It was exactly 55 years ago that a young Steve McQueen had to rescue Downingtown, Pennsylvania, from the gelatinous intergalactic menace of The Blob. We’ve got more Tinseltown trivia for you to beware.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 11.03.13
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Is Film Criticism Dead?
Did you know that now, there’s even a website that reviews the film reviewers? Yes, it’s come to that. With print film critics losing their jobs one after the other, and the passing of Roger Ebert sort of putting an…
Read more →The Lancaster Brand: To Burt on His 100th
He may have been in his thirties when he first hit Hollywood, but the skill, sensitivity, and pure presence made him an immediate star, and kept him one for four decades. We’re giving a nod to the legendary Burt Lancaster for the centenary of his birth.
Read more →Going, Going…More Heads-Ups on Disappearing DVDs
We’re keeping our eye on DVDs that may soon fade from view, such as this 1966 spy-craze sampling starring Monica
Vitti as sizzling super-agent Modesty Blaise.
The Descendants: Movie Review
George Clooney stars as Matt King who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life. Guest blogger Amanda Howard reviews this 2011 comedy-drama. Is this one of your favorite Clooney flicks? Let us know what you think.
Read more →Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow: Marshland Derring-Do from Disney
MovieFanFare’s chronicle of the cinematic heroics of English parson-by-day/smuggler-by-night Christopher Syn concludes with Walt Disney’s 1963 adventure Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow, starring Patrick McGoohan in the dual title roles.
Read more →Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode vs. Tess Coleman
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Laurie Strode…
Read more →The Old Dark Anachronism
I’ve been thinking about this genre we love, the horror-comedy, and while always pondering the places it’s been (the whole reason for this project) the notion of where it is going or even where it is now intrigues me as…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Vincent Price Horror Film?
For Halloween week, MovieFanFare salutes the master of sophisticated screen scares for nearly 50 years, Vincent Price. Which of Price’s monstrous movies, from House of Wax to The Raven to Theater of Blood, is your favorite?
Read more →Halloween Movie Thoughts Past and Present
With visions of ghosts, ghouls and goblins dancing in his head, guest writer Bill Dunphy looks back on the Halloween film fare he loved as a child…and as an adult!
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