“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.” This was the tag line for 1987’s The Lost Boys, and it was partly accurate. I don’t know that the film makes its…
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Kino Lorber April 2026 Releases: Action, Comedy, Horror…and Ilsa!
Still trying to figure out what to spend your income tax refund on? Well, there are plenty of classic films coming out on Blu-ray and 4K/UHD from the Kino Lorber Studio Classics line. From comic strip-inspired action and vintage…
Read more →In Passing: Mary Beth Hurt/Sid Krofft
Recently the entertainment world lost two diverse but memorable talents. Stage and screen actress Mary Beth Hurt, who debuted in Woody Allen’s Interiors and co-starred with Robin Williams in The World According to Garp, died this past March…
Read more →Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967): “Could Be a Heist!”
Well, it’s that time of year once more. Today is April 15th, aka Tax Day. There are quite a few films out there with a taxation theme, from The Adventures of Robin Hood to 1776 to Everything Everywhere All at…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Rod Steiger Film Performance?
Whether he was playing a Mob underling looking out for his longshoreman brother (On the Waterfront), an infamous Chicago gangster (Al Capone), an embittered Holocaust survivor (The Pawnbroker), or a small-town Southern police chief (In the Heat of the Night),…
Read more →Housewife/Diary of a Mad Housewife: Domestic Drama Times Two
Before they became “Desperate,” the housewife was a staple in TV and movies. Usually she was subservient to her husband (and the plot). Other times she was the smartest and cleverest one in the room. Think Lucy on I…
Read more →Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?: The Rise of TV Anti-Heroes
Four hundred years ago, no one watching Othello at the Globe Theatre cheered when Iago came on stage. Moviegoers in 1946 didn’t root for Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life. That was then, of course. Nowadays, some of…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Non-Godfather Francis Ford Coppola Film?
Famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola turns 87 on Tuesday, April 7 this year. The Academy Award-winning writer/director/producer (and noted winemaker) is undoubtedly best known for being the creative force behind the Godfather series. Beyond his genre-defining Mafia saga, however,…
Read more →Happy Easter and Passover from MovieFanFare!
On behalf of all of us at MovieFanFare, we wish you and yours Happy Easter and Passover. Are watching certain films during these celebrations a part of your family’s tradition? If so, tell us which movies you watch during this…
Read more →Bandits (2001): Bank-Robbing Buddies and Romantic Rivals
They’re a different kind of threesome in this 2001 action/comedy written by Harley Peyton (Twin Peaks) and directed by Barry Levinson (The Natural). Starring Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton as bank robbers and a red-headed Cate Blanchett as an…
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