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Subject: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 7:36 am
February 7th 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
February 8th 1915 – D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 8:33 am
February 8th 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 4:04 am
Roger Vadim, French screenwriter, film director/and producer, dies from cancer at age 72 on 11th February 2000.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/16 at 3:17 am
February 12th 1946 – African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the Civil Rights Movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 2:40 am
February 13th 2003 – Stacy Keach died of congestive heart failure at the age of eighty-eight in Burbank, California.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 4:11 am
Kathryn Grayson, actress and singer, star of Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953), died in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles, California on February 17, 2010, aged 88.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:06 am
February 18th 1990 - The movie "Death of the Incredible Hulk" aired.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:14 am
February 19th 1994 - Derek Jarman, English film director and set designer, died of an AIDS-related illness in London, aged 52.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:11 am
February 22nd 1965 - Filming for the Beatles' second movie, "HELP!" began in the Bahamas.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 7:10 am
February 22nd 1962 - Elvis Presley was at No.1 o the UK singles chart with 'Rock-A- Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love.' The tracks were from his latest film 'Blue Hawaii' and became the singers tenth UK No.1
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:47 am
February 23rd 1965 - Filming began on The Beatles follow up to 'A Hard Day's Night' on location in the Bahamas with the working title of 'Eight Arms To Hold You.'
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:49 am
February 23rd 1997 - NBC-TV aired "Schindler's List." It was completely uncensored.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 1:27 am
February 24th 1937 - Lou Gehrig did a screen test for the role of Tarzan. Johnny Weissmuller eventually got the part.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:39 am
February 25th 1957 - Buddy Holly recorded a new version of 'That'll Be The Day', at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.'
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 7:24 am
February 25th 1967 - The Yardbirds were filmed performing in a re-creation of the club built at MGM Studios in Borehamwood for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blowup.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:32 am
February 26th 1984 - CBS premiered "Star Wars: A New Hope" on their network. The movie drew 36% of the total television viewing audience.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 2:03 am
February 26th 1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 2:55 am
February 29th 1940 – For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:34 am
March 1st 1961 - Elvis Presley signed a five-year movie deal with producer Hal Wallis.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 7:20 am
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:21 am
March 2nd 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 8:06 am
March 7th 1980 - The film Coal Miner's Daughter, the biography of Loretta Lynn and starring Sissy Spacek opened. Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lynn; Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo also play leading roles in the film, which was a huge success with critics and at the box office.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 10:44 am
Released on this day in 1933, the groundbreaking creature feature "King Kong" was released. representing a major step forward in special effects.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 3:01 pm
March 7th 1970 - Lee Marvin was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Wand'rin Star', taken from the film 'Paint Your Wagon.'
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 3:13 am
March 8th 1959 - Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 4:53 am
March 11th 1933 – Ground breaking musical film 42nd Street is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:22 pm
March 11th 2006 - The Disney Channel Original Movie, 'High School Musical' was at No.1 on the US album chart. The album went on to break all records for a soundtrack selling over 7 million copies worldwide. A No.1 album In Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/11/16 at 3:29 pm
March 11th 2006 - The Disney Channel Original Movie, 'High School Musical' was at No.1 on the US album chart. The album went on to break all records for a soundtrack selling over 7 million copies worldwide. A No.1 album In Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
A film that would be a huge success and spawn two sequels featuring the original cast.
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since that movie was new!
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 1:44 am
March 12th 1965 - The Beatles finished shooting "Help!" in the Bahamas.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:28 am
March 14th 1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall. (There had been a part-talkie, part-silent version of Show Boat in 1929.)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:58 am
March 14th 1931 – Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 8:49 am
March 14th 1963 – Cliff Richard and The Shadows were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Summer Holiday.' Taken from the film of the same name, it became Richards' seventh UK No.1 single.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 4:17 am
March 15th 1964 - Taped footage from the Beatles performance at the Washington Coliseum was broadcast in U.S. movie theaters.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/16 at 4:19 am
March 15th 1964 - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were married.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 3:18 pm
March 16th 1965 - The Beatles continue filming in Austria for their second movie, Help! They completed the "ski lift" segment of the film.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:51 am
March 24th 1965 - The Beatles continued filming 'Help!' at Twickenham Studios, England. They shot the interior temple scenes, including the one where they "dive through a hollow sacrificial altar and into water". That scene was then cut to the swimming pool scene filmed in the Bahamas on February 23.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:56 am
March 24th 1941 - Glenn Miller began work on his first motion picture for 20th Century Fox. The film was "Sun Valley Serenade."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:35 pm
March 25th 1985 - Prince won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the soundtrack for the movie "Purple Rain."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 1:40 pm
March 25th 1991 - Michael Jackson escorted Madonna to the Oscars.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:50 am
March 31st 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:56 am
March 31st 1987 - HBO (Home Box Office) earned its first Oscar for "Down and Out in America".
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/16 at 5:53 pm
March 31st 1964 - Filming for A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles played a "live television performance" in front of a studio of screaming fans (one of those fans was Phil Collins). The four songs used in the film were ‘Tell Me Why’, ‘I Should Have Known Better’, ‘And I Love Her’, and ‘She Loves You’.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 4:21 am
April 2nd 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 4:40 am
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 8:41 am
April 2nd 2002 - Lee Anderson Minnelli sued her stepdaughter Liza Minnelli for elder abuse and breach of contract. The claim was filed based on the will of Vincente Minnelli.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 12:17 pm
April 6th 1869 – Celluloid is patented.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 2:46 pm
April 6th 1956 - Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:26 pm
April 6th 1968 - Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate. The film boosted the profile of the folk-rock duo and on the strength of the hit single 'Mrs. Robinson', the soundtrack album rose to the top of the charts.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:14 am
April 7th 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 10:02 am
April 7th 1967 - Sonny & Cher's movie "Good Times" debuted in Chicago, IL.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 6:25 am
April 8th 1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 7:05 am
April 8th 1970 - In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place in Bethel, NY.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 10:10 am
April 8th 1973 - Neil Young's docu-autobiography "Journey through the Past" premiered at the U.S. Film Festival in Dallas.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 6:43 am
April 10th 1967 - The 13-day strike by the American Federation of Radio-TV Artists (AFTRA) came to an end less than two hours before the 39th Academy Awards presentation went on the air.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 10:26 am
April 10th 1953 – Warner Bros. premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/16 at 1:43 pm
April 10th 1972 - Isaac Hayes won an Oscar for the Best Music, Original Song award for the song "Shaft".
