Her beauty and fiesty on-screen demeanor were in evidence in Miracle on 34 Street, The Quiet Man, and over 50 other films. We salute actress Maureen O’Hara, who passed away this past weekend at 95.
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All of us have favorite films that are a little extra special to us because we grew up with them. The Parent Trap, featuring Hayley Mills, is one of those films for my sister and I. It was a favorite to…
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Glenn Close‘s Academy Award-nominated performance in The Wife is the most notable DVD/Blu-ray of the week, and it is joined by several acclaimed films getting Criterion Collection and Warner Archive Collection releases, as well as other theatrical hits and critical…
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From the rise to superstardom of James Dean to atomic-era monster movies and beyond, there was no decade quite like the 1950s. We are currently celebrating features from the Eisenhower era with our Favorites from the ’50s Sale, and here’s…
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In 1948, Mr. Belvedere — the outrageous comedy character who debuted in the writing of Gwen Davenport — made his first cinematic appearance in the hilarious feature Sitting Pretty. The film chronicles what happens when lawyer Harry (Robert Young) and…
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The 1962 laugh riot Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a Jimmy Stewart masterpiece. In the film, Stewart shines as a loving husband and father who takes his family on a seaside holiday, only to be plagued by a lothario…
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Well, the big day is upon us! As I type these words Santa Claus has begun his journey to bring presents to children around the globe. And while you run around doing last-minute things, I encourage you to take a…
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A Hollywood-style makeover turns dowdy music school teacher Maureen O’Hara into a stylish beauty who is pursued by bandleader Harry James and singer Dick Haymes in Do You Love Me. We think you’ll love guest writer Jessica Pickens’ review of the 1946 musical.
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As his contribution to today’s My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, MovieFanFare’s Gary Cahall rings a bell for one of his all-time faves, 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda.
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Angel and the Badman (1947) is one of my very favorite John Wayne movies, one which I revisit on a regular basis. The movie is a simple tale about gunslinger Quirt Evans (Wayne) who is wounded and nursed back to health…
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