February 25, 1906: Future Universal Pictures president Carl Laemmle enters the moving pictures business with Chicago’s first nickelodeon, the White Front Theater. February 22, 1934: A Depression-weary American public flocks to Frank Capra‘s comedy It Happened One Night, starring Claudette…
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Rushmore
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! It was just another night of swinging delights at The May-December Club.
Read more →Movies That Scared Me – When I Was Young
Remember when a movie’s scary scenes sent you hiding in your theater seat (or behind the sofa it you were watching TV)? MovieFanFare does, and offers a shock-filled selection of the most spine-chilling moments from those bygone (we hope!) days.
Read more →Cat Ballou: Ten Things To Know About The Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about Cat Ballou from 1965, which originally appeared as our Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are lots of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment and add…
Read more →They Came From Abroad: The Odd Foreign Remake
American filmmakers don’t have a monopoly on remaking movies. Other country’s directors have no problem, officially or unofficially, taking Yankee movie making ideas and crafting them to their own liking. Consider the recent A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle…
Read more →Kimble Meets Mrs. Gerard in a Classic Episode of The Fugitive
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: Generally regarded as one of the best—if not the best—TV series of the 1960s, The Fugitive set a high standard for well-crafted, exceptionally well-performed drama. Although there are many outstanding episodes, my favorite remains the…
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The Key to Best Picture Success? Location, Location, Location.
There’s about a fortnight or so to go until the pinnacle of Hollywood’s seemingly unending self-congratulatory season, the Academy Awards, takes place. And, according to many film critics and Las Vegas odds makers who actually do take bets on this sort…
Read more →The Phantom of the Opera: Classic Horror Movie Review
Today’s guest post was submitted by MovieFanFare reader Cam Wilson: I believe that this is the finest of the Universal silent horror films. There is no question in my mind that this 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera still contains the…
Read more →Dutch Treats For The Reagan Centennial
We’ve come not to bury nor praise the life and politics of Ronald Reagan. Just his cinematic endeavors. Let’s separate our opinions from our feelings about his career as a screen actor, for which many termed him “terminally bland.” A…
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