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 3:22 pm
April 11th 1988 - Cher won an Academy Award for best actress for her work in 'Moonstruck.'
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 7:22 am
April 13th 1964 - The Beatles announced that the title of their first film would be "A Hard Day's Night."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 7:53 am
April 13th 1964 – At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:20 am
April 15th 1971 - The Beatles won an Oscar for Best Film Music (Original Song Score) for "Let It Be."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:25 am
April 15th 1964, The Beatles filmed outside shots at the Scala Theatre in Tottenham Street London for their forthcoming movie 'A Hard Day's Night'.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/16 at 9:14 am
April 17th 1937 – Daffy Duck's first appearance, in Porky's Duck Hunt.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 12:47 pm
April 18th 1973 - The Neil Young movie "Journey Through the Past" debuted at the Dallas Film Festival.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:05 am
April 19th 1956 – Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:26 am
April 19th 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 5:28 am
April 19th 1965 - The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show featuring The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Four Tops, James Brown, The Beach Boys and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles opened in London, England under the title Teenage Command Performance.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 12:23 pm
April 19th 1980 - Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Call Me', featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo', the track was also a No.1 in the UK.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 3:01 am
April 20th 2004 - The remastered version of the soundtrack to "Porky's Revenge" was released. The album contained George Harrison's "I Don't Want To Do It."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 3:20 am
April 20th 1926 – Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 8:03 am
April 20th 1964 - The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas" premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 10:45 am
April 20th 1960 - Elvis Presley's returned to Hollywood to film "G.I. Blues".
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 2:06 pm
1980 - 84 year old George Burns, who starred in the movie Oh God with John Denver, became the oldest person to have a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when 'I Wish I Was 18 Again' peaked at No.49. When asked if he wished he were 18 again, Burns replied "I wish I was 80 again." Before this, his most recent charting record had been a spoken word comedy routine with his wife and partner Gracie Allen in the summer of 1933.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:53 am
April 22nd 1998 – Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:26 am
April 22nd 1959 - The movie "Go Johnny Go" premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 11:13 am
April 22nd 1974 - Tina Turner started filming in the role of Acid Queen in the Who's film "Tommy."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:51 am
April 23rd 1978 - Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious filmed his version of 'My Way' for the Sex Pistols film 'The Great Rock n Roll Swindle'.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:31 am
April 24th 2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 9:16 am
April 24th 1955 - Perez Prado was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White'. Known as the 'King of the Mambo' the instrumental was the theme from the film 'Underwater' where Jane Russell can be seen dancing to 'Cherry Pink'.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 9:36 am
April 24th 1956 - Elvis Presley signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures that allowed him one film a year with other studios.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:33 pm
April 24th 1985 - RKO Home Video released six black and white film classics starring Fred Astaire.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 1:55 am
April 26th 1960 - Filming for the Elvis Presley movie "G.I. Blues" began.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 12:56 pm
April 26th 1980 -Blondie were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Call Me', the group's fourth UK No.1, featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo', the track was also a No.1 in the US where it became the band's biggest selling single. Producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:07 am
May 5th 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:27 am
May 5th 2004 - It was announced that "Spider-Man 2" ads would appear on bases in major league games during games from June 11-13. The plan was canceled the next day.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:32 am
May 7th 2014 - Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that at least three standalone "Star Wars" films would be released within the next 10 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 10:19 am
May 7th 1999 - Lisa Stansfield made her film debut in the U.K. The film was the comedy "Swing."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 8:37 am
May 7th 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:03 am
May 9th 1958 – Vertigo has world premiere in San Francisco.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 8:40 am
May 9th 1987 - Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers were married.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 4:24 am
May 11th 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 12:58 am
May 13th 1970 - The film "Let It Be" premiered in New York.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:50 am
May 15th 1971 - Two short films by John Lennon were shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:24 am
May 15th 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/16 at 2:35 am
May 16th 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards are awarded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 3:04 am
May 17th 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back premiered at a benefit performance for the Special Olympics at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:16 am
May 17th 1968 - In France, the film "Wonderwall" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:49 am
May 17th 1975 - NBC TV bought the rights to show "Gone with the Wind." The one time rights cost NBC $5,000,000.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 12:45 pm
May 17th 1997 - Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin were married in London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 1:25 pm
May 17th 1999 - Eric Ford, a tabloid photographer, was sentenced to 6 months at a halfway house, 3 years’ probation and 150 hours of community service. The sentence stemmed from a charge that Ford had eavesdropped on a call between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman and then sold a recording of the conversation.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 5:07 am
May 18th 1978 - "The Buddy Holly Story" had its world premiere in Dallas, TX.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 6:58 am
May 28th 1929 - Warner Brothers debuted "On With The Show" in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 7:45 am
May 28th 1953 - The Walt Disney film "Melody" premiered in the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. The picture was the first 3-D cartoon.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 3:52 am
May 29th 2013 - "Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles" premiered on Cartoon Network. The episode was entitled "The Phantom Clone."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 12:30 am
May 31st 2003 - Yoda won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for his fight against Count Dooku in "-Attack of the Clones."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/16 at 6:02 am
May 31st 1929 – The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Karnival Kid", is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 7:38 am
June 9th 1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 7:29 am
June 10th 1936 – The Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 12:04 pm
June 11th 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 4:59 pm
June 11th 1993 – The film Jurassic Park is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Titanic in 1997.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/16 at 11:50 am
June 12th 1939 – Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 7:24 am
June 14th 1994 - Composer Henry Mancini died aged 70. Wrote the music to 'Moon River, which was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, was also the theme song for the Andy Williams television show. Had the 1969 US No.1 single 'Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet.' Recorded over 90 albums, contributed music to over 100 movies, including 'Theme From The Pink Panther.'
