Would that which we call “Annie Hall” seem as sweet by any other name? (Especially had it been called “Anhedonia,” as the Woodman initially suggested…or “It Had to Be Jew”?) Join us as Movie Irv pulls some notable “name” movie titles out of the cinema history hat.
Read more →Monthly Archives: June 2014
Spencer Tracy Goes to Hell and Back in Dante’s Inferno
Carnival worker Spencer Tracy lets no one–including girlfriend Claire Trevor–stop his climb up the ladder of success, only to fall into a hellish pit of his own making. Guest writer Kristen Lopez plumbs the depths of Fox’s 1935 allegorical melodrama Dante’s Inferno.
Read more →Spotlight on Stanwyck
She was the toughest cookie of ’em all, and with an exhaustive new print biography making the rounds, we’re offering up our favorites from the enduring screen legacy of Barbara Stanwyck.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Greer Garson Film Role?
Garson’s back! And MovieFanFare’s got her! Vote for your favorite performance by the British-born, Oscar-winning actress in this week’s movie poll.
Read more →Strange Lady in Town: Greer Garson, Medicine Woman
Newly arrived in late 1800s Santa Fe, doctor Greer Garson butts heads with fellow physician Dana Andrews in Strange Lady in Town. Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her diagnosis of the 1955 frontier drama, which co-starred Cameron Mitchell and Lois Smith.
Read more →This Week in Film History, 06.22.14
It’s been exactly 25 years since the superhero genre took a big step forward, as Michael Keaton memorably donned the cape and cowl for Tim Burton’s Batman. We’ve got many more cinema signposts to share.
Read more →The Latest Buzz on New & Upcoming DVD Releases
We’re firing up the crystal ball to share breaking news about the latest in long-sought movie and TV treasures that will be coming your way to DVD and Blu-ray in the coming months. .
Read more →Karloff Comes Back as The Walking Dead (1936)
Decades before zombies marched through Georgia on TV, a mechanical heart–based on a device co-designed by Charles Lindbergh–brought executed convict Boris Karloff back to life in The Waking Dead. Guest blogger Cliff Alpierti reviews the 1936 chiller.
Read more →Six Pix: Summer
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. In this installment we welcome the weekend solstice with a salute to summer.
Read more →The President’s Analyst: Spoofing Spies, Hippies and the Phone Company
Renowned New York psychiatrist James Coburn’s professional and personal worlds are turned upside down when he takes on a new patient, the President of the United States, in the wild ’67 comedy The President’s Analyst, reviewed here as part of the 1967 in Film Blogathon.
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