Kind of hard to see that far back, but it was exactly 65 years ago this week that Mr. Magoo made his debut in the UPA cartoon short Ragtime Bear. We’ve got more movie milestones for you to peruse.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 09.07.14
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J’Accuse (1919/1938): Abel Gance’s Haunting Anti-War Fables
As part of the World War One in Classic Film Blogathon, MovieFanFare compares French director Abel Gance’s two versions of his anti-war fantasy J’Accuse: a silent version shot during the conflict’s final moments, the remake made with Europe on the brink of World War II.
Read more →James Franco as Henry Fonda? More Biopics Casting
Can you picture James Franco as Henry Fonda? Who would you cast in a biopic about Carole Lombard? Guest blogger Blair Kramer picks 10 of today’s actors to play the stars of the good ol’ days. Will you be jumping for joy at his picks…or hopping mad?
Read more →John Wayne: Overrated or Underrated?
Saddle up, film fans! It’s time to render your verdict on the silver screen career of John Wayne, one of cinema’s most beloved, sometimes derided, and surprisingly controversial actors.
Read more →What Was Your Favorite 2014 Summer Movie?
Now that the summer cinema season has ended (and many titles are already on their way to home video), we’d like to know which 2014 “summer movie” was your favorite. Take a moment and vote in our poll.
Read more →The Clock: Judy Garland and Robert Walker Find Time for Love
With only 48 hours’ furlough in New York before he returns to combat, soldier Robert Walker meets and falls for secretary Judy Garland in The Clock. Guest writer Kristen Lopez takes a few minutes to review this 1945 MGM romance, directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 8.31.14
The Women, MGM’s all-star, all-female film version of the hit Broadway play, debuted 75 years ago this week. We’ve got plenty of juicy gossip about other key moments from Hollywood history waiting for you inside.
Read more →Jeffrey Hunter Is The Man from Galveston
Jeffrey Hunter played a circuit-riding attorney in 1880s Texas in The Man from Galveston. Guest writer Laura Grieve lays down the law on the 1963 frontier legal drama, which started out as a TV pilot and lead to Hunter’s short-lived 1963-64 series Temple Houston.
Read more →Draft Day (2014) Movie Review
Earlier this year, Movie Irv predicted Kevin Costner’s football drama Draft Day would be one of 2014’s higher-profile failures. He guessed right–and now, with the film coming out on home video next week, he’s back to tell you if it deserved to fumble at the box office.
Read more →What’s Your Faovrite Film Directed by Richard Attenborough?
British actor/filmmaker Richard Attenborough, who won an Academy Award for directing Gandhi, died this weekend at the age of 90. This week’s poll remembers Attenborough and asks which of the movies he directed is your favorite.
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