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 3:07 pm
June 14th 2002 - Actor Kirk Douglas received the UCLA Medal. The award is presented to people for cultural, political and humanitarian achievements.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:05 am
June 23rd 1922 - Johnny Weissmuller broke his own world records in the 300, 400, 440 and 500 meters in a swim meet in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 7:47 am
June 23rd 1962 - The film soundtrack to 'West Side Story' went to No.1 on the UK charts for the first time. It spent a total of 13 weeks at No.1 on seven different occasions.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 9:35 am
June 24th 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:05 pm
June 24th 1970 - The movie "Myra Breckinridge" premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:21 pm
June 24th 1998 - Walt Disney World Resort admitted its 600-millionth guest.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 7:39 am
June 25th 1949 – Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theatres
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 1:53 pm
June 25th 2006 - Nicole Kidman married her singer boyfriend Keith Urban at ceremony in Sydney, Australia. X-Men actor Hugh Jackman, media magnate Rupert Murdoch and King Kong actress Naomi Watts were among the guests at the service.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:58 am
June 27th 1964 - Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman were married. It only lasted 38 days.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:06 pm
June 27th 1993 - Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Roberts were married. They were divorced in 1995.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 5:21 am
June 29th 1956 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were married. They were divorced on January 20, 1961.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 07/27/16 at 11:13 am
July 27th, 1940: The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 6:31 pm
July 29th 1978, The film soundtrack to Grease featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:12 am
July 30th 1943 - Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:48 am
July 30th 1932 – Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/16 at 6:37 am
August 9th 1930 – Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/16 at 6:41 am
August 9th 1969 – Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:15 pm
August 10th 1950 - "Sunset Boulevard", starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, premieres at Radio City Music Hall
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:39 pm
August 10th 1960 - Los Angeles premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:38 am
August 11th 1965 - The Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night" was released in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:58 am
August 11th 1965 - The Beatles film "Help!" opened in the New York City. It was released across the U.S. on August 25.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 5:41 am
August 12th 1927 - "Wings", the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens starring Clara Bow (Outstanding Picture 1929)
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Written By: nally on 08/14/16 at 7:38 pm
August 14th 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
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Written By: nally on 08/15/16 at 11:10 am
August 15th 1939: The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 12:13 am
August 22nd 1956 - Elvis Presley began working on his first movie, Love Me Tender. In the drama that was set during and just after the Civil War, Elvis played Clint Reno, the youngest of four brothers. The original title for the movie was The Reno Brothers, but was changed to take advantage of the 'Love Me Tender' song recorded for the film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/16 at 11:35 pm
August 24th 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 4:19 am
August 25th 2000 - Academy Award-winning film score composer and record producer Jack Nitzsche died of a heart attack. He produced The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield and The Walker Brothers. Musical scores including The Exorcist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, co-wrote 'Up Where We Belong' with Buffy Sainte-Marie from 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:45 am
August 26th 1967 - 28th Venice Film Festival: "Belle de Jour" directed by Luis Bunuel wins Golden Lion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:53 am
August 26th 2004 - US Cinematographer David Myers died after suffering a stroke. He worked of various music films including Woodstock, Elvis On Tour, The Last Waltz, The Grateful Dead Movie, Mad Dogs & Englishmen and Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:57 am
August 27th 1998 - "Titanic" became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:23 am
August 27th 1953 - "Roman Holiday", starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert, is released
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:38 am
August 27th 1964 - 25th Venice Film Festival: "Red Desert" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins Golden Lion
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 6:11 am
August 27th 2002 - 59th Venice Film Festival: "The Magdalene Sisters" directed by Peter Mullan wins Golden Lion
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 6:24 am
August 27th 2013 - "Gravity", directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney premieres at the Venice Film Festival
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 8:09 am
August 27th 2014 - "Birdman" directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture 2015)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:56 am
August 31st 1887 - The kinetoscope was patented by Thomas Edison. The device was used to produce moving pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 3:49 am
August 31st 1940 - Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh were married.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 8:23 pm
August 31st 1984 - 'Purple Rain' the movie-starring Prince opened at cinemas across the UK with special late night previews. The film grossed more than US $80 million at the box office and became a cult classic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 3:35 am
September 1st 1967 - The movie "The Fastest Guitar Alive," starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, was released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:55 am
September 1st 1952 – The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 6:13 am
September 1st 1998 - The movie "Titanic" went on sale across North America.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 6:14 am
September 1st 1998 - J.K. Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released in the U.S. This was the first book in the Harry Potter series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:05 pm
September 2nd 1983 - The film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" opened around in the United States. The movie starred David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 5:34 am
September 3rd 1975 - An all-star jam session took place at a party in Los Angeles for actor Peter Sellers’ 50th Birthday. The line-up for the group who named themselves the Trading Faces: Bill Wyman on bass, Ronnie Wood, Jesse Ed Davis, and Danny Kortchmar on guitars, Keith Moon organ and drums, Joe Cocker, vocals, Nigel Olsson, drums and David Bowie and Bobby Keys on sax. Actual birthday on September 8th.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:52 am
September 4th 1969, The film 'Easy Rider' starring Jack Nicholson Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper opened at The Classic in London England. The movie's soundtrack featured The Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Steppenwolf.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:31 am
September 5th 1921 – Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:19 am
September 5th 1927 – The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:20 am
September 5th 1966, John Lennon started work on his role as Private Gripweed in the film 'How I Won The War'. The black comedy directed by Richard Lester, was filmed in Spain in Almería Province and saw Lennon, taking a long-overdue break from The Beatles after nearly four years of constant touring.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:41 am
September 5th 1998, Aerosmith scored their first US No.1 single with the Diane Warren written song 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'. The song which was featured in the 1998 film Armageddon gave the band their first No.1 single after 28 years together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:31 am
September 6th 1985, 'Desperately Seeking Susan' went on general release in the UK, the movie featured Madonna and Rosanna Arquette. The filmmakers had initially wanted Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn to play the roles of Roberta and Susan, but the director decided to cast newcomers Rosanna Arquette and Madonna instead.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:50 pm
September 10th 1988, Phil Collins was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Groovy Kind Of Love.' Taken from his film 'Buster' the song had been a No.2 hit for The Mindbenders in 1966.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 4:06 am
