Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Film Anniversary - December 12, 2015

Today is the 35th anniversary of Popeye, the Robert Altman film adaption of the E.C. Segar comic strip, starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Ray Walston.


Friday, December 11, 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Film Anniversary - December 8, 2015

Today is the 15th anniversary of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the highest grossing foreign language film in American history.


Sunday, December 6, 2015

Film Anniversary - December 6, 2015

Today is the 45th anniversary of Gimme Shelter, the documentary film about the Rolling Stones' concert at Altamont.



Video: "Sympathy for the Devil"


Saturday, December 5, 2015

Film Anniversary - December 5, 2015

Today is the 35th anniversary of Flash Gordon, the (fairly terrible) film adaptation of the legendary comic strip, starring Sam Jones, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, and Brian Blessed.



Video: "Flash" by Queen


Monday, November 30, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 30, 2015

Today is the 25th anniversary of Misery, the film adapted from the Stephen King novel, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.


Sunday, November 22, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 22, 2015

Today is the 15th anniversary of Unbreakable, the ultimate superhero origin story movie.


Film Anniversary - November 22, 2015

Today is the 20th anniversary of Toy Story, the first full-length animated feature from Pixar.


Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 18, 2015

Today is the 50th anniversary of For a Few Dollars More, the second film in the "Dollars Trilogy" or "Man with No Name Trilogy" starring Clint Eastwood, directed by Sergio Leone.


Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 17, 2015

Today is the 20th anniversary of The American President, directed by Rob Reiner, written by Aaron Sorkin, and starring Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Michael J. Fox, and Martin Sheen.




Monday, November 16, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 16, 2015

Today is the 70th anniversary of The Lost Weekend, the Billy Wilder directed film starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman.


Thursday, November 5, 2015

Film Anniversary - November 5, 2015

Today is the 50th anniversary of Pierrot le Fou, the tenth film from director Jean-Luc Godard.


Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Film Anniversary - October 27, 2015

Today is the 60th anniversary of Rebel Without a Cause, the Nicholas Ray directed film featuring James Dean in his most celebrated role.


Friday, October 23, 2015

Film Anniversary - October 23, 2015

Today is the 55th anniversary of The Magnificent Seven, the American remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and Robert Vaughn.


Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Welcome, Marty McFly

Today is the day that Marty McFly arrived from 1985. And now we all have hoverboards and holographic movie marquees.


Thursday, October 15, 2015

Film Anniversary - October 15, 2015

Today is the 75th anniversary of The Great Dictator, the prescient and powerful film by Charlie Chaplin.


Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Film Anniversary - October 13, 2015

Today is the 65th anniversary of Harvey, a film about a man and his imaginary 6-foot rabbit friend.


Film Anniversary - October 13, 2015

Today is the 65th anniversary of All About Eve, the 1950 drama film starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.


Saturday, October 10, 2015

Film Anniversary - October 10, 2015

Today is the 35th anniversary of The Elephant Man, the David Lynch directed film starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt.