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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What’s Your Favorite George Clooney Film Role?
With his new movie Tomorrowland opening this week, MoiveFanFare salutes Academy Award winner George Clooney. From Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes to The Monuments Men, cast your vote in our poll for your favorite Clooney film.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/17/15
Jack Nicholson delivered a classic ad lib when he poked his head through a door and yelled “Heeeere’s Johnny!” in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, which opened 35 years ago this week, If you’d like to catch more key Hollywood moments, all you have to do is “ax.”
Read more →The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939): My Cinema Sanctuary
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.
Read more →Michael Caine Film Acting Tips
Sure, some actors make movie acting look easy, and the great Michael Caine makes it look easier than most. As his classy book reveals, though, it takes a lot to carve out a successful film acting career. See why Caine’s book is worth a read no matter what you want to do well.
Read more →Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash Stage A Gunfight (1971)
With their Wild West days behind them, a pair of aging gunslingers (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas) decides to stage a final showdown in a bull ring and charge admission. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1971 frontier drama A Gunfight.
Read more →Five Underrated Clint Eastwood Films
To mark the 60th anniversary of Clint Eastwood’s big-screen debut (in Revenge of the Creature, no less), we offer this classic post in which author Jason Marcewicz looks at five of the actor’s underappreciated works. See if you agree with his choices.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Henry Fonda Western Film?
While he spent less time “in the saddle” than some of his contemporaries, Henry Fonda starred in some of Hollywood’s most memorable westerns. To mark what would have been his 110th birthday this week, we’d like your vote for your top Fonda frontier film.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 5/10/15
Who’s that absent-minded lab assistant in 1955’s Revenge of the Creature? Why, it’s Clint Eastwood, whose film debut came in the Universal shocker 60 years ago this week. If Hollywood trivia like this makes your day, we’ve got other notable dates waiting for you inside.
Read more →My Favorite Woody Allen Movies
Paragraph one: He adored Woody Allen movies. He idolized them all out of proportion. Uh, no, let me start that over. Paragraph one: He was too romantic about Woody Allen movies…oh, you know what? Let’s cut to the chase: Here are my 10 favorite Woody Allen movies.
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