September 11th 1956, Police were called to break up a crowd of rowdy teenagers following the showing of the film Rock Around the Clock at the Trocadero Cinema in London, England. The following day, The Times printed a reader's letter that said: "The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control." The film was quickly banned in several English cities.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:39 pm
September 12th 1954, The first 'teen idol', Frank Sinatra was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Three Coins In The Fountain,' the singer's first UK No.1. The song was The Academy Award winning Best Original Song of 1954.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 12:38 am
September 12th 1967, Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took a shortcut to bypass heavy traffic and ended up stuck on a bridge, the coach ended up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile before it could turn around. They then head for Plymouth, followed by a 20-car convoy of journalists and photographers.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:36 am
September 12th 1928 - Katharine Hepburn made her stage debut in the play "The Czarina." Four years later she made her film debut in "A Bill of Divorcement."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:41 am
September 12th 1983 - Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:57 am
September 13th 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 11:30 pm
September 14th 1967, Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' in South West England. The Beatles searched for a quiet, secluded field in which they could conduct filming but once they'd disembarked from the bus and set up for shooting, scores of onlookers began to crowd around, causing a traffic jam that required the police to step in.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:12 pm
September 14th 1981 - Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall" began production.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:14 pm
September 14th 1979, The film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who's 1973 rock opera the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:04 am
September 15th 1915 – The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:21 am
1980 - Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness" premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 11:14 pm
September 18th 2003 - Robert Duvall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 2:46 am
September 19th 1928 - "The Singing Fool," with Al Jolson, was released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:58 am
September 20th 1953 - Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western "The Six Shooter" on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:54 am
September 20th 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:43 am
September 20th 1946 - WNBT-TV in New York became the first station to promote a motion picture. Scenes from "The Jolson Story" were shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:45 am
September 22nd 1981, American composer Harry Warren died aged 88. He wrote over 800 songs including 'I Only Have Eyes For You', (a hit for The Flamingos and Art Garfunkel), ‘You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby’, ‘Jeepers Creepers’, ‘That's Amore’ and ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’. Warren's songs have been featured in over 300 films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:02 am
September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter, dies at the age of 101.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:46 am
September 23rd 1912 - "Keystone Comedy" by Mack Sennett was released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:46 am
September 23rd 1953 - "The Robe" premiered in Hollywood a week after its premiere in New York. The 20th Century Fox movie had been filmed using the Cinemascope wide screen process.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:37 am
September 23rd 1998 - Jamie Lee Curtis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:43 am
September 23rd 1999 - Siegfried & Roy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 11:20 pm
September 23rd 2013, Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California was shut down for a 15-song set by Paul McCartney on the roof of the El Capitan Theatre. An estimated crowd of 10,000 listened from the street. The show followed his appearance on TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 12:40 am
September 24th 1967, Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the 'Your Mother Should Know' ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 2:18 am
September 24th 1915 - "The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 6:22 am
September 24th 2003 - Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:20 am
September 24th 1957 - "Mister Rock and Roll" debuted at the Paramount in New York City, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 10:42 pm
September 24th 2013 - The Metallica album "Metallica Through the Never" was released. It was the soundtrack album for the film of the same name.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 8:52 am
September 26th 1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 7:50 pm
September 26th 2002 - The first update in a decade of the short version of the Oxford English Dictionary was published. This version included the terms "Jedi," "the Dark Side," and "The Force."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:01 am
September 27th 1986, The Beatles track 'Twist and Shout' re-entered the US singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, after the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:33 pm
September 27th 1989 - Columbia Pictures Entertainment agreed to buyout Sony Corporation for $3.4 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 6:10 am
September 29th 1954 - The movie musical "A Star Is Born" made its world premiere in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:54 pm
September 29th 1984, Prince and the Revolution started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Go Crazy', his second US No.1, and a No.7 hit in the UK. It was the opening track on both the album and the film Purple Rain.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 8:51 pm
September 29th 1990, Maria McKee was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Show Me Heaven' the song featured in the Tom Cruise film 'Days Of Thunder'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:38 am
September 30th 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:39 am
September 30th 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
An inquest into Dean's death occurred three days later at the Paso Robles City Hall, where a coroner's jury delivered a verdict that he was entirely at fault due to speeding, and that Donald Turnupseed (the driver of the vehicle James Dean collided in to) was innocent of any criminal act.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:46 pm
2004, Mick Jagger held a press conference with Dave Stewart at Essex House in New York City, USA, to promote the soundtrack to the movie Alfie. The re-make of the 1966 film also featured Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow and Nadirah Nadz Seid. The track 'Old Habits Die Hard' from the soundtrack by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart won the BFCA Award, Golden Globe, Sierra Award and the World Soundtrack Award.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 10:48 pm
September 30th 1991 - Liza Minnelli received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 1:17 am
October 1st 1956, After test audiences gave a negative reaction to Elvis Presley dying at the end of the film Love Me Tender, The King was called back to re-shoot the scene. In the new ending, the hero lived.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 6:32 pm
October 1st 1982 – Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 7:52 pm
October 1st 1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:37 am
October 7th 2003 – The governor of California, Gray Davis, is recalled in favor of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 12:22 am
October 10th 1956, Elvis Presley's 'Love Me Tender' entered the US chart for a 19 week stay, peaking at No.1 for 5 weeks. The song, from Presley's first film of the same name, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee", written in 1861.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/16 at 8:41 pm
October 20th 1976, The Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 11:48 pm
October 23rd 1954 - Walt Disney appeared on the cover of "TV Guide." He was pictured on a TV screen surrounded by his most famous cartoon characters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 10:19 pm
October 25th 2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 12:05 am
October 27th 1957, The Crickets started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day'. It was also a No.3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" inspired the young musicians.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:41 am
October 27tn 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 11:33 am
October 27th 1988, U2's film 'Rattle And Hum', received its world wide premiere in the group's hometown Dublin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 8:48 pm
October 27th 2005, The distributor of rapper 50 Cent's new film said it would remove posters advertising the film after complaints they glorify gun violence. Posters for 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' showed 50 Cent holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone the other. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich wrote to Paramount Pictures urging them to take down the posters. The company said it had taken down one poster near a Los Angeles nursery school, and planned to remove more.
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Written By: nally on 10/31/16 at 4:30 pm
October 31st 1951: The film Scrooge, starring Alastair Sim, opens in England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/16 at 4:39 pm
November 4th 1977, The Last Waltz, the movie of The Bands final concert premiered in New York. The Martin Scorsese movie also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 2:39 am
November 8th 1958, The soundtrack to South Pacific went to No.1 on the UK album chart. It became the longest running No.1 album of all time spending a total of 115 weeks at the No.1 position.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 1:51 pm
November 8th 1986, Berlin started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take Your Breath Away'. The song which was featured in the film 'Top Gun', was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 2:07 pm
November 8th 1957 - The Elvis Presley film "Jailhouse Rock" was released in the U.S.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:17 am
November 9th 1967, The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover, dressed in army fatigues while acting in his recent film, How I Won the War and the first issue had a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources: the Muddy Waters song, the first rock ‘n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 3:19 am
November 10th 1999 - Ted Danson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:07 pm
November 11th 1965 - Walt Disney announced a project in Florida
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:26 am
November 13th 1940 – Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 5:29 am
November 13th 1968, Hugo Montenegro was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', the soundtrack from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film. The first instrumental No.1 since 1963.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 7:18 am
November 13th 1921, "The Sheik", a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, is released
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 3:57 pm
November 13th 1976, Led Zeppelin scored their seventh UK No.1 with the film soundtrack double album The Song Remains The Same, peaking at No.2 on the US chart. The tracks were recorded at Madison Square Garden, New York City in 1973.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:32 am
November 14th 1961 - The Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:54 pm
November 14th 1991, the Disney animated movie Beauty And The Beast premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:30 am
November 17th 1947 – The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:21 pm
November 17th 1978 – The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 3:38 am
November 18th 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 9:36 pm
November 18th 2003, American composer and orchestral arranger Michael Kamen died of a heart attack in London aged 55. Worked with Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Eurythmics, Queensryche, Rush, Metallica, Herbie Hancock, The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Jim Croce, Sting, and Kate Bush. Kamen co-wrote the Bryan Adams' ballad ‘(Everything I Do), I Do It for You.’
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:14 am
November 19th 1975, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" based on book by Ken Kesey, directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher is released (Best Picture 1976)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:19 am
November 19th 1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 6:52 am
November 19th 2010 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" the 7th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 7:29 am
November 19th 2003, American actor, dancer, Gene Anthony Ray died from a stroke aged 41. Best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 film Fame and the television spin-off which aired from 1982 until 1987.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/16 at 3:23 pm
November 22nd 1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery..
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 3:53 am
November 23rd 1960 - Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 3:53 am
November 24th 1947 - The "Hollywood 10," were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in their industry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 4:58 am
November 25th 1947 - Movie studio executives meeting in New York agreed to blacklist the "Hollywood 10," who were cited a day earlier and jailed for contempt of Congress when they failed to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 7:49 am
November 25th 1976, The Band made their final performance; 'The Last Waltz' held on American Thanksgiving Day, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The show also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and others. The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same name, released in 1978.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 2:35 pm
November 25th 1992, The Bodyguard, opened nation-wide featuring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. The film which was Houston's acting debut was written by Lawrence Kasdan in the 1970s, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. It became the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992 with the soundtrack becoming the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 42 million copies worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 7:44 pm
November 25th 1960 - Polls were taken at advance screenings of the Elvis Presley movie "Flaming Star". As a result of the polls the songs "Britches" and "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears" were cut from the final cut of the movie. Polls were also taken on November 23.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 1:41 am
November 26th 1922 – The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 2:38 am
November 26th 1942 - The motion picture "Casablanca" had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 3:33 pm
November 29th 1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress, tragically drowns while on a weekend boat trip (b. 1938)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 3:45 pm
November 29th 2007, Control, the biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis scooped five prizes at the British Independent Film Awards. The black-and-white film, which featured The Killers, David Bowie and New Order on the soundtrack, was shot for just £3m.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:17 am
November 30th 1962 - The Elvis Presley film "Kid Galahad" premiered in the U.K.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 9:44 pm
November 30th 2013 – Paul Walker, American actor and producer, died in a car accident (b. 1973)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 6:28 pm
December 2nd 2006, 25 year old singer and actress Beyonce was set to earn more money than any other black actress for her performance in her latest film 'Dreamgirls'. The musical based on the history of Diana Ross and The Supremes would earn the singer a £5m fee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 3:41 am
December 3rd 1927 – "Putting Pants on Philip", the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 10:06 pm
December 4th 2001 - The soundtrack to "Vanilla Sky" was released. Paul McCartney recorded the title track.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 8:57 pm
December 5th 1992, Whitney Houston started a ten-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Will Always Love You'. The longest ever run at No.1 for a female artist the Dolly Parton penned song was taken from the Bodyguard soundtrack.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 9:35 pm
December 5th 1992, Whitney Houston started a ten-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Will Always Love You'. The longest ever run at No.1 for a female artist the Dolly Parton penned song was taken from the Bodyguard soundtrack.
