with another Steven Spielberg production…
Read more →Happy Memorial Day from MovieFanFare
On this Memorial Day, we remember the brave men and women who served in the United States military. We encourage you to take a moment today and reflect upon their service and sacrifice. Obviously, war films have become a staple…
Read more →When Sherlock Holmes Was Young
Today’s guest post focuses on an underrated film from the 1980s, one that helped usher in the age of CGI with its ground-breaking special effects. Holmes purists may quibble that Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) is an insult to the classic…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we are focusing on the 1984 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. A darker (and at times, sillier) outing than Raiders of the Lost Ark, the movie featured scenes of shocking violence that, along…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
You know the drill. Below is a photo from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with Chris’ caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Willie didn’t care how many Michelin stars this restaurant…
Read more →The Five Best War Films
Who better to select the five best war films than a recently retired U.S. Army colonel? Migs, our guest blogger, was commissioned in 1987 from the United States Military Academy at West Point and held various commands during a distinguished…
Read more →Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Guest Review
Is Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind a sci-fi masterpiece or an overlong and overrated mess that is beautiful to look at but emotionally hollow? Find out in this review of the film from guest blogger Kim Wilson.
Read more →Falling Skies: Noah Wyle Goes from ER to E.T.s
Paging Dr. Carter. Paging Dr. John Carter. Please come to the ER where you will be…battling aliens! Dr. John Carter, brandishing a rifle and leading a militia against marauding extraterrestrials? What in the world is going on? Hell, what has…
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