For Valentine’s Day weekend, MovieFanFare’s Six Pix isn’t sorry to present six posters from an assortment of films, all with “love” in the title. Check them out and let us know which poster you think is the most romantic.
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Taking a Look at Out of the Past Now
A private eye hired to track down a shady businessman’s fugitive mistress makes the potentially fatal mistake of falling for her. Guest writer Barry P. takes a look at Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 film noir gem Out of the Past, with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas.
Read more →Three Ages (1923): Buster Keaton as Time-Hopping Romeo
The quest for love in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome and modern times was the theme of Buster Keaton’s comedy Three Ages. For the Second Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon, we travel back to 1923 and review Buster’s first feature as director/star.
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Multiple Best Director Academy Award Winner?
To date 19 men–Frank Capra, Clint Eastwood, John Ford, and Steven Spielberg among them–have won two or more Best Director Academy Awards. We invite you to vote for your favorite multiple Oscar-winning filmmaker in this week’s poll.
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/8/16
Filmgoers on Valentine’s Day weekend 85 years ago flocked to “the strangest love story every told,” as Universal’s Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, debuted. Looking for more memorable moments from Hollywood’s past? We bid you…welcome.
Read more →Heigh Ho to Heave Ho: 44 Rejected Disney Dwarfs
The picture above shows Dopey, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy and Doc, but Disney’s Snow White almost had dwarfs named Wheezy, Jumpy, Baldy and Deafy! See who else missed the final cut.
Read more →February: A “Free-Form” Month for Film Watching
Sure, there’s Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day, but what other movies does February bring to mind? Guest writer Bill Dunphy says forget the calendar and use this month to catch up on re-watching films you’ve been meaning to but haven’t gotten around to yet!
Read more →Happy Ned Ryerson Day from MovieFanFare!
Sure, to most people Feb. 2nd is simply Groundhog Day, but can any movie fan resist thinking of Stephen Tobolowsky’s insurance salesman and former high school acquaintance of TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) today? Here’s to you, Ned!
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite 2000s Best Picture Academy Award Winner?
With the 88th Annual Academy Awards taking place at the end of this month, we thought we’d present a look back at the previous decade’s winners. Which 2000s Best Picture Oscar winner–Gladiator, Chicago, The Departed and more–is your favorite?
Read more →This Week in Movie History: 2/1/16
Two Hollywood icons–Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable–each made their final screen appearance in John Huston’s The Misfits, which debuted 55 years ago this week. We’ve got more movie history inside.
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