John Wayne playing a cowboy? Nobody bats an eye. Cast him as Mongol ruler Genghis Khan? Now you’ve got people talking. Viewers used to take Leslie Nielsen “seriously”…Airplane! and Police Squad! changed all that. If moviegoers were surprised to see comic…
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The Best Films Ever Made (According to a MovieFanFare Reader)
What are the best films ever made? It’s a difficult question to answer, but a number of you readers did just that when we asked for reader submissions a few weeks back. Here’s what Mike Frank had to say about…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! De Niro and Norton go over the final plans of how to hoist Brando out of his…
Read more →Reap the Wild Wind (1942): Movie Review
A few weeks ago we asked you to tell us about your film favorites. Today, reader Gary Koca presents his views on the classic Reap the Wild Wind. Take it away, Gary!: How about this one? A great seafaring adventure…
Read more →His Way Or The Highway: On Broderick Crawford’s 100th
My trademarks are a hoarse, grating voice and the face of a retired pugilist: small narrowed eyes set in puffy features which look as though they might, years ago, have lost on points. —Broderick Crawford, describing himself. We’ve seen 100th…
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This Week In Film History, 08.21.11
August 27, 1953: Audrey Hepburn captivates audiences with her Hollywood debut as the runaway princess in Roman Holiday, for which she’ll win an Academy Award. August 27, 1917: The first feature to be directed by John Ford, the Harry Carey–Hoot Gibson western Straight…
Read more →Bring On Some More James Bond Bad Guys
In my first piece about the James Bond bad guys, I pointed out the fact that Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the notorious head of SPECTRE (The Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) was a somewhat puny fellow in You Only…
Read more →Under The Radar: Unknown And Underrated Films
Yes, it’s summertime, which means it’s the season for the big blockbusters such as Captain America: The First Avenger, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the latest Harry Potter movie. They’re grandiose, popular movies that everyone knows about…
Read more →Ya Gotta Have A Gimmick: Audience Lures From 3-D to Smellovision
The fourth Spy Kids film from Robert Rodriguez, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, is advertised as being presented in 4-D. This can only mean one thing: 3-D plus the added feature of being able to smell what…
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