In the first few decades of filmmaking, the “monster movie” scene was dominated by classic supernatural creatures. Vampires (Nosferatu, Dracula), reanimated dead men (Frankenstein, The Mummy), werewolves (The Wolf Man), and other fiends culled from legend and Gothic literature were…
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Whether it’s referred to as “Episode V” or “the second Star Wars film,” 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back is considered to many fans to be the best film in the history of the series. Along with introducing such familiar faces…
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Sure, the literary crowd comes out to salute James Joyce and Ulysses on Bloomsday every June. And Seinfeld aficionados will put up an aluminum pole and air their grievances each December for Festivus. But when it comes to pop…
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Derided by critics when first released, the 1980 romantic fantasy Somewhere in Time found its audience over the decades and this year celebrated its 45th anniversary. It’s based on the novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the…
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For imaginary creatures, dragons sure seem to be everywhere these days. How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation’s live-action remake of its 2010 animated favorite, topped the box office charts this past weekend. Meanwhile, HBO is busy filming the third…
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Just because May 4th falls on a Sunday this year, don’t think that we at MovieFanFare are overlooking the fact that today is “Star Wars Day.” With the recent 20th anniversary theatrical re-release of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of…
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Yesterday Demi Moore received her first Academy Award nomination for her startling turn in writer/director Coralie Fargeat’s “Beauty-and-the-Beast-Are-One” sci-fi tale The Substance. The Brat Packer-turned-megastar, who already won a Best Actress Golden Globe earlier this month, plays Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore),…
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Some of the best sci-fi films have followed a hero (or heroes) on a journey into the unknown in pursuit of knowledge. Guest writer Constance Metzinger looks at four classic movies whose characters put their lives on the line in strange new worlds.
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Preface: It may seem incongruous to the theme of my blog, but the truth of the matter is that, up until this blogathon, I have never watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in its entirety. I tried to watch it one…
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With San Diego Comic Con and our very own Summer of Sci-Fi posts rolling on this weekend, we thought we’d present another edition of The Movie Tagline Game. This time around we have selected a number of science fiction/genre films…
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