Here at MovieFanFare HQ, we are spending today preparing a special batch of posts for you tomorrow. Since its the start of a new month (and a Monday), we want to help you adjust by giving you a day of…
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Movie from Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
We are rounding out our tour of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this week’s poll — which covers all of the Phase Three films from Captain America: Civil War to Spider-Man: Far from Home. Vote below! Excelsior! Previously on MovieFanFare:…
Read more →Discuss the 2020 Academy Awards Here!
If you’re moving slowly this morning, that’s understandable. Last night’s Oscars ceremony was a brutally long affair, punctuated by the baffling choice to have individuals introduce other individuals who then introduced awards, a random Eminem performance, an overlong plug for…
Read more →Reflections on “The Private Life of Henry VIII”
In this post, Constance Metzinger shares her opinions on the 1933 favorite The Private Life of Henry VIII. The name of Charles Laughton has become synonymous with that of King Henry VIII, a role that he portrayed both onscreen and…
Read more →Guest Review: Diner (1982)
The first of Barry Levinson‘s tetralogy of Baltimore movies (the others include Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights) was also his directorial debut. The man who eventually brought us Rain Man, The Natural and Good Morning, Vietnam, hit one out of…
Read more →The Noir Classic “Black Angel” Is Now Available
Now available in a lavish Blu-ray special edition from Arrow Video, the 1946 classic Black Angel has never looked or sounded better. This complex film noir effort based on Cornell Woolrich‘s novel stars Dan Duryea as Martin Blair, an alcoholic…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Movie from Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Following on from last week’s poll, we now want you to sound off about what film from Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — which introduced now-iconic characters like Ant-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy, took our heroes…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Dog Day Afternoon
For this latest Create-A-Caption we are focusing on Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the acclaimed drama in which Al Pacino turns in a tour-de-force performance as down-and-out New Yorker Sonny Wortzik, who─along with his pal Sal (John Cazale)─attempts a Brooklyn bank…
Read more →FYI: MovieFanFare Mega Mondays Return Tomorrow!
We are going to help you ease your way into the work week right tomorrow with the eagerly awaited return of MovieFanFare Mega Mondays tomorrow! Starting early in the morning, we will be providing you with a super sized amount…
Read more →John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in “Blood Alley”
It’s a given that Lauren Bacall had some real sex appeal, especially in her early years with her onscreen presence with Humphrey Bogart. Blood Alley teams her up with John Wayne, and that chemistry seems to dissipate immensely. One wonders…
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