Die Hard

What’s Your Favorite “Christmas-Adjacent” Movie?

12.19.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 25 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Die Hard, Gremlins, Holiday Films, Lethal Weapon, Night of the Comet, Open Thread, Shane Black, The Apartment, Trading Places | 5 comments

We recently asked MovieFanFare readers if they thought that Die Hard was a Christmas movie. As of this writing, a whopping 57% of you did. For this is a film that is considered “Christmas-adjacent” — set during the holidays, but…

Holiday Movies: A Terrific Tradition

12.19.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 25 Days of Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, Christmas, Christmas-Adjacent Films, Die Hard, Frosty the Snowman, Gremlins, Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Lethal Weapon, Rankin-Bass | no comments

Traditions feel especially important during this time of year. The act of getting together with family and friends to celebrate the season by engaging in personal rituals that have been passed down from one generation to the next is both…

Create-A-Caption: Die Hard

12.10.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, 25 Days of Christmas, Christmas Movies, Christmas-Adjacent Films, Die Hard | 3 comments

Yes friends, the “is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” debate continues to rage on. It’s a topic we’ve covered here before, and since MovieFanFare readers agree that yep, it is, we’re going to dedicate this week’s Create-A-Caption to the film….

Elevators in Classic Movies

08.10.19 | Rick29 | Tags: Bruce Willis, Dennis Hopper, Diamonds Are Forever, Die Hard, James Bond, Michael Rennie, Olivia de Havilland, Sean Connery, Shirley MacLaine, Speed, The Apartment, The Big Clock, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Lift, The List of Adrian Messenger, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | no comments

“Take the stairs! Take the stairs! For God’s sake, take the stairs!” proclaimed the ad line to 1984’s The Lift. In general, that’s advice that should be heeded by most film characters. Angie Dickinson played a housewife that was brutally…

10@30: Ten Great Films Celebrating Their 30th Anniversary

06.03.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, A Fish Called Wanda, Academy Award Winners, Alec Baldwin, Arsenio Hall, Beetlejuice, Big, Bruce Willis, Charles Grodin, Coming to America, Die Hard, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Murphy, Geena Davis, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jodie Foster, John Amos, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Melanie Griffith, Midnight Run, Penny Marshall, Rain Man, Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, The Accused, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Winona Ryder, Working Girl | no comments

1988 was a groundbreaking year for motion pictures. It was a time when inventive jaw-droppers rubbed shoulders with audience-pleasing dramas, and the art of special effects reached new heights. And it was 30 years ago. It seems impossible that so…

Tis the Season for Classic Christmas Movies

12.14.17 | Craig Pisani | Tags: Christmas Films, Die Hard, Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, White Christmas, Will FerrellIt's a Wonderful Life | no comments

In today’s guest post, Craig Joseph Pisani presents a timely look at Christmas movies: With Christmas Day fast approaching, in between shopping sprees and decorating lawns like Las Vegas, you may find leisure moments to fill your holiday Hollywood viewing…

Celebrating Christmas In July With Classic Holiday Films

07.09.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Christmas in July, Die Hard, Gremlins | 2 comments

Part of why Christmas in July celebrations are thought of so fondly this time of year is that they bring a bit of holiday magic into our lives months ahead of time. Additionally, when the temperatures are peaking and each…

Create-A-Caption: Die Hard with a Vengeance

08.15.16 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Bruce Willis, Die Hard | 3 comments

You know the drill. Below is a photo from Die Hard with a Vengeance with Chris’ caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! John McClane was willing to do anything to get affordable long-distance…