He appeared in Mister Roberts, Norma Rae and many other films, but Gregory Walcott was best known as the hero in Ed Wood’s cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space. MovieFanFare remembers the rugged actor, who passed away last week at 87.
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Lock your doors and bolt the windows; classic horror and sci-fi films from the Universal Vault series are out this week. Check out a shock-filled selection that includes The Black Cat, The Deadly Mantis, Jungle Woman, The Mole People and more.
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Two teenagers, both coping with cancer, meet and fall in love in The Fault in Our Stars. Guest writer Anna Catherine Hilton examines the 2014 drama, based on John Green’s best-selling book, and how both reflect the way society deals with cancer.
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Out this week, the latest batch of Universal Vault releases on DVD includes classic films with Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck and many mor stars. Read all about these film buffs’ must-haves here.
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Whether he was up against alien goo (The Blob), Mexican outlaws (The Magnificent Seven), or the streets of San Francisco (Bullitt), Steve McQueen made it all look effortless. MovieFanFare salutes the actor, who would have turned 85 today.
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To salute Steve McQueen on what would have been his 85th birthday this week, we re-promoting our poll asking for your top film/TV performance by the “King of Cool.” From The Blob to The Great Escape to Bullitt and more, it’s a poll fit for a McQueen.
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A visiting Tippi Hedren and the residents of Bodega Bay, California faced an aerial assault unlike any other in Alfred Hitchcock’s shocker The Birds, which opened 52 years ago this week. Wet your beak with more key Hollywood dates inside.
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Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk are contestants in a 1908 trans-global road rally in The Great Race. Guest writer Kristen Lopez takes the checkered flag with her look at director Blake Edwards’ slapstick epic, which turns 50 this year.
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The travails of a family in strife-torn 1920’s Dublin were the focus of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1929 drama Juno and the Paycock. As part of the Luck of the Irish Blog O’Thon, MovieFanFare reviews this early Hitchcock effort, based on a Sean O’Casey play.
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St. Patrick’s Day may be tomorrow, but it’s never too early to get into the “Create O’Caption” spirit. Click here for a classic photo from 1993’s Leprechaun with our caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comments.
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