In today’s guest post, Craig Joseph Pisani shares his thoughts on why they don’t make sequels like they used to, presenting 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day as a prime example of this: In 2018, Hollywood continues the trend of producing…
Read more →Monthly Archives: July 2018
Tell Us What the Worst Sequel You Ever Saw Was!
Hollywood never met a good idea that it couldn’t beat into the ground. Or a bad but successful one for that matter. There has been endless hand-wringing over the years about the lack of originality in Hollwyood…not entirely an unfair…
Read more →Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” and More DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Are you ready to play? Well, press play, actually, because you’re going to want to watch this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases ASAP! This week’s offerings include Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster, a John Carpenter cult classic, an assortment of 1990s…
Read more →Tell Us About Your Favorite TV Show Themes!
Ever since I saw Ant Man and the Wasp, I’ve had “C’mon Get Happy” (AKA the theme song to The Partridge Family) stuck in my head. Not to walk into “old man yells at cloud” territory here, but I really…
Read more →Check Out MovieFanFare’s Shark Archives (AKA Our Sharkives)
It’s Shark Week again, meaning that for the next seven days people are going to be extra cautious whenever they go in the ocean…or take a bath…or go swimming. (Hey, sharks are TERRIFYING). Sharks tap into something primal, and they…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Will Ferrell Performance?
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Step Brothers, perhaps the most joyfully unhinged comedy of the past decade. To pay tribute to this milestone, we wanted to hear what your favorite film performance from Will Ferrell is. Vote below,…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of How Stella Got Her Groove Back, director Kevin Rodney Sullivan‘s hit adaptation of Terry McMillan‘s best-selling novel. (She co-wrote the screenplay with Rain Man writer Ron Bass). The film…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Mary Poppins
This week’s Create-A-Caption is nothing short of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, because this one is about Mary Poppins! P.L. Travers’ magical caretaker came to the big screen via Walt Disney Pictures in 1964 and has been charming audiences ever since. We’ve taken a…
Read more →Great Movie Scenes: General Zod Gets His Comeuppance in “Superman II”
It may be true that the word “legendary” is thrown around far too casually in today’s day and age, but some public figures absolutely deserve being called it. One such individual is the great Terence Stamp, who turns 80 today….
Read more →Read This: The Wistful and Nostalgic “Hollywood in the 30s”
The 1930s were an unmatched time of glitter and stardom in Hollywood. But how much do you really know about this era? Writer Daniel Kothenschulte and graphic designer Robert Nippoldt teamed up for the release Hollywood in the 30s to…
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