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“Nightmare Alley” and Other Unmissable New Releases Are Here!

03.18.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Al Pacino, Bill Murray, Bing Crosby, Bradley Cooper, Carole Lombard, Cate Blanchett, Charles Boyer, Chevy Chase, Chuck Connors, Claude Akins, Dan Aykroyd, Ernest Borgnine, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Astaire, Garrett Morris, Gary Cooper, Gilda Radner, Guillermo del Toro, Hardy Krüger, James Cagney, James Stewart, Jane Curtin, John Belushi, Laraine Newman, Marlon Brando, Michael Curtiz, Peter Finch, Richard Attenborough, Richard Jenkins, Robert De Niro, Rock Hudson, Rooney Mara, Saturday Night Live, Shirley Temple, The Godfather, The O. Henry Playhouse, Tommy Kirk, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe | no comments

Whoa! That’s the first word that comes to mind in terms of the sheer variety of new releases that are now available. It’s been a minute since there’s been a week packed with so many must-see TV and movie titles…

“Godzilla vs. Kong” and Other Monstrously Great New Releases

06.17.21 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 4K Ultra HD, Alan Arkin, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Serkis, Anthony Quinn, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey, Bernard Cribbins, Billy Barty, Brian Tyree Henry, Bryan Cranston, Charles Bronson, Charles Nelson Reilly, Charlton Heston, Christine Lahti, Clint Eastwood, Criterion Collection, David Keith, Dennis Quaid, Dirk Benedict, Dylan McDermott, Elliot Page, Ernest Borgnine, Esther Williams, Ethan Hawke, Fanny Brice, Frank Langella, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Godzilla vs. Kong, Gore Vidal, Jenny Agutter, John Gielgud, John Malkovich, John Rhys-Davies, Jude Law, Judy Garland, Kyle Chandler, Lena Horne, Lucille Ball, Martin Landau, Martin Mull, Millie Bobbie Brown, Rene Russo, Roddy Piper, Ruby Rose, Ruth Buzzi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tanya Roberts, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Thomas Haden Church, Tim Thomerson, Tom Wilkinson, Uma Thurman, Warner Archive Collection, William Powell | no comments

This week, we’ve got some titanic titles making their way to DVD and Blu-ray. Yes, there are a number of big blockbusters making their physical media debuts, but the new titles also include everything from TV season sets to classics…

Great Movie Scenes: Judy Garland and Fred Astaire Perform “Easter Parade”

04.12.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1940s Films, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Judy Garland | no comments

Happy Easter! We’d be remiss if we let this holiday pass without presenting the greatest Easter song of all, the titular song from the 1948 Judy Garland/Fred Astaire classic Easter Parade. This Irving Berlin standard is a must-hear every year…

Tell Us About Your Valentine’s Day Viewing Traditions!

02.14.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Casablanca, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Once, Valentine's Day | no comments

If the boxes of chocolate and balloons festooning work spaces and public transportation weren’t already a dead giveaway, let us remind you that today is of course Valentine’s Day. And while romance fills the air, we encourage you to take…

Create-A-Caption: Holiday Inn

12.16.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 25 Days of Christmas, Bing Crosby, Christmas Movies, Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn | 5 comments

MovieFanFare’s continuing mission to get you into the holiday spirit continues with our latest 25 Days of Christmas post, this time a Create-A-Caption dedicated to that most beloved of Christmas classics, Holiday Inn. Irving Berlin’s musical trip through the calendar…

“Captain Marvel” and Other Super New Blu-ray and DVD Releases

06.11.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Annette Bening, Annette O'Toole, Antonio Fargas, Barbara Hershey, Ben Mendelsohn, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Chris Pine, Cole Sprouse, Connie Nielsen, Criterion Collection, Donald Pleasance, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, George C. Scott, Ginger Rogers, Hammer Films, India Eisley, Joanne Woodward, Johnny Quest, Jude Law, Lashana Lynch, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Caine, Patrick Stewart, Peter Cushing, Ron Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Shout Factory, Shout Selects, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Guttenberg, Stockard Channing, Swing Time, The Village People, Warner Archive Collection | no comments

Further, faster, higher. Led by Captain Marvel, that’s exactly where this week’s new releases will take you. Although it’s still not technically summer, the rising temperatures and longer days mean that you’ll want to get inside to enjoy some air…

A Look Back at the Life and Work of Choreographer Eugene Loring

04.03.19 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: 1940s Films, Choreographers, Cyd Charisse, Eugene Loring, Fred Astaire, National Velvet, Ricardo Montalban | 1 comment

Eugene Loring was never a household name and yet his unique style of dance was recognizable in many musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. His best-known works are Silk Stockings (1955) and Funny Face (1957), but it was through the…

Movie Trailer of the Day: Funny Face

02.24.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1950s Films, Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Funny Face, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Stanley Donen | no comments

Astaire. Hepburn. Dolen. They’re all gone now, but their work still lives on in the hearts of classic film lovers. The beloved Funny Face stars Fred Astaire (reprising his role from the 1927 stage musical) as fashion photographer Dick Avery…

Create-A-Caption: Royal Wedding

02.24.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1950s Films, Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Royal Wedding, Stanley Donen | 2 comments

In the 1951 Stanley Donen-directed musical Royal Wedding, Fred Astaire and Jane Powell are a brother/sister dance team who travel to England to perform during the nuptials of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and manage to each find love along…

Astaire and Garland and the Timeless Melody of “Easter Parade”

04.01.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1940s Movies, Ann Miller, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Judy Garland, Peter Lawford | no comments

As we mentioned earlier, today is Easter Sunday. So naturally we wanted to bring you the greatest song ever written about celebrating the holiday, Irving Berlin‘s timeless “Easter Parade.” With its origins dating back to 1917, and previously featured in…