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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The West was never wilder, as four of Mae West’s classic 1930s films–Night After Night, I’m No Angel, Goin’ to Town and Go West Young Man–are out on DVD as part of the Universal Vault series. Read all about them–and some memorable quotes by Mae–inside.
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Genius janitor, charismatic killer, CIA superweapon, interplanetary explorer: Academy Award-winner Matt Damon’s had a number of colorful big screen roles. To mark this week’s release of Interstellar, we’d like you to vote for which Damon performance is your favorite.
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Billy Wilder’s cross-dressing comedy classic Some Like It Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, debuted 56 years ago this week. If seeing this little tidbit doesn’t make you want to read on for more Tinseltown trivia…well, nobody’s perfect.
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Fraternity-related controversies exploded across the country in 2015. That makes it the perfect time for us to revisit John Landis’ legendary “slob comedy” and contemplate what’s funny about it…or what isn’t.
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He appeared in Mister Roberts, Norma Rae and many other films, but Gregory Walcott was best known as the hero in Ed Wood’s cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space. MovieFanFare remembers the rugged actor, who passed away last week at 87.
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