The only film directed by Alfred Hitchcock to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, Rebecca, opened 75 years go this week. There’s no need to dream of going to Manderlay for more memorable movie moments; just click below and read on.
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Protested by gay activists, trashed by critics, and shoved into the corner of movie history, William Friedkin’s “Cruising” is a bold, brilliant thriller that deserves a place among the important films of its time. Not that the movie doesn’t go out of its way to help some people get the wrong idea…
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In 1920s Hong Kong, Greta Garbo is torn between her husband, doctor Herbert Marshall, and British attache George Brent in The Painted Veil. Guest writer Danny Reid examines the 1934 MGM melodrama, based on a W. Somerset Maugham novel.
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This week’s airing of HBO’s Frank Sinatra: All or Nothing at All makes it a good time to check out one of Frank’s most powerful screen performances. In this classic post, author Brian Sieck reviews Sinatra’s 1955 drama The Man with the Golden Arm..
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1939 is known as Hollywood’s greatest year, but with The Philadelphia Story, Pinocchio, Rebecca, The Sea Hawk, The Westerner and more, 1940 was no slouch, either. This week’s poll wants your vote for the top “Diamond Anniversary” picture of 1940.
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Killer rabbits, knights who say “Ni,” hiccupping guards and other medieval nuttiness was on display 40 years ago this week, at the London premiere of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If you’re on a quest for more movie trivia, all you need do is click below.
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Laurel and Hardy, Jimmy Durante, The Three Stooges and even Mickey Mouse were among the “guests” at MGM’s 1934 comedy Hollywood Party. For the Pre-Code Blogathon, MovieFanFare invites itself in to see if it’s a party worth attending.
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What are your favorite Classic Movie Freakouts? In this video essay, MovieFanFare examines five unforgettable moments when movie characters lose control.
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Film fans have asked for years when Brazzaville, the 1944 follow-up to Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains and Geraldine Fitzgerald, will be out on DVD. MovieFanFare takes a special April 1st look at the film and the odds of its release.
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No 1930s actress made audiences laugh–and censors cringe–like Mae West. Guest writer Emma Alsop lists five reasons that movie fans should check out West’s early ’30s pre-Production Code comedies and examines the secrets behind her success.
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