The quote “Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence” could have been written about the lead character in Rolling Thunder, an extremely violent 1977 action revenge thriller. It stars William Devane as Charles Rane, an Air Force Major and…
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Okay, here’s the drill. This week marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of the Batman TV series, starring Adam West and Burt Ward as Gotham City’s caped crimefighters. As devoted bat-fans know, one of the more…er, unusual parts of…
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A superhero film is only as good as its supervillain, and 1966’s Batman had four memorable foes. As part of the Great Villain Blogathon, we shine the Bat-Signal on the menace of the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Riddler (Frank Gorshin), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) and Joker (Cesar Romero).
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Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published in January of 2016. We’re rerunning it here as part of MovieFanFare’s 60th anniversary salute to the TV series Batman. Supergirl. Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Avengers: Doomsday. A cursory glance at…
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1976 was a memorable year in cinema. While America celebrated its bicentennial, moviegoers rooted for heroic sports underdogs, intrepid Washington Post reporters, and troubled New York cabbies. They saw the first Stephen King film and the final efforts from…
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Happy New Year, everyone. Now that we are now officially in the midst of awards season (with the Critics Choice Awards down and the Golden Globes next on the list), it seems a fitting time for a look back…
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre/theme. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the topic. We’re roughly one week into the new year, and around much…
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Well, now that we’ve all opened our 2026 planners and calendars, MovieFanFare wants to take a final lingering look at the year gone by. Specifically, we’re remembering the 2025 films that had folks heading the their local theaters…or, in…
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Director Douglas Sirk was known for his “women’s pictures,” melodramas filled with noble women facing adversity. They included Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955), and Imitation of Life (1959). When first released they were panned, but later Sirk’s…
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“Resolution Number One: Get creative control of my movies back from MGM.” Okay, that’s probably not something Buster Keaton wrote in his 1929 New Year’s Resolutions book (although maybe he should have). As folks everywhere get ready to start their…
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