She was an English actress and writer who co-created a ’70s TV drama series that became one of the first British hits on this side of the Atlantic. He was a Canadian-born film and TV director whose eclectic résumé included…
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“We’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny f*cking Kaye!” – Clark Griswold We’ve all been there. The stresses from the holiday season can make anyone a bit on edge. But if you combine…
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When people are asked what their favorite Star Trek movie is, the majority of those polled respond that it is Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Set in 1986, the film is noteworthy in not only does it return the…
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Chh-chh-chh! Dance-dance-dance? My personal favorite of all the Friday the 13th films was 1982’s Friday the 13th: Part III. Originally released in 3D — which afforded viewers in the theater the opportunity to have the film’s thrills (and the occasional…
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All summer long at MovieFanFare we will be celebrating the films of 1982, and we are kicking things off with a movie that turns 40 this weekend: Grease 2. Available in a new 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook from Paramount,…
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For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we are sending you into hyperspace as we celebrate the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi. Specifically, we are showcasing a huge moment towards the end of the movie. So,…
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This post originally ran on MovieFanFare in 2017, and we are featuring it again as part of our month-long tribute to scary movies! After Halloween II, John Carpenter wanted to retire the Michael Myers character so he decided that the…
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During a recent rewatch of David Lynch‘s film adaptation of Dune — which itself is frankly somewhat of an undertaking — we noticed something that we never paid attention to before: House Atreides has a pet pug. The cuddly…
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The original Death Wish is a smart and thoughtful rumination on what justice means in the seemingly lawless New York City of the 1970s. In the film, non-confrontational architect Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is pushed to his breaking point after…
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In this guest post, Jim Brymer shares on how his views on the Popeye movie have changed over the years: A confession: I went to see Popeye in the theater. I wasn’t very impressed. Why? At that point I had seen Mork and Mindy and…
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