He travelled to the future in The Time Machine, battled The Birds for Hitchcock, and voiced a father of 99 in 101 Dalmatians. MovieFanFare remembers Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who passed away this week at 84, with this classic profile by “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
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January 8, 2015 is Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday. To mark the occasion, MovieFanFare offers up this King-size sampler of classic articles looking at one of Elvis’s most popular films, the pictures he might have made if he lived, a Presley poll, and more.
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For its first live-action musical, the Walt Disney studio chose Victor Herbert’s fantasy operetta Babes in Toyland. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the colorful 1961 film, which starred Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands and Ray Bolger.
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MovieFanFare wants to know what 2014 film was your favorite? Vote for your top action (Guardians of the Galaxy), comedy (The Grand Budapest Hotel), drama (Boyhood) or family (The Lego Movie) picture, or suggest one we overlooked.
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Zut alors! Zis week marks ze 70th birthday of everyone’s favorite Casanova cartoon skunk, Pepe Le Pew, in ze Looney Tunes short Odor-able Kitty. Come with me, mon cheri, to ze Casbah…or read inside for more memorable Hollywood dates.
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Hard to believe, ’80s kids, but 2015 marks three decades since the debut of The Breakfast Club. Read about the just-announced 30th anniversary DVD and Blu-ray, as well as other memorable films celebrating key anniversaries this year.
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However your New Year’s Eve plans turned out, all of us at MovieFanFare would like to thank you for your support in 2014 and wish you a happy 2015!
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As the year draws to a close, MovieFanFare would like to take a moment to say a final farewell to some of the unforgettable Hollywood notables–both in front of and behind the cameras–who passed away in 2014:
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Auto engineer Sonny Tufts is schooled in Washington politics by–and falls for–savvy D.C. secretary Olivia de Havilland in Government Girl. Guest writer Rachel Stecher reviews the 1943 mix of screwball comedy and WWII homefront commentary.
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December 26, 2014 would have been Oscar-nominated actor Richard Widmark’s 100th birthday. Vote in this week’s poll for your favorite film role of the star of Kiss of Death, Pickup on South Street, The Alamo, Madigan and other classics.
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