As I discussed in a teaser trailer review back in February, one of this summer’s most anticipated releases is Warner Bros./DC Studios’ Superman. Writer/director James Gunn’s second cinematic foray (after 2021’s The Suicide Squad) into the DC Universe, it stars…
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You know your place in pop culture is secure when fans everywhere remember you by just one name. And for actor George Wendt, whose place was at the end of a Boston bar from 1982 to 1993, that name…
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Earlier this month popular character actor and ’70s action hero Joe Don Baker passed away at the age of 89. Whether he was swinging a mean hickory club as Tennessee lawman Buford Pusser in Walking Tall, stalking victims as…
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It’s kind of funny. One of my favorite movie memories of gruff and tough character actor Joe Don Baker features him wielding a baseball bat. And no, I don’t mean his 1973 starring turn as real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser…
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When one thinks about martial arts films, names such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li immediately spring (or leap) to mind. Many U.S. Baby Boomers got their first exposure to karate and kung fu from seeing…
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After six relatively quiet decades as a museum and occasional protest site, Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay found itself in the national spotlight last week, as the White House floated the idea of reopening the site’s notorious prison facilities….
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Okay, here’s the drill. In order to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, we’ve taken a still from the 1975 comedy classics and given it a (we trust) comedic caption below. Now it’s your turn…
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“No, on second thought let’s not salute Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is a silly film.” Are you a Baby Boomer male who came of age in the late ’70s? If so, you’ll recall how your place on…
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This past week saw the deaths of two actresses who occupied unique niches in the entertainment universe. One, Priscilla Pointer, was best known for playing the mother of several notable stars on the big screen, and who made her…
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Buenos dias. Today is Cinco de Mayo. It’s not Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is a cause–for various reasons–for celebration on both sides of the Rio Grande. MovieFanFare is joining in the celebración with this week’s poll. Which of the…
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