Released during the summer but set at Christmas, Joe Dante‘s Gremlins was a massive hit when it came out back in 1984. Despite having a dark tone — i.e. the microwave scene, the attack on Mr. Futterman, Kate’s speech…
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Happy Godzilla Day!
Skree-onk! Happy Godzilla Day! Wait, you weren’t aware that there was an Internet holiday celebrating everybody’s favorite kaiju? Well there is, and it is today! This date has special significance as it was on November 3, 1954 that the original…
Read more →Celebrate “Star Trek Day” By Sharing Your Memories of the Final Frontier
“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!” On September 8,…
Read more →May the Fourth Be With You! Check Out Our Star Wars Archives!
Today is that greatest of Internet Holidays, Star Wars Day! May the Fourth (a play on “may the Force be with you”) is a time for fans of George Lucas‘ rousing sci-fi space epic to come together to discuss the…
Read more →It’s Alien Day, So Share Your Thoughts On the Sci-Fi Franchise with Us
Today marks that chest-burstingist of all Internet holidays, Alien Day! This celebration of 20th Century Fox’s landmark 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien and its various sequels/prequels/spin-offs. (The event takes its date from LV426, which also happens to be the classification…
Read more →Happy Twin Peaks Day!
This is just your annual reminder that it was on this day in 1989 that FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan) first arrived in the sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer. And…
Read more →May the Fourth Be With You!: There’s Nothing But Star Wars Today on MovieFanFare
Of all the manufactured Internet holidays that have overtaken online life, none is as fun as Star Wars Day. Held each year on May 4th (as in “may the fourth be with you,” in reference to the Star Wars…
Read more →FYI: Tomorrow Is Star Wars Day!
We just wanted to give you a heads up to let you know that tomorrow is May 4th…also known as Star Wars Day! To celebrate the occasion, MovieFanFare will presenting nothing but Star Wars content all day long. Starting in…
Read more →Happy Back to the Future Day! Share Your Feelings on the Time-Traveling Trilogy Here!
Whoa, this is heavy! In Back to the Future: Part II, Marty McFly and Doc Brown first travelled into the future on October 21st. Great Scott! Since that also happens to be today’s date, we are celebrating Back to the…
Read more →Join Us On May 4th As We Celebrate Star Wars Day!
One week from today is the biggest Internet holiday of the year: Star Wars Day! Each May 4th (as in May the Force, er, fourth be with you) the galaxy comes together to celebrate George Lucas‘ ever-expanding Star Wars universe!…
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