This is the debut article of a new MovieFanFare feature we’re calling Character Witness. Here’s how it works: We pick an actor who is known for not one but two recurring characters—in this case Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of spaghetti western…
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Dick Van Dyke is best known as an actor, singer and dancer who made it big in the 1960s over the brief span of years in which he starred in the stage and movie versions of Bye Bye Birdie, TV’s…
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Guest blogger Kitty Johnson writes: A double brandy for me, please, bartender! Now this is classic. A prime Frank Sinatra serenading the luminous Rita Hayworth in George Stevens’ 1957 melo-musical Pal Joey. The film itself is light on plot, and even…
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The Verdict (1982) Movie Review Frank Galvin (Paul Newman) is a down-on-his luck, alcoholic lawyer in Boston. In the past three years, he’s had four cases and spends most of his time either at a bar playing pinball and shooting…
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Paging Dr. Carter. Paging Dr. John Carter. Please come to the ER where you will be…battling aliens! Dr. John Carter, brandishing a rifle and leading a militia against marauding extraterrestrials? What in the world is going on? Hell, what has…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “See? It’s December 26th. We’ve missed Christmas…AGAIN!”
Read more →June 19, 1905: The first “nickelodeon” opens its doors, on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh, charging a five-cent fee. First attraction: The Great Train Robbery. June 24, 1916: Mary Pickford signs Hollywood’s first “million-dollar contract,” guaranteeing her at least $10,000 a…
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Whichever side of the evolution-versus-intelligent design debate you come down on, one thing proponents from both camps can agree on is that there are just certain animals whose look, demeanor and way of life prove that either the random forces of the universe sometimes…
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OK, so this could be considered part two of my tribute to director Sidney Lumet. After skimming the late, great auteur’s filmography for my last piece, I realized that 1960’s The Fugitive Kind was one of his early films that…
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