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What’s Your Favorite Beach Party Movie?

08.12.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Annette Funicello, Back to the Beach, Beach Party Movies, Bob Denver, Frankie Avalon, Open Thread, Paramount Presents, Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman | no comments

Back to the Beach

There’s nothing quite like a beach party movie! The release of the 1987 sleeper comedy hit Back to the Beach (starring the legendary Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon and featuring cameos from everyone from Bob Denver to Pee-Wee Herman) on…

“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and More Thrilling New Releases Are Here!

08.11.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Adam Pally, Al Pacino, Alan Hale, Annette Funicello, Anthony Banderas, Anthony LaPaglia, Ashley Judd, Ben Schwartz, Bryan Tyree Henry, Claire Bloom, Connie Stevens, David Cronenberg, Eriq La Salle, Ethan Embry, Frankie Avalon, Fredric March, Gerard Butler, Gina Lollobrigida, Gloria Reuben, James Marsden, James Stewart, Jenny Agutter, Jim Carrey, Joan Plowright, Jon Voight, Judy Davis, Kevin Dillon, King Vidor, Léa Seydoux, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lori Loughlin, Mel Gibson, Michael Rooker, Ray Milland, Richard Burton, Robert De Niro, Shannen Doherty, Shemar Moore, Sidney Lumet, Sonic the Hedgehog, Stanley Baker, The Hallmark Channel, Tika Sumpter, Tom Sizemore, Val KIlmer, Viggo Mortensen, Yul Brynner, Zoe Saldana | no comments

The summer will be over before you know it, but there’s still some time to sit back and relax in the air conditioning with a great movie or two. (Or ten, or twenty, or…we don’t judge!) There’s a bunch of…

What is Your Favorite Scene from “Grease?”

08.10.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1970s Films, blockbusters, cult movies, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Grease, Jeff Conaway, Joan Blondell, John Travolta, MovieFanFare Summer of Blockbusters, Olivia Newton-John, Open Thread | no comments

Over 40 years since its original theatrical release, and Grease still is the word! Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll with the hit screen rendition of the Broadway musical look at ’50s teen life. Can greaser gang leader Danny Zuko…

Romance and Fun Are Spotlighted in “Come Fly with Me”

12.10.21 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: 1960s films, Dolores Hart, Frankie Avalon, Hugh O'Brian, Karl Malden, Lois Maxwell | no comments

“A Romantic Round the World Manhunt!” Three airline hostesses jet-set across Europe searching for handsome rich men to marry in the engaging 1963 MGM romantic comedy Come Fly With Me. Like How to Marry a Millionaire, all three women find…

Gold Gems: Vincent Price’s “Dr. Goldfoot” Movies

04.22.20 | Jim Brymer | Tags: 1960s films, Cult Films, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Mario Bava, Vincent Price | 1 comment

In this guest post, Jim Brymer takes a look back at two Vincent Price cult classics. But are these sexy spoofs worth your time? Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966): The essence…

“Dumbo,” “Cinderella,” Classics from the Warner Archives, and More of This Week’s Fantastic New Releases!

06.25.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Andrea Martin, Angela Lansbury, Ann Bancroft, Annette Funicello, Blake Edwards, Buster Keaton, Cinderella, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, David Lynch, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Dick Cavett, Disney, Dom Deluise, Dumbo, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Gary Busey, Groucho Marx, Hallmark Channel, Jane Russell, Julie Andrews, Michael Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Sinatra, Omar Sharif, Richard Pryor, Roddy McDowall, The Criterion Collection, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Archive Collection | 3 comments

This week’s new Blu-ray and DVD offerings include everything from a pair of Disney favorites (one new, one classic), to classics from the Warner Archives, recent theatrical offerings, cult hits, and so much more. Movie lovers, have we got a…

Poll: Who Is Your Favorite “Grease” Character?

06.16.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1970s Films, cult classics, Didi Conn, Dody Goodman, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Grease, Grease Week, Joan Blondell, John Travolta, musicals, Olivia Newton-John, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing | 1 comment

With so many lovable characters in Grease, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Yet we want you to do just that in this bonus poll that is part of our ongoing Grease Week celebrations!

“Grease” at 40: Ten Things We Love About the Film

06.16.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1970s Films, Alice Ghostley, anniversaries, cult classics, Dennis Stewart, Dody Goodman, Edd Byrnes, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Grease, Grease Week, Joan Blondell, John Travolta, Movie Musicals, Olivia Newton-John, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing | 1 comment

On June 16, 1978, Grease — a big budget movie adaptation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s hit musical — was released to hundreds of theaters across the country. It was an immediate hit that further skyrocketed John Travolta (who…

Looking Back at “Grease” and “Grease 2”

06.11.18 | Jim Brymer | Tags: Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Grease, Grease 2, Grease Week, Jeff Conaway, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing | 1 comment

In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer discusses the films Grease and Grease 2: Eve Arden played Principal McGee in the two Grease movies. Imagine if Connie Brooks (from the Arden radio and TV series Our Miss Brooks) had been stood…

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