Joan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis: Rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost…
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With a career ranging from The Seventh Seal to The Exorcist to Flash Gordon to Strange Brew, Max von Sydow always delivered an unforgettable performance. Equally skilled in delivering an acting tour de force in art films and blockbusters alike,…
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The Exorcist. The film remains, in my opinion, the most terrifying horror tale ever featured on the silver screen. William Friedkin‘s adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s best-seller about demonic possession and a crisis of faith (among many other things) created…
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As we continue to celebrate the life of legendary actor Max von Sydow, we thought we’d take a look back at The Seventh Seal. Ingmar Bergman‘s most acclaimed film is a haunting allegory set in the Middle Ages, where a…
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As you’ll see below, there are an astonishing amount of new releases available this week. We are most excited about the title Beau Brummell, which is a Movies Unlimited exclusive and not available anywhere else! Along with that great title,…
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In the 1980s, you couldn’t escape the soundtrack hits of Kenny Loggins. From Caddyshack to Footloose to Top Gun, the singer ruled the pop charts and helped made movies featuring his songs huge blockbusters. For our latest poll, we’re asking…
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To commemorate the passing of Max von Sydow, we are reprinting this guest post from 2018. We will have much more on the legendary actor’s life and work throughout the week here on MovieFanFare: “Flash! Aaah! Savior of the Universe!…
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Hooray for Hollywood! It’s an adage that is as true today as it was all those years ago. Can you even imagine what life would be like without the magic of movies? We don’t want to either, and fortunately we…
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I know that I saw the original Star Wars in theater with my dad and my brother during the film’s original run in 1977. Unfortunately, I have no memory of this…or seeing The Empire Strikes Back either. (For the record,…
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Infusing the 1868 Louisa May Alcott classic with contemporary sensibilities and nonlinear narrative, director/screenwriter Greta Gerwig‘s Little Women stylishly recounts the tribulations and triumphs of willful aspiring novelist Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) through her Civil War-era upbringing and enduring bonds…
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