MiFor this week’s Throwback Thursday post we are traveling back to 1983 for one of my favorite clips ever. Some context: In May of 1983, Return of the Jedi was released, concluding the original Star Wars trilogy and raking in…
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“Barbara Stanwyck is splendid in the role of Annie Oakley; this is indeed her most striking performance in a long time” Andre Sennwald, a New York Times reporter, stated the above shortly after seeing the premiere of Annie Oakley in…
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For this week’s Open Thread, we want you to share with us (and your fellow readers) what you consider to be your best moviegoing experience ever. Maybe it was watching Jaws through your fingers at a drive-in with your parents…
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Lately here on MovieFanFare, we’ve been spending some time looking at the films of 1985 as they celebrate their 35th anniversary this year. While flicks like Back to the Future and even George Romero‘s zombie favorite Day of the Day…
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You ever have one of those days where you have a difficult surgery to perform in the morning, fight off an evil alien invasion in the afternoon, and then rock out, performing an exhaustive concert playing guitar for your rock…
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“You must remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply As time goes by…” Movies and music. It’s the most joyful symbiotic relationship in pop culture. Just as films have…
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Set your wayback machines to 1954, because for this Throwback Thursday post we are visiting the premiere party of the classic A Star Is Born. Director George Cukor‘s remake of the 1937 original is a musical tour-de-force starring Judy Garland…
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To commemorate the passing of Max von Sydow, we are reprinting this guest post from 2018. We will have much more on the legendary actor’s life and work throughout the week here on MovieFanFare: “Flash! Aaah! Savior of the Universe!…
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“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met. Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?” As amazing as “The Rainbow Connection” is, The Muppet Movie is full of songs that are equally evocative and…
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Released during the summer but set at Christmas, Joe Dante‘s Gremlins was a massive hit when it came out back in 1984. Despite having a dark tone — i.e. the microwave scene, the attack on Mr. Futterman, Kate’s speech…
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