It’s Open Thread time again, and this week we’ve got a bit of a challenge for you. Why? Because we want you to name your favorite black and white film. “Easy,” you may be thinking, “it’s Casablanca!” But bear in…
Read more →Classic Movies
Classic movie articles featuring movie articles from the 1930s 1940s and 1950s
The MovieFanFare 2017 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For Everyone On Your List!
We hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving! Now we realize that many of you are suffering from turkey hangovers this morning and coping with the realization that the holidays are now officially here. But fear not, we have got you…
Read more →10 Things I Love About Sunset Boulevard
Six decades after its debut, Sunset Boulevard remains one of the most biting big-screen looks at Hollywood. Guest writer Marsha Collock offers her list of 10 key moments, performances and lines from Billy Wilder’s acerbic dark comedy.
Read more →Grander Than Life: Citizen Kane at the Orpheum
Filmmaker and old-time radio enthusiast Michael James Kacey shares his memories of screening “A Mercury Production by Orson Welles” at the beautifully restored Los Angeles movie palace.
Read more →Of Comfort Food and Comfort Films
Ever have one of those days when life gets you down and everything feels like you’re being overwhelmed? Guest writer Marsha Collock is here to offer her two-part remedy: good, comforting food and a good, comforting film.
Read more →Vintage Years
In today’s guest post, The Lady Eve examines the issue of what the best year ever for movies was.
Read more →What’s the Most Memorable Wardrobe in Movie History?
Indiana Jones’s hat? Bogart’s trenchcoat? Ursula Andress’s bikini? Name your favorite movie costume (or costume piece) right after Irv suits up to do the same…
Read more →Barbara Bel Geddes: Underrated Performer of the Week
The career of the “Dallas” star is the focus of today’s guest post by Rick29.. Do you remember Barbara Bel Geddes as Katrin in the 1948 classic I Remember Mama?
Read more →A Reader Shares His Thoughts on His Favorite Films
MovieFanFare reader Bill Dunphy presents an overview of his most-loved films, including Jack Benny in The Horn Blows at Midnight, John Garfield in Pride of the Marines, and Summer of ’42 in today’s guest post.
Read more →One Way Passage Starring William Powell: A Guest Movie Review
One Way Passage (1932) movie review: Guest blogger Angela Petteys writes about the 1932 classic One Way Passage: When Dan (William Powell) meets Joan (Kay Francis) in a bar in Hong Kong, it’s love at first sight. They have a…
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