This seems to be maybe the easiest question we could ever Ask Movie Irv, right? Until you realize (a) just how risky those in the movie business regard the “downbeat” climax to be; (b) how scarce it is on the big screen, and, paradoxically, (c)…
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Who Are The Next Big Action Stars?
With Bruce Willis aging, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger getting creakier, Mel Gibson in limbo, Jackie Chan heading back to China for movies and making commercials, Steven Seagal playing lawman on TV and Chuck Norris spending his time…
Read more →Movies I’ve Seen 50 Times
Every good film fan has them: the favorites you never get tired of watching again and again. Join MovieFanFare’s Ed Weiss as he reminisces about the flicks that he has seen at least 50 times…and still can’t get enough of.
Read more →Falling Skies And More Tube Treats Invading Soon
Not-So Friendly Skies: Just as the second season of the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi series gears up on TNT, Falling Skies: The Complete First Season lands on the DVD shores ready to invade your home. The show tells of an alien…
Read more →Going My Way (1944): Movie Review
In May of 1944 the United States was embroiled in the dark days of World War II. After 2 ½ years of war, grief and fear of the future, American audiences chose as their favorite movie a little film which…
Read more →The Three Musketeers
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! “So you want to be a musketeer? You might want to zip up your fly first!”
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This Week In Film History, 03.04.12
March 10, 1910: D.W. Griffith launches the Hollywood film industry with In Old California, the first film to be made in the new municipality. March 5, 1919: Pioneering black producer/director Oscar Micheaux releases his first film, The Homesteader. March 5,…
Read more →What’s So Great About….? Or The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars
Once upon a time, when I was a very obnoxious teenager with pseudo-intellectual pretensions, I made my father throw his napkin at me at the dinner table. Dad had come home after a hard day’s work as a mechanic and…
Read more →Jean Harlow: Born this day in 1911
Born this day in 1911, The Blond Bombshell, one of the greatest Actresses of all time. Please view our article archive on Jean Harlow
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