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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Here’s Looking at the Casablanca Sequel, Brazzaville (1944)
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.
Read more →When I’m Good I’m Very Good: Five Reasons to Watch Mae West
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.
Read more →Mae’s Day: Four More Mae West Gems from the Universal Vault
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.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Matt Damon Film Role?
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.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 3/29/15
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.
Read more →Frat House Controversies? Rush Animal House Again
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.
Read more →Gregory Walcott: The Man Who Saved Earth from “Plan 9”
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.
Read more →Horror/Sci-Fi Classics Galore New from the Universal Vault
Lock your doors and bolt the windows; classic horror and sci-fi films from the Universal Vault series are out this week. Check out a shock-filled selection that includes The Black Cat, The Deadly Mantis, Jungle Woman, The Mole People and more.
Read more →The Fault in Our Stars…and Our Society
Two teenagers, both coping with cancer, meet and fall in love in The Fault in Our Stars. Guest writer Anna Catherine Hilton examines the 2014 drama, based on John Green’s best-selling book, and how both reflect the way society deals with cancer.
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