It’s been 61 years since Frank Sinatra signed the career-salvaging deal for the performance that brought him an Oscar, as Maggio in From Here to Eternity. We’ve got lots more coo-coo cinema history to share.
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Musical Monday: Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Kick off your week with today’s guest post from Jessica Pickens that looks back at the classic MGM musical Seven Sweethearts.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: The Harvey Girls (1946)
You know the drill. Below is a photo from the 1946 MGM classic The Harvey Girls with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! They hadn’t heard the term “white slave trade” before…but…
Read more →Scandal (One) Sheets: Exploitation Cinema Landmarks
Shocking scandal? Numbing tragedy? Odds are that the project’s already in development. We’re taking a look at some of the more famous–or infamous–exploitation flicks that have made their way to the marquee.
Read more →Riding the Lost Highway to WTF Cinema
WTF happened to WTF Movies? Indie producer/filmmaking guru Ted Hope’s lament about the absence of films plumbing our subconscious led me to reflect on my own affection for Cinema That Dares.
Read more →47 Ronin: A Contrarian Takes Bun and Bu to Critics
Join our guest blogger, an Asian cinema expert and contrarian when it comes to “47 Ronin,” as he reviews Keanu Reeves’ not-so-well-received samurai saga.
Read more →Six Pix: Stephen King
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. how novel are Stephen King’s movie posters? Find out in this Six Pix!
Read more →You Don’t Mess Around with Jim: A Consideration of Coburn
Hero or villain, suave or scruffy, this rawboned, versatile and sardonically compelling performer became a demanded star of the ’60s and ’70s and an always-welcome screen presence thereafter. Check out our appreciation of James Coburn.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Warren Beatty Film Performance?
Last week MovieFanFare asked the question “Warren Beatty: Overrated or Underrated?” Now we’re looking for your vote for which of the actor’s roles, from gangsters and journalists to a hairdresser and an angel, is your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 01.12.14
It’s been exactly 75 years since one of the most-hyped talent hunts in industry ended, and David O. Selznick inked Vivien Leigh as his Scarlett O’Hara for Gone With the Wind. You’ll never go hungry for film facts if you click on through.
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