Sometimes pioneers come along and change everything. One such individual was clearly Walt Disney. During his lifetime, he not only altered the trajectory of animation, but he also helped the medium — once strictly dismissed as kid’s stuff — earn…
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Back in 1985, Disneyland held a prime time 30th birthday celebration that featured celebrities ranging from John Forsythe to Drew Barrymore. The inarguable highlight of the festivities came when The Pointer Sisters appeared to perform their smash hit “The Neutron…
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As regular readers of MovieFanFare have probably noticed, we love science fiction films around these parts. Films like the original Star Wars trilogy and Tron as well as vintage classics like The Day the Earth Stood Still have become a regular part of…
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Shh! We want you to try not to make any noise for a minute so we can tell you about all the great new releases coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week. You know what? Forget that, be as loud…
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Some sad news to start the week with: Famed actor Arthur Andrew Kelm — better known as his professional name, Tab Hunter — has died at the age of 86 at his home in Santa Barbara, California. (He was just…
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You’ve seen him before…that imposing stature, that jovial smile, his booming voice, and those eyes, those eyes that bulge at just the right moments. Thurston Hall is his name and governors, senators, businessmen, and doting fathers are his game. His…
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Ray Milland was an academy award winning actor. (He won an Oscar for his role as Don Birnam in The Lost Weekend). It seems odd, therefore, that late in his career he was involved in several low-budget sci-fi and horror…
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Directed by George Stevens (Giant), the sagebrush classic Shane stars Alan Ladd as the titular character, a retired, laconic gunfighter who comes to the assistance of a homestead family when they are terrorized by a wealthy cattleman (Emile Meyer). As…
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It’s Open Thread time again, and this week we’ve got a bit of a challenge for you. Why? Because we want you to name your favorite black and white film. “Easy,” you may be thinking, “it’s Casablanca!” But bear in…
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For this week’s Create-A-Caption we are taking you to the Village, the setting of Patrick McGoohan‘s mindbending 1960s television series The Prisoner. The series is perhaps best remembered for its provocative exploration of issues ranging from individuality to free will,…
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