She became an instant star with her 1944 debut alongside future husband Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not. Sultry-voiced stage and screen leading lady Lauren Bacall, who died this week at 89. is remembered by MovieFanFare.
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His performances could go from riotously funny to achingly dramatic in a heartbeat, and his talent earned him global acclaim and an Academy Award. MovieFanFare recalls the career of actor Robin Williams, who passed away this week at 63.
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This week’s MovieFanFare poll salutes filmmaker Robert Altman. Which of the five-time Best Director Oscar nominee’s pictures–from M*A*S*H to Nashville to The Player and more–is your favorite?
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One of Paul Newman’s best-loved film roles was rebellious convict Luke Jackson in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke. Guest writer Leah Williams offers her take on the performance and the similarities between the actor and his on-screen persona.
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Moviegoers got a look at a new kind of gangster film 47 years ago this week, as Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty shot up the screen as Bonnie and Clyde. Don’t let the other memorable movie moments that occurred this week get away.
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More classic titles from the Universal Studios film library–The Ballad of Josie with Doris Day, Joan Crawford in Female on the Beach, Souls at Sea with Gary Cooper, and more–are out on DVD this week. Get the scoop on these and other movies inside.
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An middle-aged banker is offered a chance at a new identity and new life by a mysterious company in director John Frankenheimer’s Seconds. Guest writer Kim Wilson offers her take on the innovative 1966 sci-fi thriller starring Rock Hudson and John Randolph.
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Cowabunga! Another “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie is here, and it’s probably going to rake in the green…surely a testament to the earning power of broccoli-colored blockbuster heroes everywhere…right?
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More adult themes and complex characters marked the western movie genre in the 1950s. This week MovieFanFare saddles up and asks you to pick your top ’50s-era frontier flick: High Noon, The Searchers, and Shane are among the choices.
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TV cop Jack Webb traded in his police badge for a press pass, playing the hard-edged managing editor of a Los Angeles newspaper, in -30-. Guest writer Raquel Stecher reports on the taut 1959 drama, which Webb also directed.
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