The western Ohio town of Springfield has received a good deal of unwanted publicity over the past couple of months. Something a lot of folks are not aware of is that the city was the birthplace/hometown of two notable early…
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Danny Kaye Gets “Up in Arms” In a Film Classic
Funnyman Danny Kaye made his feature film debut as a hypochondriac who winds up a G.I. in Up in Arms. Guest writer Rick29 falls in for a closer look at the 1944 comedy/musical, which also stars Dinah Shore and Dana Andrews
Read more →Is W.C. Fields Still Funny?
He may not have liked it, but W.C. Fields was born in suburban Philadelphia 136 years ago today. In this classic article, writer George Allen examines the curmudgeonly comic’s screen work to see if Fields’ brand of humor still works in the 21st century.
Read more →Waking Up with The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
What’s a film fan to do when you’re up at 5 in the morning and the cable’s not working? For MovieFanFare reader Bill Dunphy, it means popping in a random DVD. His pick: the 1966 Cold War comedy The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming.
Read more →“Maha?” “Aha!”: The Three Stooges in Three Little Pirates (1946)
A classic Three Stooges routine, the “Maha” sketch, was featured in their 1946 short Three Little Pirates. For the “…And Scene!” Blogathon, we salute what turned out be one of Curly’s funniest–and final–moments with the slapstick trio.
Read more →Frat House Controversies? Rush Animal House Again
Fraternity-related controversies exploded across the country in 2015. That makes it the perfect time for us to revisit John Landis’ legendary “slob comedy” and contemplate what’s funny about it…or what isn’t.
Read more →Curtis, Wood and Lemmon Hit the Road for The Great Race
Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk are contestants in a 1908 trans-global road rally in The Great Race. Guest writer Kristen Lopez takes the checkered flag with her look at director Blake Edwards’ slapstick epic, which turns 50 this year.
Read more →Suppose There Was a Best Comedy Academy Award…
Would having a Best Comedy/Musical category enhance or dilute the Oscars? MovieFanFare looks at the idea of splitting the Best Picture Academy Award in two and offers an alternate history of which films would have won from 1928 to the present. .
Read more →Before Airplane!, There Was The Big Bus!
Made during the ’70s heyday of disaster films, The Big Bus spoofed its more serious colleagues with a tale of a New York-to-Denver trip on the nuclear-powered title vehicle. Guest blogger Tdod Liebenow gets behind the wheel of the 1976 comedy for a review.
Read more →The Bank Dick: Don’t Be a Jabbernowl, Watch This Comedy Classic!
Henpecked family man Egbert Sousè (W.C. Fields) gets a new lease on life when he’s hired as The Bank Dick. Guest writer Steve Bailey reviews the bulbous-nosed funnyman’s comic gem, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
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