In commemoration of the 238th birthday of the United States this week, MovieFanFare wants you to exercise your rights and vote for your top film made since 1970 with the word “American” in the title.
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U.S. moviegoers got a look at World War II through the eyes of a German U-boat crew in director Wolfgang Petersen’s acclaimed Das Boot (The Boat). Guest writer Barry P. takes the plunge and reviews the 1981 drama, originally shown as a TV miniseries.
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This week marks the Silver Anniversary of the debut of one of the most talked-about cinematic looks at race relations in America, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. We’re delivering that and other fascinating moments from Hollywood’s history inside.
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Would that which we call “Annie Hall” seem as sweet by any other name? (Especially had it been called “Anhedonia,” as the Woodman initially suggested…or “It Had to Be Jew”?) Join us as Movie Irv pulls some notable “name” movie titles out of the cinema history hat.
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Carnival worker Spencer Tracy lets no one–including girlfriend Claire Trevor–stop his climb up the ladder of success, only to fall into a hellish pit of his own making. Guest writer Kristen Lopez plumbs the depths of Fox’s 1935 allegorical melodrama Dante’s Inferno.
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She was the toughest cookie of ’em all, and with an exhaustive new print biography making the rounds, we’re offering up our favorites from the enduring screen legacy of Barbara Stanwyck.
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Garson’s back! And MovieFanFare’s got her! Vote for your favorite performance by the British-born, Oscar-winning actress in this week’s movie poll.
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Newly arrived in late 1800s Santa Fe, doctor Greer Garson butts heads with fellow physician Dana Andrews in Strange Lady in Town. Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her diagnosis of the 1955 frontier drama, which co-starred Cameron Mitchell and Lois Smith.
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It’s been exactly 25 years since the superhero genre took a big step forward, as Michael Keaton memorably donned the cape and cowl for Tim Burton’s Batman. We’ve got many more cinema signposts to share.
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We’re firing up the crystal ball to share breaking news about the latest in long-sought movie and TV treasures that will be coming your way to DVD and Blu-ray in the coming months. .
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