In today’s guest blog, a MovieFanFare reader recalls the circumstances that led to him becoming a bona fide film fan.
Read more →How Movies Changed My Life
Cary Grant Articles
Cary Grant article archives.
No Valentines for Midge
For a pre-Valentine’s Day treat, let’s take a look at some of the best-known Hollywood love triangle movies–from Gone with the Wind and Casablanca to Pretty in Pink and the Twlight films–as seen through the eyes of the guys and gals who wound up on the outside looking in.
Read more →The Eagle and the Hawk (1933): A Classic Movie Review
In today’s guest post, MovieFanFare reader Dan Slaten presents his thoughts on one of his favorite films, The Eagle and the Hawk.
Read more →Alfred Hitchcock: Ten Things To Know About The Master of Suspense
Here are 10 trivia facts about Alfred Hitchcock. There are hundreds of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about the master director. Please feel free to comment and add more trivia we might have missed. 1. The 1929 thriller Blackmail is often…
Read more →Notorious
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “Four empty bottles of booze and it’s only 10am. Something you want to tell me, Ingrid?”
Read more →On this day in Movie History, 11.18.12
On this day in Movie History… November 18, 1928: Mickey Mouse whistles his way onto the screen in his first speaking performance, in Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie. November 21, 1931: Released only months after Dracula, Universal Pictures has another horror…
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite “Golden Age” (1930-60) Actor?
Bringing Up Baby (1938): A Classic Movie Review
Bringing Up Baby (1938) As one of the most delightful screwball comedies of the 1930s, Bringing Up Baby has been enjoyed by generations and all ages. Directed by Howard Hawks, it is the story of befuddled boy meets impulsive girl…
Read more →Oliver Hardy & Cary Grant: Help Celebrate Their Birthdays
Today in film history, two of the most “shimmering, glowing stars in the cinema firmament” were born on the same day – Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy fame) and Cary Grant. Let’s wish Happy Birthday to two of Hollywood’s…
Read more →My Five Favorite Cary Grant Films
Guest blogger David Lobosco writes: Cary Grant (1904-1986), in my humble opinion, is the patron saint of all leading man. Sure, there were actors out there that might have had more of an acting range, but Cary could make any…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 11.20.11
November 25, 1940: Voiced by Mel Blanc, Woody Woodpecker laughs his way into cartoon fame in the Andy Panda short Knock Knock. November 26, 1942: Taking advantage of Allied landings that put the North African city in the news, Warner…
Read more →The Toast of New York (1937)
Guest blogger Jacqueline Lynch writes: “The Toast of New York” (1937) turns character actor Edward Arnold into a romantic lead. This alone makes this uneven movie a delight. Based on the true life and financial skullduggery of 19th-century entrepreneur James…
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