Earlier this week, I decided to mark the 4th of July with the first part of an alphabetical cross-country chronicle, listing my picks for the best–or at least the most significant–movie set in each state of the union. The article ended, appropriately enough, in the…
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David Hyde Pierce is The Perfect Host
You can take the actor out of Niles Crane, but it’s tough to take Niles Crane out of the actor. As the psychiatrist sibling of radio shrink Frasier Crane on the smash Cheers spinoff Frasier, David Hyde Pierce won four Emmy…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! This wasn’t the reaction he was hoping for after asking if he was her first.
Read more →Women in Early Hollywood
One of my favorite books as a child was Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and my favorite character, without question, was Jo March. Jo spent her days in the attic, “scribbling” out stories and poems and plotting how best to get…
Read more →From Scene to Shining Scene: 50 States in 50 Films, Part One
Sure, there are lots of movies set in New York and California, but can you think of a film located in Delaware, Idaho, or Rhode Island? Movie FanFare salutes America with a listing of 50 memorable motion picutres, one for each state of the union.
Read more →Craptastic Cinema: Over The Top
Good day, I’m Julian André, and welcome to Craptastic Cinema. OK, so by 1987 Sylvester Stallone had already cashed in on his tough guy but a good guy persona with the Rocky and Rambo franchises, as well as other gritty…
Read more →Andrew Rossi Lays Out Page One: Inside the New York Times
One of the most highly anticipated documentaries of the year, Page One: Inside the New York Times delivers exactly what its title promises, offering a revealing, fly-on-the-wall look within “The Gray Lady” during a tumultuous 365 days. Falling circulation and…
Read more →All About That Dialogue!
Guest blogger Andrea Tuccillo writes: Recently I was flipping through the channels and – surprise, surprise – I landed on TCM. All About Eve was on, right at the part where Margo Channing (Bette Davis) is furiously ranting in the…
Read more →Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein: Ten Things To Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein from 1948, which originally appeared as our Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are hundreds of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to…
Read more →Selena Gomez Goes to Monte Carlo
Selena Gomez is carrying around her nude stiletto-heeled shoes, apologizing. “I’m sorry, but I need to take these off,” she says in her Philly hotel suite. “Please excuse me.” Gomez, dressed in a sparkly gold sweater, sits down, now unencumbered…
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