This week’s Movie Poll turns the calendar pages back 50 years. Which movie celebrating its Golden Anniversary–among them The Birds, Cleopatra, The Great Escape and Best Picture Oscar-winner Tom Jones–is your favorite from 1963?
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A New Orleans luxury hotel was the setting for drama and romance in 1967’s aptly-titled Hotel, based on a novel by Arthur Hailey. Guest blogger John Greanias details what makes this hotel worth a visit.
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It was 61 years ago this week that the outlaw biker roared into the consciousness of film audiences with the opening of the Marlon Brando cycle opus The Wild One. We’ve got more movie landmarks to rebel against here.
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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 Loretta Lynn…
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She was one of Hollywood’s biggest female stars in the ’90s, but the past decade has been a relatively quiet time for Meg Ryan. Guest blogger David Lobosco examines the reasons why and what’s in Ryan’s future.
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The holidays will soon be upon us, and MovieFanFare wants to know which Yuletide film made since 1993 puts you in the Christmas spirit. From Tim Allen as St. Nick to Will Ferrell as a would-be elf, vote for your favorite in this week’s poll.
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Ask people what their favorite “angel” movie is, and I daresay a majority of movie fans might say “It’s a Wonderful Life,” especially during the holiday season. I go my own way, and pick “Wings of Desire”–at this time of year or any other.
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It was exactly 80 years ago that RKO released the musical Flying Down to Rio, fortuitously giving the second leads to Broadway hoofer Fred Astaire and contract actress Ginger Rogers. We’ve got even more movie milestones ready to take wing.
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On the screen he befriended David Copperfield, was part of the Mutiny on the Bounty, and joined in the Adventures of Robin Hood, but fate cut his career short. English-born actor Herbert Mundin is our latest Scene Stealer.
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His capacity for carousing was nearly as large a source of notoriety as his substantial cinema resume, and we’re offering our two cents about a new chronicle of the wild life and times of the inimitable Oliver Reed.
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