Three single women working in the publishing business in New York try to have love, careers, and “The Best of Everything.” Guest writer Leah Williams examines the 1959 20th Century-Fox drama starring Hope Lange, Louis Jourdan, Stephen Boyd and Joan Crawford.
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Female on the Beach (1955): Life’s a Beach, and So Is Joan
Widow Joan Crawford inherits an oceanfront home and falls for local gigolo Jeff Chandler, who may have killed its last resident. For the Beach Party Blogathon, MovieFanFare slathers on the sunscreen and reviews the campy 1955 melodrama Female on the Beach.
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What are your favorite Classic Movie Freakouts? In this video essay, MovieFanFare examines five unforgettable moments when movie characters lose control.
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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 →Joan Crawford Triple Feature
What are the three best Joan Crawford movies? Are they Johnny Guitar (1954), Mildred Pierce (1945), and the George Cukor 1939 comedy-drama The Women,
Read more →Can You Identify Famous Film Voices?
In today’s guest post, reader Jack Ralph asks if you can identify film stars just by the sound of their voice: Many movie and television fans can identify a great number of performers by name immediately by viewing the performers,…
Read more →All About Aldrich
It’s been a mini-retrospective on DVD and Blu-ray of late for director Robert Aldrich. A number of films are being issued from the filmmaker best known for such mucho macho movies as The Dirty Dozen, Emperor of the North, and…
Read more →Movie Poll: Who’s Your Favorite “Golden Age” (1930-60) Actress?
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Read more →What’s So Great About….? Or The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars
Once upon a time, when I was a very obnoxious teenager with pseudo-intellectual pretensions, I made my father throw his napkin at me at the dinner table. Dad had come home after a hard day’s work as a mechanic and…
Read more →Craptastic Cinema: Trog
Good day, I’m Julian André, and welcome to Craptastic Cinema. Trog was Joan Crawford’s last film role. Pity. The First Queen of the Movies had earned three Academy Award nominations, winning Best Actress for Mildred Pierce. But that was back…
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