In honor of this week’s Indy 500, our poll looks at some of the big screen’s fastest racing stars. Check out our list, pick your favorite, and see who roars into the winner’s circle.
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Post-1960 Movie Race Car Driver?
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Animal Magnetism: Reflections on Robert Strauss
His screen reprisal of his comic stage triumph as the aptly-named Sgt. “Animal” Kuzawa in Stalag 17 landed him an Oscar nomination and launched a prolific, generation-long career in film and TV. We’re looking back at the life and performances of the ubiquitous and unforgettable Robert Strauss.
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The French Connection
In this classic scene from The French Connection, Jason created a unique or a funny caption from The Frech Connection starring Gene Hackman. You are encouraged to add your idea for a caption in the Comment section.
Read more →New Morals for Old (1932)
Guest blogger Laura G. reviews New Morals for Old, a 1932 pre-Code family drama starring Robert Young and Margaret Perry as siblings whose free-spirited ways test “old-fashioned” parents Lewis Stone and Laura Hope Crews.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Star Trek Film?
So here we are… It’s the age old question: What’s your favorite Star Trek movie? Of the possible choices, can you pick just one? Or maybe you never liked any of them. Let your voice be heard!
Read more →This Week In Film History, 05.19.13
It was “a long, long time ago”–exactly 30 years–that the saga of Star Wars wrapped up (or so we all thought at the time) with the opening of Return of the Jedi. We’ve got even more cinema landmarks to share.
Read more →Sing a Song of Movie Stars
You know you’ve really made it when you’ve had a song written about you. Let’s drop a quarter in the MovieFanFare jukebox and listen to entertaining tunes devoted to some of cinema’s greatest talents…
Read more →Al Pacino: Michael Corleone vs. Tony Montana
One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite.But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Michael Corleone From…
Read more →Jack Cassidy: A One of a Kind Character
In today’s guest post, Nell Musolf writes about the life and career of Tony Award winning character actor Jack Cassidy remembered for his role in the Broadway musicals Alive and Kicking, and Wish You Were Here. Cassidy also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the Eiger Sanction
Read more →Farewell, My Falcon
The Falcon Takes Over: A quick look at the 1942 “B” Detective movie adapted from the Raymond Chandler novel Farewell, My Lovely. Both George Sanders and real-life brother Tom Conway played the role in the RKO series.
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