One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Jim Morrison…
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It was exactly 90 years ago this week that Lon Chaney debuted one of his most memorable make-ups with his performance as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. We’ve got more celluloid anniversaries to ring in.
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There are bigger dangers in New York’s subway system than panhandlers and missed connections, as Rick29 proves in his look at the 1974 suspense ride The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
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It’s Labor Day! So celebrate the holiday by watching one of your favorite career-based flicks. Which is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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Whether he was a song-and-dance man, a romantic lead, a family film star, or a TV dad, Fred MacMurray delighted audiences for more than 40 years. MovieFanFare marks his birthday with a look at this beloved and versatile actor.
Read more →It takes more than period details that bring on feelings of nostalgia to make a great “coming-of-age” movie–it takes dramatizing how formidable (and often funny) a task it can be to make the transition from kid to adult. Here’s Movie Irv…
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It’s not much of a change really. Just one letter. But all of a sudden a movie we all know and love is transformed into something quite different—helped along by some Photoshop mischief, of course! Out In The Open…
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There’s something about your first movie-going experience you never forget…especially if you’re a child watching dinosaurs come to life on the big screen, as guest blogger MarieElana Guirdy writes about 1993’s Jurassic Park.
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How is it Jack Benny got to be regarded to a TV comic first, and a movie comedian a far distant second? (Don’t say “I’m thinking! I’m thinking!”) We’ll examine why, and take a look at the highlights of his film resume.
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The other day Val Kilmer was on the Conan show, pushing his live Mark Twain play called Citizen Twain at the Pasadena Playhouse. Conan showed pictures of Kilmer in costume—white hair, mustache, heavy prosthetics, dandy white suit, bow-tie—greeting audience members…
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