MovieFanFare’s chronicle of the cinematic heroics of English parson-by-day/smuggler-by-night Christopher Syn concludes with Walt Disney’s 1963 adventure Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow, starring Patrick McGoohan in the dual title roles.
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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 Laurie Strode…
Read more →I’ve been thinking about this genre we love, the horror-comedy, and while always pondering the places it’s been (the whole reason for this project) the notion of where it is going or even where it is now intrigues me as…
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For Halloween week, MovieFanFare salutes the master of sophisticated screen scares for nearly 50 years, Vincent Price. Which of Price’s monstrous movies, from House of Wax to The Raven to Theater of Blood, is your favorite?
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With visions of ghosts, ghouls and goblins dancing in his head, guest writer Bill Dunphy looks back on the Halloween film fare he loved as a child…and as an adult!
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It was exactly 45 years ago that George Romero altered the American horror flick landscape forever with the opening of his shoestring shocker Night of the Living Dead. We’ve come to get even more movie milestones for you.
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What happens when Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn find themselves on opposite sides of the workplace and the “Computer Age”? Melanie Simone explains in her review of the screen duo’s 1957 romantic comedy Desk Set.
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As part of the Hammer Halloween Blogathon, MovieFanFare shouts “Yo ho ho!” and raises a pint of ale to Night Creatures, a 1962 thriller of smugglers and pirates in 18th-century England starring Hammer Films mainstay Peter Cushing.
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. This Six Pix highlights Bram Stoker’s famed vampire in various iterations….
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In today’s guest post, writer Paul Castiglia shares his views on how Dracula has been portrayed on-screen throughout the years; focusing on the brilliant (and peerless) performance of Bela Lugosi as the infamous bloodsucker.
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