Has it really been exactly 40 years since Mel Brooks’ gloriously improper western spoof, Blazing Saddles, came ridin’ into theaters, a-whompin’ and a-whumpin’? We’ve got a heady mix (that’s Hedley!) of factoids for you.
Read more →
Wartime drama, Mafia weddings, nervous romances: the Best Picture winners of the 1970s had it all. Which of the Academy’s picks do you think was the decade’s finest? Let us know in this week’s poll.
Read more →
An actor lands a film role. That’s where it all begins, right? Not for Originally Starring. For us that’s the end. We want to know what happened before that (and make some Photoshop magic along the way). For instance, Betty…
Read more →
Do you Love Lucy? Dream of Jeannie? As we’ve seen from past “Celebrity Crushes” posts, fans know what they like. Over the years, I’ve become attached to a few feisty TV females–and the beautiful women who’ve played those characters to perfection.
Read more →
1994: It was a lot tougher to spend five bucks on a milkshake, and we all wondered what Quentin Tarantino would do for an encore after Reservoir Dogs. With 20 years gone, we look back at the hubbub that surrounded the release of Pulp Fiction.
Read more →
Boomers remember him as the Mad Hatter on TV’s Batman, but David Wayne wore many hats in a robust career that covered Broadway and Hollywood. We’re marking the 100th anniversary of his birth with this appreciation.
Read more →
A Broadway rivalry, a Bronx love story, a Jules Verne adventure and an Ancient Roman epic were among the Academy’s Best Picture winners in the 1950s. Which film do you think shines above the rest? Vote here and let us know.
Read more →
Rick29 shares his views on the 1964 James Garner thriller 36 Hours, co-starring Eva Marie Saint and Rod Taylor. Did he think that watching it was two hours well spent? Read on to find out!
Read more →
It’s been exactly 50 years since Slim Pickens rode that nuke into cinema immortality, as Stanley Kubrick’s audacious Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove hit the theaters. We’ve got a war room full of other film facts to share.
Read more →
When it comes to behind-the-camera drama, few movies can match the 1963 Liz Taylor-Richard Burton costume saga Cleopatra. Guest writer John Greanias looks at the film’s stormy and controversial production.
Read more →Copyright © 2025 MovieFanFare