Do some director’s cuts have “too many notes”? See if you agree with these gripes about the wrongheaded changes made to five already great movies.
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Theodore Bikel from A (African Queen) to Z (Zappa)
His film credits included The African Queen, The Defiant Ones, My Fair Lady and more, but he was also famous on Broadway and in the world of folk music. We remember Oscar-nominated character actor Theodore Bikel, who died this week at 91.
Read more →Waking Up with The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
What’s a film fan to do when you’re up at 5 in the morning and the cable’s not working? For MovieFanFare reader Bill Dunphy, it means popping in a random DVD. His pick: the 1966 Cold War comedy The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: Magic Mike
With everyone’s favorite male strippers back on the big screen in Magic Mike XXL, we’d like to hear your humorous comments for this photo from the original film. Check out Jason’s caption and then leave yours below.
Read more →Taking a Trip Across Industrial Strength America
Admit it: you want to watch a film called Asphalt Through the Ages! That’s just one of six vintage, pro-business educational shorts–with such stars as Alan Ladd and Vincent Price–in a newly released DVD, Industrial Strength America, reviewed here.
Read more →Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy: Together Again
Last week saw the release of two exclusive four-film collections featuring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. In this classic remembrance, we look back at two of the beloved musical duo’s movies, Girl of the Golden West and New Moon.
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Lunar-Based Film?
Happy Apollo 11 Day! With the 1969 lunar landing in mind, we’d like to know what your favorite movie is with scenes set on the moon (and yes, we’re counting Apollo 13 as an option), from the serious (Destination Moon) to the silly (Cat Women of the Moon).
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/19/15
After making a name for himself on the Broadway stage, Marlon Brando hit movie theaters for the first time, playing a paraplegic WWII veteran in director Fred Zinnemann’s The Men, 60 years ago this week. More memorable moments from Hollywood’s past are waiting inside.
Read more →Casting the Go Set a Watchman Movie
Who will play Jean Louise Finch (“Scout”) and Atticus Finch in the inevitable movie version of Harper Lee’s “new” book, Go Set a Watchman? See if you agree with these picks to play the beloved characters in a film version of the already-controversial novel.
Read more →Endless Summers: Andy Summers on Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
Ex-Police guitarist Andy Summers talks about his days with the seminal ’80s band and the revealing new documentary Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police, just out on DVD and Blu-ray, in an arresting interview courtesy of Discussions Magazine. .
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