For this week’s poll, we wanted to focus on one of the best-loved character actors ever (and really, a global treasure) Rick Moranis. First rising to fame through his role on SCTV, Moranis went on to become a familiar presence…
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This week’s spooky Create-A-Caption is dedicated to 1978’s Halloween writer/director John Carpenter’s masterpiece of horror that first introduced the world to Michael Myers. We’ve taken a still from one of the movie’s creepier moments (which is really making a declaration…
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Stephen King has always been one of my favorite authors. (For an in depth discussion of King and his influence on me, see my article on him here.) King has often been vocal about adaptations of his work, and not…
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Since the release of the theatrical trailer for Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune remake last week, interest has been reignited in David Lynch‘s 1984 take on Frank Herbert‘s sprawling, seminal sci-fi tale. So for this week’s poll, we thought we’d get your…
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It’s been 35 years since The Goonies, the Steven Spielberg-produced/Richard Donner-directed adventure focusing on a bunch of misfit kids (including Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, and Martha Plimpton) as they follow a treasure map with hopes of finding the…
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Stuart Gordon, the cult film auteur/showbiz everyman, died earlier this week at the age of 72. Best known for his 1985 Lovecraftian effort Re-Animator, Gordon was also a creative force to be reckoned with in Chicago’s Theater scene — working…
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On my list of acts that I hope to see in concert before they stop touring altogether is Meat Loaf. Meat Loaf is the stage name of Marvin Lee Aday, a vocalist who is better known for his long songs,…
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As you may have noticed from the hustle and bustle permeating seemingly every aspect of life right now, December is upon us…and with it the holiday season. Obviously, your friends here at MovieFanFare are already planning to deck the proverbial…
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Herk Harvey‘s 1962 chiller Carnival of Souls is the most influential film you’ve never seen. Filmed on a budget of a mere $33,000 in Kansas and Utah, the deeply unsettling (in the best possible way) focuses on a young woman…
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In this guest post, Jim Brymer takes a look back at the biting vampire classic The Lost Boys Matthew and Sam (Jason Patric and Corey Haim), along with their mother, Lucy (Dianne Wiest), have moved to the California beach town…
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