In 1982, the song was included on the soundtrack to the film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
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Written By: nally on 12/05/16 at 9:37 pm
In 1982, the song was included on the soundtrack to the film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Of course, the Dolly Parton recording.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 9:42 pm
Of course, the Dolly Parton recording.
Yes indeed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 7:24 am
December 6th 1964, The film 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' premiered in London. Featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and other Liverpool acts. It was written by Tony Warren, creator of the UK's longest running TV soap 'Coronation Street'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 2:29 am
December 7th 1925 - Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller set a world record in the 150-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 25 and 2/5 seconds. He went on to play "Tarzan" in several movies.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 6:12 am
December 14th 1972, Born To Boogie the Ringo Starr directed movie premiered in London. The film was based around a concert at Wembley Empire Pool, London, England starring Ringo Starr, Marc Bolan and T. Rex and was released on The Beatles Apple Films label.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/16 at 7:06 am
December 15th 1997, 'Spice World The Movie', featuring The Spice Girls premiered at The Empire, Leicester Sq, London. The following year it was nominated for the 'worst film' at the Golden Raspberry Awards.
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Written By: nally on 12/20/16 at 9:41 pm
70 years ago today, on December 20th, 1946: The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
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Written By: nally on 12/21/16 at 11:05 am
December 21st 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/17 at 3:12 am
January 3rd 1955, Elvis Presley appeared in Boonesville, Virginia. The 20 year-old singer was still a regional star, but by the end of 56' he had become a national sensation, recording two albums, (which included 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Blue Suede Shoes'), appeared on national television 11 times, played over 100 concerts and signed a seven year contract with Paramount Pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/17 at 4:39 am
January 3rd 1963, Cliff Richard was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Next Time / Bachelor Boy,' both songs were from the film Summer Holiday. His sixth UK No.1.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 11:57 pm
January 11th 1982 - Principal photography began for "Return of the Jedi" at EMI Elstree Studios outside of London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 1:27 am
January 11th 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 4:47 pm
January 12th 1969 - The film "Wonderwall" premiered in London. The soundtrack was by George Harrison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 5:58 pm
January 12th 1957 - Elvis Presley recorded "All Shook Up" and all the material from his forthcoming movie "Loving You."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 8:32 pm
January 12th 2001 – Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 4:16 am
January 13th 1997 - Debbie Reynolds received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 7:21 am
January 14th 1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 3:12 am
January 15th 1969, George Harrison had a five-hour meeting with John, Paul and Ringo where he made it clear that he was fully prepared to quit The Beatles for good. Harrison wasn't happy with plans for live performances and the current Let It Be film project.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/17 at 8:57 pm
February 8th 1915 – D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/17 at 12:30 am
On this day (February 10th) in 1940, the cartoon created by Joseph Hanna and William Barbera, entitled Puss Gets the Boots, made its debut. The cartoon's characters were originally Jasper and Jinx, but would later be renamed Tom and Jerry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 5:46 am
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 5:46 pm
March 1st 1961, Elvis Presley signed a five-year movie deal with producer Hal Wallis. During his career, Elvis made over feature films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 5:43 am
March 2nd 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 6:33 pm
March 2nd 1964, The Beatles began filming what would become their first feature film 'A Hard Day's Night' at Marylebone train station in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 3:58 am
March 4th 1994 – John Candy, Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in such comedy films as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle Buck, as well as more dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the loquacious, on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. While filming the Western parody Wagons East!, Candy died of a heart attack in Durango, Mexico, on March 4, 1994, aged 43. His final two films, Wagons East! and Canadian Bacon, are dedicated to his memory. (b. 1950)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 7:39 pm
March 5th 1982, Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads "I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 8:38 pm
March 6th 1961, George Formby died aged 57. The British singing comedian and ukulele player made over 20 films, and his best known song is 'Leaning On A Lamp Post.' Formby who was made an OBE in 1946 was a major influence on George Harrison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 8:39 pm
March 6th 1961, George Formby died aged 57. The British singing comedian and ukulele player made over 20 films, and his best known song is 'Leaning On A Lamp Post.' Formby who was made an OBE in 1946 was a major influence on George Harrison.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 3:41 am
March 7th 1973, A song from the movie Deliverance called 'Dueling Banjos' by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel became one of the few 1970s instrumentals to be awarded a Gold record. The record had topped the Cash Box Magazine Best Sellers list and reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 8:06 pm
March 7th 1980, The film Coal Miner's Daughter, the biography of Loretta Lynn and starring Sissy Spacek opened. Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lynn; Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo also play leading roles in the film, which was a huge success with critics and at the box office.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 3:59 am
March 9th 1964, The Beatles filmed the last day of train scenes for the movie A Hard Day's Night. During their six days of filming aboard a moving train, The Beatles travelled a total of 2,500 miles on the rails.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 7:51 pm
March 11th 1964, The Beatles spent the day filming at Twickenham Studios for A Hard Day's Night. Filming on a stage set made to look like a train guard's cage, where the Beatles played cards and mimed to 'I Should Have Known Better'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 5:11 am
March 14th 1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 6:52 am
March 14th 1956 - The movie "Rock Around the Clock" (with Bill Haley) made its premiere in Washington, DC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 8:02 pm
March 14th 1931 – Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
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Written By: nally on 03/15/17 at 12:02 pm
45 years ago today, on March 15th 1972: The Godfather, a gangster film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was released.
