In his too-brief life, Wayne Morris was both a respected actor and a World War II flying ace. Today’s guest post by Jessica Pickens presents a fond remembrance of Morris.
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This Week In Film History, 06.23.13
It was exactly 40 years ago this week that Roger Moore first stepped into the gunsight and assumed the movie mantle of James Bond with the opening of Live and Let Die. We’ve got some more stirring (not shaking) cinema anniversaries to share.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Natalie Wood Film Performance?
From child actress to star of comedies, dramas and musicals, Natalie Wood was one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses. This Week’s Movie FanFar poll asks you to vote for your favorite performance from Wood’s 30-plus year screen career.
Read more →The Duke and Dino Re-team for “The Sons of Katie Elder”
Barbara Stanwyck: From Sweet as Pie to Tough as Leather
Whether she was playing a shopgirl, a showgirl, a cowgirl, or anything in between, Barbara Stanwyck was a favorite with movie and TV audiences for over 50 years. Movie FanFare looks at the life and career of the Brooklyn-born actress who, surprisingly, never won a competitive Academy Award.
Read more →What Is It? Ask Crispin Glover
Because you sure as heck won’t get a definitive answer from me. Here, an account of my two journeys through the singular imagination of Crispin Glover, whose films don’t just break taboos, they scream at them and stomp on them and…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Valachi Papers
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! Reluctant to do it himself, tough mob enforcer Joe Valachiwas quite the baby when it came…
Read more →Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Movie Review
Things get magical in today’s guest post, featuring MovieFanFare guest blogger Melanie Simone’s thoughts on one of Disney’s most beloved masterpieces.
Read more →Give ’em The Chair: Favorite Director Portrayals
The amount of movies on filmmaking and filmmakers has sure snowballed over the last generation, and with that in mind, we’re calling for quiet on the set and surveying our favorite depictions of directors, from the real deals to the roman a clefs.
Read more →Which Post-1980 Film Has the Best Wedding Scene?
This week’s Movie FanFare poll continues the nuptial theme, and we’re looking for your pick for the best film wedding scene of the last three decades. Was it The Princess Bride, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Wedding Crashers, or another cinematic ceremony?
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