Movie fans, we’re now six days away from Oscar Night. And in the race for Best Picture, it’s still considered by many to be a two-film race between One Battle After Another and Sinners. Don’t count out a couple of…
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She was only seen in the final three minutes of her eponymous film, and she didn’t utter a single word. In spite of these limitations, the Bride of Frankenstein has gone on since her 1935 debut to become a…
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Sometimes, with the passing of the years, things you once believed change. Maturity and social mores influence us, or maybe we just get wiser. I recently watched Imitation of Life, both versions. The first, a 1934 release, starred Claudette…
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Thelma Ritter received six Academy Award nominations over a 13-year period but never took home the golden statue. For the Oscar Snubs Blogathon, we compare the beloved character actress’s performances with the ones that beat her out.
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March can either come in or go out like a lion, so it’s fitting that later this month you’ll be able to roar with Leo the lion as a pair of classic MGM films make their Blu-ray debut, courtesy…
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It was a decade that saw the first “silent film” since Wings (The Artist), as well as the first foreign-language movie ever (Parasite), take home Hollywood’s biggest prize. Now we’d like to hear which Academy Award winner from the 2010s…
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If you’re looking for an escape from the winter doldrums and the ever-present depressing news, check out Soapdish, a silly 1991 look at the soap opera world and all its lunacy. It stars a game Sally Field as daytime TV…
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Most of you know how, over the years, numerous movies have been turned into successful television series, from M*A*S*H to Westworld. And you also know that even more movies have been turned into unsuccessful television series, among them Mr. Smith…
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You may know the drill, but this time we’re changing things up a little. As part of MovieFanFare’s ongoing salute to all things Oscar-related, we turn the clock back to April 2, 1974. At that year’s 46th Annual Academy Awards…
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He belonged to one of Hollywood’s most idiosyncratic acting families, and early in his film career he was often cast alongside his better-known siblings. His most famous screen role, though, may have been as the head “brother” in…
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