“Clang, clang, clang, went the trolley” in theaters 70 years ago this week, as the MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, debuted. We have a merry little list of memorable movie dates for your enjoyment here.
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This week’s Criterion Collection release of It Happened One Night offers a perfect chance to revisit our fond salute to co-star Claudette Colbert, who won a Best Actress Oscar for the film and was one of the biggest stars of the 1930s and ’40s.
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What are your favorite funny faces in the movies? Have a look at five stars who twisted their faces into the kinds of unforgettable expressions that made for some classic movie moments.
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As part of the 2014 What a Character! Blogathon, MovieFanFare salutes the life and career of British-born actor Henry Travers, who earned his wings helping James Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life and an Academy Award nomination for the WWII drama Mrs. Miniver.
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Was Tyrone Power ever more dashing than as the masked swordsman of Old California in 1940’s The Mark of Zorro? Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her mark on the swashbuckler gem, which also starred Linda Darnell and Basil Rathbone.
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Jim Carrey revisited one of his best-loved roles this past weekend in the hit sequel Dumb and Dumber To. Vote in our poll for your top Carrey performance, either comical (The Mask, The Cable Guy) or serious (Man on the Moon).
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The fifth and final film to feature all four Marx Brothers, Paramount’s Duck Soup, debuted 81 years ago this week. With a hearty cry of “Hail Freedonia!,” here are some more memorable dates from Hollywood history for you to enjoy.
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Ever look at a movie poster and have the feeling you’ve seen it–or one just like it–before? MovieFanFare has, many times over, and we’ve got an array of copycat posters for you to peruse as we salute Hollywood at its most unoriginal.
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It’s the week bat-fans have waited for, as the 1966 Batman TV series makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray. Read about other classic shows–The Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch, Family Ties, Highway to Heaven and more–also out this week.
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Marijuana’s in the news again, so this might be a fine time to have a look at Cheech and Chong’s first hit stoner comedy, “Up in Smoke.” Do you love it? Hate it? Here’s one stone-cold-sober viewer’s take after a long-delayed first-time watch…
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