“Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum daaaaaaaa…” Hard to believe it’s been a whole half-century since moviegoers first heard those ominous notes by composer John Williams, the opening sounds to a film that would capture the country’s attention like few…
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For imaginary creatures, dragons sure seem to be everywhere these days. How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation’s live-action remake of its 2010 animated favorite, topped the box office charts this past weekend. Meanwhile, HBO is busy filming the third…
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This Friday marks the 116th birthday of one of the most popular screen swashbucklers of all time, Errol Flynn. Born on the Australian island of Tasmania in 1909, Flynn’s first film role was as Fletcher Christian in the Aussie…
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Okay, here’s the drill. Today is Friday, June 13th. Which, of course, means we have to run at least one article spotlighting everyone’s favorite hockey-masked maniac, Jason Voorhees. So we’ve taken a still from 1989’s Friday the 13th Part VIII:…
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If you’ve looked at a calendar (or your phone, I suppose) today, you’re already aware that it’s Friday the 13th once more. And since this is MovieFanFare, “the movie collector’s blog,” you’re probably expecting us to run an article connected…
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It’s easily one of the most recognized images in Hollywood history…even if the shot most people recall didn’t actually come from the movie. This week marks the 70th anniversary of director/co-writer Billy Wilder’s comic take on marital infidelity, The Seven…
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It was 40 years ago this week that New York magazine writer David Blum’s article tagged a group of popular twentysomething actors and actresses with the nickname “Hollywood’s Brat Pack.” The group–whose membership has always been rather liquid–were featured…
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Over 75 years since his death in 1948, George Herman “Babe” Ruth is to this day recognized pretty much everywhere as the greatest player in baseball history. Many of the records the slugger known as “The Sultan of Swat” set…
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One of the most thankless acting jobs in movies must have been as one of Charlie Chan’s would-be detective offspring. After all, how many ways can an performer say “Gee whiz, pop!”? For the venerable Keye Luke, however, playing “number-one…
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In the world of pro wrestling it’s called a “face turn.” It’s where a performer known as a bad guy (“heel”) and booed by the fans does something dramatic that turns them into an audience favorite (“babyface”). A wrestling…
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