Nine days later, it would premiere at theaters everywhere.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 1:19 am
March 19th 1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 9:33 pm
March 19th 1953 - The Academy Awards came to television for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 2:22 am
March 20th 1989 - "Return of the Jedi" made its network premiere on NBC. It earned a 15.1 rating.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 5:50 am
March 20th 1997 - Brian Grazer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 11:12 pm
April 14th 1995, American actor, writer and folk singer Burl Ives died of cancer aged 85. Had hits with 'Funny Way Of Laughing', 'The Blue Tail Fly' and 'Little Bitty Tear', won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1958 film The Big Country.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 11:41 pm
April 14th 1894 – The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:29 am
April 15th 1971 - The Beatles won an Oscar for Best Film Music (Original Song Score) for "Let It Be."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 9:02 am
April 15th 1997 - Christopher Reeve received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 7:42 pm
April 15th 1953 - Charlie Chaplin surrendered his U.S. re-entry permit rather than face proceedings by the U.S. Justice Department. Chaplin was accused of sympathising with Communist groups.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/17 at 6:31 am
April 30th 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/17 at 8:21 am
April 30th 1980, The film 'McVicar' with Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role premiered in London, England. John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 7:38 am
May 1st 1989 – Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 12:30 am
May 2nd 1960 - Production began on Elvis Presley's "G.I. Blues." It was his first post-Army movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 1:58 am
May 2nd 1887 - Hannibal W. Goodwin applied for a patent on celluloid photographic film. This is the film from which movies are shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 3:30 am
May 2nd 1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 5:58 am
May 2nd 1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 6:21 am
Oliver Reed, English actor known for his upper-class, macho image, hellraiser lifestyle, and "tough guy" roles. died from a heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta, Malta, on 2 May 1999, at the age of 61.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 10:17 pm
May 2nd 1979 - The Who's movie "Quadrophenia" premiered in London. As of December 2016, Quadrophenia holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 5:00 am
May 3rd 1913 – Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 6:21 pm
May 3rd 1999 - Hasbro released the first collection of toys for the Star Wars movie "Episode I: The Phantom Menace."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 9:48 pm
May 3rd 2008, Rap star Sean 'Diddy' Combs was honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. The 38-year-old dedicated the star to his father, who was shot dead in 1972.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:42 am
May 4th 2009 – Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, chef, and producer, died at the age of 75, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. He was hospitalised at the time, suffering from kidney failure and respiratory problems due to complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. He suffered from cancer for more than a year prior to his death. He starred in a number of movies directed by Mel Brooks, in a series of films with career-long best friend Burt Reynolds, and as a voice actor in various animated films by Don Bluth.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 5:29 pm
May 4th 1959 - Dick Clark announced the first movie to be released from his production company. The film was "Harrison High."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 6:51 pm
May 4th 2015 - It was confirmed that a "Star Wars Anthology" film would be based on the origins of Boba Fett.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 10:23 pm
May 4th 1984 – Diana Dors, born in 1931 as Diana Mary Fluck, English actress, dies aged 52 from a recurrence of ovarian cancer, first diagnosed two years before. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as promoted by her first husband Dennis Hamilton, mostly via sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. Later she showed a genuine talent for TV, recordings and cabaret, and gained new popularity as a regular chat-show guest.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 4:48 am
May 5th 2002 – George Sidney, American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, dies from complications of lymphoma in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 85.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:43 am
May 5th 1962, The soundtrack to West Side Story went to No.1 on the US album chart. It went on to spend a total of 54 weeks at the No.1 position.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:10 am
Dana Wynter, German-born English actress, who was raised in England and Southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than forty years beginning in the 1950s, her best known film being Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). She died on 5 May 2011 from congestive heart failure at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital's Continuing Care Center; she was 79 years old.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:49 am
May 5th 2004 - It was announced that "Spider-Man 2" ads would appear on bases in major league games during games from June 11-13. The plan was canceled the next day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 9:55 am
May 5th 1926 - Eisenstein's film "Battleship Potemkin" was shown in Germany for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 10:12 am
May 5th 1997 - Dolores Hope and Ivan Reitman each receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 7:49 pm
May 6th 1978, The soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever started an 18 week run at No.1 on the UK album chart, also No.1 in the US. The album, which features seven Bee Gees songs, went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/17 at 11:06 pm
May 8th 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 7:56 pm
May 10th 1977 - Joan Crawford, American film and television actress, died at her New York apartment from a heart attack. She began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest-paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money and, by the end of the 1930s, she was labelled "box office poison". But her career gradually improved in the early 1940s, and she made a major comeback in 1945 by starring in Mildred Pierce, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She would go on to receive Best Actress nominations for Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). Her year of birth is disputed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 4:48 am
May 11th 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:09 pm
May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American director, actor and producer, died on May 12th 1957 in France, at age 71. His most notable as being a film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/17 at 3:07 am
May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American film actor died less than a week after his sixtieth birthday. Known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/17 at 6:33 pm
May 13th 1970, The world premiere of The Beatles film 'Let It Be' took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 8:34 pm
Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer lapsed into a semicoma in February 1987. She died at age 68 from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease three months later on May 14th 1987, at her home in Manhattan. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "love goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. (b. 1918)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 11:49 pm
Robert Stack, American actor, sportsman, and television host underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer in October 2002 and died of a heart attack on May 14th 2003. In addition to acting in more than 40 feature films, he starred in the ABC-TV television series The Untouchables (1959–63), for which he won the 1960 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later hosted Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Written on the Wind (1956). (b. 1919)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/17 at 1:11 am
May 15th 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/17 at 4:32 am
May 15th 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival. The 1968 film by first-time director Joe Massot starred Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg. The soundtrack was composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. The film provides the name for the Oasis track 'Wonderwall', which was inspired by George Harrison's score.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/17 at 3:04 pm
May 15th 1971 - Two short films by John Lennon were shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/17 at 5:44 am
May 16th 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
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Written By: nally on 05/21/17 at 8:50 pm
May 21st 1980:
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (often referred to simply as: The Empire Strikes Back) is released in theaters throughout the United States.
