Widow Joan Crawford inherits an oceanfront home and falls for local gigolo Jeff Chandler, who may have killed its last resident. For the Beach Party Blogathon, MovieFanFare slathers on the sunscreen and reviews the campy 1955 melodrama Female on the Beach.
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She was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Hollywood, and in her career she shared the screen with everyone from Bogart to Gable to The East Side Kids. This week’s poll asks which film role of Ava Gardner’s is your favorite.
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Director Robert Altman’s groundbreaking drama Nashville, with an ensemble cast that included Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson and Lily Tomlin opened 40 years ago this week. Hankering for more Hollywood trivia? You’ll find it here; it’s easy.
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How “true” the story of “Sybil” (1976) really is might be argued forever. What’s hardly debatable is Sally Field’s great work and the movie’s universality. Read on to revisit one of the great made-for-TV films of all time.
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Ever love a movie that got bad reviews? MovieFanFare guest blogger Blair Kramer jousts with popular opinion by listing 10 movies critics hated that he loved. Yes: At least one man on Earth likes Howard the Duck AND Wild Wild West.
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To ’80s slasher film fans she was Mrs. Voorhees in Friday the 13th, but Betsy Palmer also worked with Joan Crawford, Jack Lemmon, Henry Fonda and other stars. We look back at the career of the stage/film/TV actress, who passed away last week at 88.
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What’s coming out on home video in June? Here’s a sneak peek at some of the month’s new releases, from recent films like Kingsman: The Secret Service and Get Hard to classics with Bette Davis, Eddie Cantor, Pam Grier, George Raft and other stars.
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With Mad Max: Fury Road now in theaters, we’d like to know what’s your top “Road” movie. From Flamingo Road to Road House and On the Road to the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby “Road” comedies, there are plenty of roads to pick from.
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Marilyn Monroe had a memorable movie night with neighbor Tom Ewell–and a classic encounter with a subway grate–In Billy Wilder’s The Seven Year Itch, which opened 60 years ago this week. There’s more Hollywood trivia waiting for you inside…isn’t it delicious?
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A masked maniac preys on a resort hotel’s females guests, and audiences can see both the killer’s and victim’s perspective simultaneously, in Wicked, Wicked. Guest writer Todd Liebenow offers his take on the offbeat 1973 thriller, filmed in “Duo-Vision.”
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