Whether it’s referred to as “Episode V” or “the second Star Wars film,” 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back is considered to many fans to be the best film in the history of the series. Along with introducing such familiar faces…
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With the 2026 baseball season officially underway, what better time to look at The Natural, a classic 1984 film about America’s favorite pastime? Directed capably by Barry Levinson (Diner) it stars all-American Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a pitching and…
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His Roman Colosseum showdown with Bruce Lee in 1972’s Way of the Dragon made him an instant sensation with martial arts fans. And that was early on in an over 50-year career that saw Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris kick,…
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Since it is Black History Month, here at MovieFanFare we thought we’d look at a classic film that examines racism, sexual abuse, and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. The Color Purple (1985) has the dubious distinction of being…
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Another action thriller that’s a fun watch–despite a couple of major plot holes–is 1980’s Night of the Juggler. It stars James Brolin as former New York City cop-turned-truck driver Sean Boyd, a divorced dad with a 13-year-old daughter, Kathy (Abby…
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Derided by critics when first released, the 1980 romantic fantasy Somewhere in Time found its audience over the decades and this year celebrated its 45th anniversary. It’s based on the novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the…
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To star in a one-person play on London’s West End and Broadway and walk away with seven awards–including the Olivier and Tony Awards–is a rare achievement. To then star in the play’s film version and earn Oscar and Golden Globe…
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Hollywood often gets a deserved bad rap for squeezing blood from stones (or beating dead horses, or whatever colorful metaphor one wishes to use) with ill-conceived and unnecessary sequels. Still, you have to give them some credit for allowing many…
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The greatest bicycle movie this side of Vittorio De Sica Bicycle Thieves marked a milestone this past weekend. Saturday was the 40th anniversary of the opening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Director Tim Burton’s debut feature followed Paul Reubens as Pee-wee…
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If Farrah Fawcett-Majors was the queen of 1970s pin-up models, running a close second was another statuesque blonde in a red swimsuit, Loni Anderson. The TV/film actress, who rose to fame on the 1978-82 CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati…
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