“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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Create-A-Caption: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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…
Read more →A Salute to the Funky Theme Song from “Friday the 13th: Part III”
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…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Grease 2
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,…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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,…
Read more →Throwback Thursday: Halloween III: Season of the Witch Offers Up Spooky Fun
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…
Read more →Movie Mysteries: Why Did David Lynch Put a Pug in Dune?
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…
Read more →Just How Many People Were Killed in the “Death Wish” Movies Anyway?
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…
Read more →Popeye: The Apology
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…
Read more →Let’s Go to the Circus: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Coulrophobia: (n) an abnormal fear of clowns. Some people are afraid of spiders (arachnophobia). Some are afraid of snakes (ophidiophobia) Some people have a fear of being touched (haphephobia). But why would anyone be afraid of clowns? How about because…
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