Shirley Temple

“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…

The Films of Joan Davis: A Slapstick Sensation

03.14.20 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: 1940s Films, Abbott and Costello, Alice Faye, Eddie Cantor, Jim Backus, Joan Davis, Shirley Temple, Sonja Henie | 1 comment

Joan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis: Rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost…

Grab These Golden Age Favorites from the 1930s-’50s!

07.21.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alan Ladd, Bela Lugosi, Carole Lombard, Celeste Holm, Chico Marx, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Dracula, Gene Tierney, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Hollywood Classics, Laird Cregar, Marx Brothers, Olivia de Havilland, Otto Preminger, Robert Preston, Shirley Temple, Tod Browning, Veronica Lake, William Powell | no comments

When people talk about the Golden Age of Hollywood, they are most often referring to the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. These decades gave audiences films that changed the world, and stars — including Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean…

Five More Film Books You Might Have Missed!

07.15.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Ernest Borgnine, Film Books, Roger Ebert, Shirley Temple, Sunday Funday, The Thin Man | no comments

Okay movie lovers, it’s that time again! Let’s take a look at five terrific books about film that you may not be aware of. Covering a diverse array of film genres, each of the following with entertain you while enhancing…

“Since You Went Away” Has Kept Viewers Coming Back For Almost 75 Years

12.17.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Claudette Colbert, David O. Selznick, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple | 1 comment

Selznick International Pictures’ 1944 release Since You Went Away endures because of its realistic portrayal of how World War II impacted the lives of those who were left behind when the war started. The gripping ensemble drama — which makes…

Six Pix: For the Birds

09.08.15 | Jason Marcewicz | Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Movie Posters, Shirley Temple | 5 comments

Jason has assembled a sextet of fine feathered flicks for this installment of Six Pix. From Hitchcock’s The Birds to Shirley Temple in The Blue Bird, check out the ornithological-themed posters and see which one you think best sums up the theme.

Shirley Temple: Hollywood’s Biggest Little Princess

05.01.13 | Jerry Frebowitz | Tags: Shirley Temple | 11 comments

One of the most beloved icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age, former child star Shirley Temple, passed away on February 10th at the age of 85. MovieFanFare remembers the curly-haired moppet whose unflappable presence made her a top box-office draw in Depression-era America.

What’s Your Favorite 1930s Shirley Temple Feature?

06.04.12 | Edward Frebowitz | Tags: 1930s Movies, Shirley Temple | 37 comments

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Guest Review: Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

01.05.11 | guest-blogs | Tags: John Ford, Shirley Temple | 8 comments

Guest blogger The Siren writes: The first thing to know about Wee Willie Winkie is that it isn’t a Shirley Temple movie that happened to be directed by John Ford; it’s a John Ford movie that happened to star Shirley…