Groundbreaking horror film writer/director Wes Craven died this past weekend from cancer at 76. We look back at the career of the man who “dreamed up” Freddy Krueger and turned “slasher movie” conventions on their ear with Scream.
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The box-office hits Furious 7 with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, Melissa McCarthy in Spy, and Pitch Perfect 2 with Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are among the films to look for on home video in September. We’ve got more of this month’s upcoming releases featured inside.
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Depression-era federal agent Montgomery must evacuate a Tennessee town for a dam project in Wild River. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1960 drama directed by Elia Kazan and co-starring Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet.
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What does your favorite line from the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls say about your personality? Take this classic quiz by MovieFanFare’s John Tartaglia and find out which doomed starlet from the campy cult fave you most identify with.
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From The Hills Have Eyes to the Elm Street and Scream series, his films changed the face of cinematic horror. MovieFanFare remembers writer/director Wes Craven, who passed away this weekend from cancer at 76, and invites you to vote for which of his fright flicks is your favorite.
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Bogey plus Bacall added up to one of the all-time great film noir thriller in Howard Hawks’ adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, which opened 69 years ago this week. Don’t sleep after clicking this box, or you’ll miss out on more fascinating bits of movie trivia.
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Jackie Chan has called “Police Story” his favorite of the many action-packed movies he’s made. See why Chan’s 1985 cop saga remains a jaw-dropping classic today…we bet it’ll be one of your favorites, too!
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Fabled screen beauty and three-time Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman was born 100 ago this week. In this classic post, Jay Steinberg looks back at the storied career and stormy personal life of the Swedish-born star of Casablanca and other gems.
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From White Heat to Point Break to The Departed, the lawman going undercover to infiltrate a criminal gang has been a Hollywood genre staple for decades. This week we’d like you to vote for which undercover cop movie you think is the best.
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Before they were Bowery Boys or East Side Kids, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and company made their Hollywood debut as the Dead End Kids 78 years ago this week, in the Humphrey Bogart crime drama Dead End. Spread out, you mugs, for more movie trivia by clicking here.
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