It may seem unfathomable now, but for a 15-year period from December 1989 to March 2005 there were–save for 1996’s made-for-American TV movie–no new Doctor Who shows on television. A staple of British TV from its 1963 debut until its…
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If 21st-century Hollywood feels dominated by comic book-based movies, then ’50s and ’60s television owed a good deal to newspaper and magazine comic strips. The Addams Family, Blondie (twice), Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, Hazel, Steve Canyon, and Terry and the…
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Movie fans–especially those who grew up watching the films of the ’80s and ’90s–are still reeling over the death last Tuesday of actor Val Kilmer at 65. For this week’s FanFare poll, we’re looking back over Kilmer’s diverse Hollywood career…
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“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game;…
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It almost felt like an April Fools’ Day prank when word hit that actor Val Kilmer, who had been battling throat cancer for years and had just reprised his 1986 role as crack pilot “Iceman” in last year’s hit Top…
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It’s Tuesday, April 1st, and that means it’s also New Release Day at MovieFanFare. Today is a particularly noteworthy one, as some long-awaited titles are making their home video debuts courtesy of a new label, Erehton Cinema. Collectors and film…
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For TV viewers in the early 1960s, there were two popular choices for favorite physician: the surly Ben Casey, played by Vince Edwards, and the sensitive Dr. Kildare, portrayed by Richard Chamberlain. The role made Chamberlain a household name and…
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This month marks the 20th anniversary of the return of Doctor Who to television for the first time since 1996. Under executive producer Russell T. Davies and his successors, the adventures of the era-hopping Time Lord and his companions have…
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Now that Disney’s live-action Snow White is playing in theaters (It is still playing in theaters, isn’t it?), the publicity surrounding the film made me think back to the first time I saw the fairy tale princess on the movie…
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He was a pro wrestler-turned-Hollywood actor decades before Hulk Hogan and Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. He was also an Ivy League graduate and Olympic medalist who spoke four languages. His imposing physique made him perfect for gangster and tough guy…
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