Today is April’s Fool’s Day, and while I considered the possibility of putting up a prank post today (for the record, I would have said that Warner Brothers is releasing a colorized version of Casablanca with CGI enhancements), ultimately I…
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“Belfast” and More Compelling New Releases!
This first week of March is something of a light one in terms of new releases. But what may be lacking in quantity is more than made up for in terms of quality, as this diverse assortment of Blu-rays and…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Norman Lloyd Performance?
From working with the masters in cinema classics to earning new generations of viewers on television, Norman Lloyd truly did it all in his decades-spanning career. Arguably best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Auschlander in the groundbreaking medical…
Read more →Laughter and Tears In Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights”
Charlie Chaplin‘s Depression-era favorite City Lights is a high-wire balancing act between huge laughs and moments of intense and surprisingly poignancy. Despite the fact that talkies were all the rage when this movie was produced in 1931, Chaplin decided that…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Modern Times
For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we’ve selected an iconic moment from the 1936 comedy classic Modern Times. In the film, Charlie Chaplin savagely critiques the industrial age and its dehumanizing effects on the working class. After his monotonous assembly line job…
Read more →Classic Movie Miracles
Do you have a favorite movie scene involving a miracle? Let’s have a look at five great scenes involving Classic Movie Miracles, and then you can regale us with your own awe-inspiring picks!
Read more →Don’t You Just Hate It When…
Sometimes, the personal lives and off-screen controversies of Hollywood’s biggest stars can tarnish their accomplishments in the entertainment industry. In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock shares her views on three celebrities whose lives were touched by scandal.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Charlie Chaplin Feature Film?
One of Hollywood’s first and most enduring stars, Charlie Chaplin, is the subject of this week’s Move FanFare poll. Which of the actor/director’s feature films–with or without his “Little Tramp” character–is your favorite?
Read more →The Great Dictator
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! When your uniform is a strait jacket…that’s how you know you’re insane.
Read more →Modern Times (1936): Movie Review
Guest blogger Simon Columb writes: Charlie Chaplin, above anything, was controversial. He was an artist who, through his success, shook the tree and commented on American freedom (The Immigrant) using a character known as “The Little Tramp.” Modern Times remains…
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