As regular readers of MovieFanFare will tell you, we have rather ambiguous feelings about Internet holidays. Some, such as May the Fourth Be With You and the upcoming National Classic Movie Day are a great way for the online community…
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The 1980s were a great time for movie comedies. But can you pick your favorite funnyman from the era? That’s what we want to know in this week’s poll, featuring such mirthful men as Eddie Murphy, John Candy, and more….
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A lot of people will tell you that the even-numbered Star Trek films are fantastic while the odd-numbered entries are nearly unwatchable pieces of junk. For many, none of the movies perpetuate that myth more than Star Trek V: The Final Frontier….
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Movie Music Video is a an occasional look at, well, notable music videos from film soundtracks. This debut column examines an obscure (yet totally amazing) clip from the mid-1980s. Eddy Grant’s 1982 hit “Electric Avenue” may have told us all how to…
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Last week we got your pick for the top film from 1980-84. This time the spotlight is on 1985-89 pictures: Back to the Future, Big, Die Hard, Batman and more. Vote for your favorite, or suggest one that we overlooked.
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It was the decade that gave us such memorable films as Raging Bull, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Tootsie, Ghostbusters and others. This week we salute the 1980s and ask you to vote for your favorite 1980-84 movie.
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An isolated Colorado resort hotel becomes the setting for unrelenting horror in The Shining. Guest writer Kristen Lopez raises her glass and salutes director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 screen adaptation, starring Jack Nicholson, of the Stephen King shocker
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Happy Back to the Future Day, readers! We salute the “far-off world” of October 21, 2015 that was depicted in Back to the Future Part II and look at how it compares to today’s reality (yes, the lack of practical hoverboards is particularly disappointing).
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Hot on the heels of last week’s review of Galaxy of Terror, writer Fred Burdsall concludes his classic twin bill of Roger Corman-produced sci-fi/horror flicks with a visit to the 1982 shocker Forbidden World, starring Jesse Vint and June Chadwick.
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She’s a telephone lineperson by day, an aerobics instructor by night, and now–thanks to a cursed sword–a mistress of the martial arts. Guest writer Todd Liebenow dons black pajamas and legwarmers to review the 1984 actioner Ninja III: The Domination.
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