Well, this is the day that fans of 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs have been anticipating–or dreading–for a couple of years. Snow White, the Walt Disney Company’s $250-plus million live-action remake of its first full-length animated film, opens…
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Before Seeing Mickey 17, Why Not Watch Mickey One?
Currently playing in theaters is Mickey 17, a darkly funny sci-fi actioner from Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, Parasite). Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey Barnes, an average guy on the run from a loan shark who takes a job helping…
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Irish Actor/Actress?
If you’re wondering why everyone is wearing green today, you’ve clearly forgotten that it’s St. Patrick’s Day. To celebrate this holiday of all things Gaelic, our poll this week asks you to vote for your favorite Irish-born actor or actress….
Read more →Six Pix: Hail Caesar!
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre/theme. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the topic. Tomorrow marks the Ides of March, a date which has lost…
Read more →Captain America (1944): The First “Marvel Movie”
It’s been roughly one month since Captain America: Brave New World debuted in theatres following a year of post-production “tinkering.” This is the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe feature to spotlight Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s patriotic superhero, and the first…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Fredric March Film Performance?
Well, what better time to celebrate the films of Fredric March than during the month of March? Born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel in 1897, the Wisconsin native was employed as a banker in New York City when an appendectomy led…
Read more →Virginia Christine: Egyptian Princess, Swedish Coffee Spokeswoman
If you watched TV in the 1960s and ’70s, you’ll recall that viewers had a choice of which beloved character actress to listen to when it came to buying coffee. You could go with the Wicked Witch of the West…
Read more →Movie In-Jokes: Some Like It Hot
Even casual classic movie buffs tend to have some familiarity with the plot of Billy Wilder’s 1959 romp Some Like It Hot. Often considered one of the finest comedies in Hollywood history, the film stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon…
Read more →Poll: Which Film Do You Think Should’ve Won the 2024 Best Picture Oscar?
Last night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony concluded with the indie drama Anora taking home Best Picture. Naturally, this morning saw some Monday morning quarterbacks saying that the voters got it wrong and their choice should have won. Well, MovieFanFare wants…
Read more →Kings of Cartoons: A Brief History of the Best Animated Short Academy Award
For thousands of film buffs, it takes place every February. A photocopied or e-mailed ballot invites you to take part in an Oscar Pool contest. You’ve watched at least some of the nominated pictures, and you’ve diligently researched the others,…
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