MovieFanFare guest blogger Shawn McKenna is back to share his love of Asian cinema classics–this time focusing his gaze upon Akira Kurosawa’s renowned samurai film “Yojimbo,” starring Toshiro Mifune.
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Walks on the Wild Side: Movie Directors Pushing the Envelope
Director Lars von Trier’s latest release, Nymphomaniac Vols. I and II, continues the tradition of filmmakers redefining the limits of screen eroticism. Explore the work of von Trier and fellow mavericks Stanley Kubrick, Paul Verhoeven and others.
Read more →Four James Cagney Classics Now on DVD
Everyone’s favorite ’30s tough guy, James Cagney, stars in four new Warner Archive releases, two of them never on home video before. Get the info here on Boy Meets Girl, Devil Dogs of the Air, The Irish in Us and The St. Louis Kid.
Read more →What’s the Best Pre-1989 Horror/Comedy Film?
They make us laugh and shiver, often at the same time. This week’s movie poll asks for your top pre-1989 horror/comedy film. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Ghostbusters are just three of the chilling choices.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 10.19.14
It was 50 years ago this week that director George Cukor and stars Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn brought Broadway’s My Fair Lady to the big screen. With a little bit of luck (and a click of the mouse) you can find more memorable dates.
Read more →The Wrong Man (1956): Hitchcock’s True-Crime Suspense Tale
Accused or robbery, a New York City jazz musician (Henry Fonda) is unable to prove police have arrested The Wrong Man. Guest writer KIm Wilson reviews Alfred Hitchock’s harrowing 1956 thriller, which was based on a true story.
Read more →Slice ‘Em and Dice ‘Em: A Tribute to ‘80s Slasher Films
The 1980s gave us MTV, New Coke, and the heyday of the “splatter film.” In this classic MovieFanFare post, we go back to the Reagan Era for a blood-soaked salute to Prom Night, The Burning, Phenomena and other grisly goodies.
Read more →Ranking Coen Brothers Movies
Do you love movies by the Coen Brothers? Bet you’ve had dust-ups with other Coens fans about which are their best, which are their “worst,” and which are half-OK, half-nuts, and so on. One thing Coens fans love to do is rank ’em all. Here we go!
Read more →The Scariest Place in a Horror Movie Is…
What’s the scariest place in a horror movie: the graveyard (Night of the Living Dead); the ocean (Jaws); the basement (Saw)? Vote for the fright flick setting that gives you goosebumps…if you dare.
Read more →The Chalk Garden: A Tale of Secrets and Passing Judgement
In a change of pace from her cheery Disney screen roles, Hayley Mills played an out-of-control teen counseled by new governess Deborah Kerr in 1964’s The Chalk Garden. Guest writer Toto2 reviews this provocative British drama.
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