Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre/theme. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the topic. Tomorrow marks the Ides of March, a date which has lost…
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Captain America (1944): The First “Marvel Movie”
It’s been roughly one month since Captain America: Brave New World debuted in theatres following a year of post-production “tinkering.” This is the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe feature to spotlight Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s patriotic superhero, and the first…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Fredric March Film Performance?
Well, what better time to celebrate the films of Fredric March than during the month of March? Born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel in 1897, the Wisconsin native was employed as a banker in New York City when an appendectomy led…
Read more →Virginia Christine: Egyptian Princess, Swedish Coffee Spokeswoman
If you watched TV in the 1960s and ’70s, you’ll recall that viewers had a choice of which beloved character actress to listen to when it came to buying coffee. You could go with the Wicked Witch of the West…
Read more →Movie In-Jokes: Some Like It Hot
Even casual classic movie buffs tend to have some familiarity with the plot of Billy Wilder’s 1959 romp Some Like It Hot. Often considered one of the finest comedies in Hollywood history, the film stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon…
Read more →Poll: Which Film Do You Think Should’ve Won the 2024 Best Picture Oscar?
Last night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony concluded with the indie drama Anora taking home Best Picture. Naturally, this morning saw some Monday morning quarterbacks saying that the voters got it wrong and their choice should have won. Well, MovieFanFare wants…
Read more →Kings of Cartoons: A Brief History of the Best Animated Short Academy Award
For thousands of film buffs, it takes place every February. A photocopied or e-mailed ballot invites you to take part in an Oscar Pool contest. You’ve watched at least some of the nominated pictures, and you’ve diligently researched the others,…
Read more →Small-Screen Gene: Remembering Hackman’s Early TV Roles
A good deal has already been written and will continue to be over the next several days regarding the career of renowned actor Gene Hackman, who earlier this week was found dead, along with his classical musician wife Betsy Arakawa,…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Gene Hackman Performance?
On the eve of the Academy Awards, movie fans were shocked this morning to learn of the death of two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home. A true everyman, Hackman had a career spanning over…
Read more →Michelle Trachtenberg: Child Spy, Slayer’s Sis, Gossip Girl and More
Call it the “Cousin Oliver Curse” or “Scrappy-Doo Syndrome.” It’s when a new character is introduced into a long-running TV series with hopes of “refreshing” things, only to meet with negative audience response. One show that managed to survive this…
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