You know your place in pop culture is secure when fans everywhere remember you by just one name. And for actor George Wendt, whose place was at the end of a Boston bar from 1982 to 1993, that name…
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Joe Don Baker Film Performance?
Earlier this month popular character actor and ’70s action hero Joe Don Baker passed away at the age of 89. Whether he was swinging a mean hickory club as Tennessee lawman Buford Pusser in Walking Tall, stalking victims as…
Read more →Joe Don Baker: Here’s to “The Whammer”
It’s kind of funny. One of my favorite movie memories of gruff and tough character actor Joe Don Baker features him wielding a baseball bat. And no, I don’t mean his 1973 starring turn as real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser…
Read more →The Fathers of Hollywood Martial Arts: Edward Arnold, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy?
When one thinks about martial arts films, names such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li immediately spring (or leap) to mind. Many U.S. Baby Boomers got their first exposure to karate and kung fu from seeing…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Alcatraz-Set Movie?
After six relatively quiet decades as a museum and occasional protest site, Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay found itself in the national spotlight last week, as the White House floated the idea of reopening the site’s notorious prison facilities….
Read more →Create-a-Caption: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Okay, here’s the drill. In order to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, we’ve taken a still from the 1975 comedy classics and given it a (we trust) comedic caption below. Now it’s your turn…
Read more →Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: Where’s My Free Coconut?
“No, on second thought let’s not salute Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is a silly film.” Are you a Baby Boomer male who came of age in the late ’70s? If so, you’ll recall how your place on…
Read more →In Passing: Priscilla Pointer/Ruth Buzzi
This past week saw the deaths of two actresses who occupied unique niches in the entertainment universe. One, Priscilla Pointer, was best known for playing the mother of several notable stars on the big screen, and who made her…
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Mexican Actor/Actress?
Buenos dias. Today is Cinco de Mayo. It’s not Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is a cause–for various reasons–for celebration on both sides of the Rio Grande. MovieFanFare is joining in the celebración with this week’s poll. Which of the…
Read more →May the 4th Be with You: It’s Star Wars Day at MovieFanFare
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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