“I found out long ago, it’s a long day the holiday road…” Although it feels like the Griswold family has always been with us, it was 35 years ago today we were introduced to the comedic clan when National Lampoon’s…
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Today’s Movie Trailer of the Day is for 1981’s madcap military comedy Stripes. If for some reason you haven’t seen this (which is kind of inexcusable, as it is brilliant), a quick synopsis: Bill Murray plays a down-on-his-luck loser who…
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This week’s Create-A-Caption focuses on one of my all-time favorite films, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. John Hughes’ poignant comedy stars a never-better Steve Martin as Neal Page, an uptight businessman desperate to return to his Chicago home in time to…
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“That’s entertainment!” Those two words instantly spring to mind when thinking about this week’s new releases. We’ve got the latest comedy from two hilarious Saturday Night Live veterans, the most notorious prime-time soap opera ever, a 30th anniversary of the…
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It’s Thanksgiving week, and so the obvious choice for this installment of Create-A-Caption is the Turkey Day classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles. You know the drill. Below is a picture from the film with Chris’ caption. You can leave your…
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You’re the judge and jury in MovieFanFare’s Character Witness column. This time we compare John Candy as Buck Russell (Uncle Buck) and Del Griffith (Planes, Trains and Automobiles). Read our arguments, then hand down your ruling in the comments.
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Guest blogger Jason Taylor writes: As I write this article, I’ve just popped in a DVD of Uncle Buck, the 1989 comedy from John Hughes starring John Candy as a hapless but loveable man tasked with watching his nieces and…
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