Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made their final screen appearance together 47 years ago this week in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. There’s no need to guess what other key Hollywood moments occurred this week; just keep reading.
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Remember the Night (1940): A Movie Too Good to Show Only at Christmas
New York City D.A. Fred MacMurray heads home to Indiana for the holidays–with shoplifter Barbara Stanwyck in tow–in the charming Yuletide tale Remember the Night. As this classic review explains, the 1940 comedy is truly a year-round treat.
Read more →Six Pix: Fire
2014 is almost over, but MovieFanFare is going out in a (cinematic) blaze of glory. Check out Jason’s sextet of fire-themed film posters and pick which one–Gone with the Wind, Fahrenheit 451 and others–you think is the hottest.
Read more →Stuff It! Fill Your Movie Collector’s Christmas Stocking
It’s that time of year? Are you ready to fill your movie collector’s Christmas stocking? Let’s brainstorm gift ideas for your favorite film lovers!
Read more →Witness for the Prosecution: It’s Billy Wilder, Not Hitch!
Guest writer Rick29 makes a case for why Billy Wilder’s 1957 drama Witness for the Prosecution–starring Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton and Tyrone Power and based on an Agatha Christie story–ranks high in the list of great movie whodnuits.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Audrey Hepburn Film Role?
Her grace and charm made her an icon on and off the screen. MovieFanFare remembers Audrey Hepburn and wants your vote for which of the Academy Award-winning actress’s film roles is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 11.30.14
Greed, Erich von Stroheim’s landmark silent epic that was severely cut by Metro-Goldwyn before its release, opened 90 years ago this week. If you’re greedy for more fascinating facts about Hollywood’s past, check out this list.
Read more →Happy Black Friday (1940) with Boris and Bela!
Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi went shopping for scares in the 1940 Universal thriller Black Friday, an odd tale of mad doctors, mobsters and brain transplants. Read on to see if the terror titans’ final team-up for the studio was a bargain or a bust.
Read more →Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Why the Movie Blew It
1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn has legions of fans, but the film makes some major changes to the original Truman Capote story. Guest writer Leah Williams compares and contrasts the movie and its source material.
Read more →Burt Lancaster: A Legend in His Own Time
He always seemed confident on screen, but Burt Lancaster once said, “Most people seem to think I’m the kind of guy who shaves with a blowtorch. Actually, I’m bookish and worrisome.” Read more about the Oscar-winning Hollywood legend.
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