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Written By: nally on 05/25/17 at 6:01 pm
40 years ago today, on May 25th 1977: The first Star Wars movie, simply titled Star Wars (later retitled as Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope), is released in theaters. (The sub-title "Episode IV - A New Hope" would be added to the main title during re-releases of the film.)
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Written By: nally on 05/27/17 at 10:41 am
May 27th 1933 - The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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Written By: nally on 06/09/17 at 11:28 am
June 9th 1934 - The Disney cartoon character Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.
Happy 83rd birthday Donald Duck! :D
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 10:07 pm
June 12th 1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942 died of bronchial pneumonia at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. Her early films cast her as a spunky ingenue, but in the pre-Code film era, she played sexually liberated women. She excelled in drama, comedy, and period roles. She gave well-received performances in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare. She was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Actress for her performance in the 1930 film The Divorcee. (b. 1902)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:46 pm
June 20th 1975 – The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".
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Written By: nally on 06/23/17 at 4:42 pm
June 23rd 1989 - The Batman film starring Michael Keaton in the title role, opened in theatres in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 7:39 pm
June 24th 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:30 am
August 9th 1930 – Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 10:14 am
August 9th 2004 - Donald Duck received the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 1:13 am
August 11th 1965 - The Beatles' movie "Help!" premiered in the New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 7:41 am
August 12th 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Oconomowoc, WI. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The movie premiered in Hollywood on August 15th.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 8:03 am
August 12th 1988 - The movie "The Last Temptation of Christ" opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 10:49 am
August 14th 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 10:57 am
August 14th 1984 - Patricia Ann Reagan and Paul Grilley were married on a movie set in California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:00 am
August 14th 1997 - William Friedkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 4:59 am
August 15th 1979, The futuristic satire film 'Americathon' premiered in Los Angeles featuring Meat Loaf. The soundtrack included songs by The Beach Boys, Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 7:47 am
August 15th 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Over the Rainbow."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 2:18 am
August 16th 1930 – The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/17 at 12:25 am
August 17th 1939 - The movie "Wizard of Oz" premiered in New York. It had premiered in Hollywood on August 15.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/17 at 12:32 pm
August 17th 1908 – Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/17 at 3:45 pm
August 21st 1998 - Wesley Snipes received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/17 at 12:09 am
August 22nd 1938 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/17 at 2:15 am
August 22nd 1956, Elvis Presley began working on his first movie, Love Me Tender. In the drama that was set during and just after the Civil War, Elvis played Clint Reno, the youngest of four brothers. The original title for the movie was The Reno Brothers, but was changed to take advantage of the 'Love Me Tender' song recorded for the film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 4:29 am
August 23rd 1986 - The U.S. Senate passes a bill, Public Law 99-391, designating December 5, 1986 as "Walt Disney Recognition Day".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/17 at 4:55 pm
August 23rd 1993 - Duran Duran received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/17 at 4:18 pm
August 24th 1994 - Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns from the Walt Disney Company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 3:08 am
September 1st 1998 - The movie "Titanic" went on sale across North America.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 5:03 pm
September 1st 1934 – The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 3:57 pm
September 2nd 1983 - The film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" opened around in the United States. The movie starred David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 1:24 am
September 4th 1969, The film 'Easy Rider' starring Jack Nicholson Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper opened at The Classic in London England. The movie's soundtrack featured The Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Steppenwolf.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:45 am
September 5th 1921 – Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 3:01 pm
September 5th 1930 - The Mickey Mouse film The Chain Gang is released to theaters in the USA. This film debuts Pluto the dog, though he is not named.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:58 pm
September 5th 1927 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles to theaters in the USA. This is the first Oswald film release, a series created by the Walt Disney film studio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 1:16 am
September 6th 1985, 'Desperately Seeking Susan' went on general release in the UK, the movie featured Madonna and Rosanna Arquette. The filmmakers had initially wanted Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn to play the roles of Roberta and Susan, but the director decided to cast newcomers Rosanna Arquette and Madonna instead.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:50 am
September 13th 1982 - RCA Records announced that David Bowie had left for the South Seas where the filming of "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" was to begin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:27 pm
September 13th 1898 - Hannibal Williston Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/17 at 6:13 am
September 18th 2003 - Robert Duvall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 1:50 am
September 22nd 1984 - Disney's board of directors meets to vote on filling executive positions. They vote unanimously to hire Michael Eisner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ray Watson, and Frank Wells as President and Chief Operating Officer. Eisner's contract gives him US$750,000 per year, US$750,000 signing bonus, annual bonus two percent above company net growth of nine percent, and over two million share options at US$14.359 each. Wells' contract gives him US$400,000 per year, US$250,000 signing bonus, annual bonus equal to fifty percent of Eisner's, and options on 460,000 shares.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 7:03 am
September 22nd 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 4:39 pm
September 22nd 1998 - Keely Smith received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 1:52 pm
September 24th 1915 - "The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY.1967, Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the 'Your Mother Should Know' ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 3:10 pm
September 24th 2003 - Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/17 at 12:58 pm
September 26th 1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 7:32 am
September 28th 1953 - In New York, Roy Disney meets with ABC-TV's Leonard Goldenson, to seek financing for Disneyland Park. Goldenson eagerly agrees to participate. The final agreement includes a US$500,000 investment from ABC-Paramount, guarantee for US$4.5 million line of credit, in return for 35 percent interest in Disneyland Park, and a weekly one-hour TV program with Disney films and production for TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 2:42 pm
September 28th 1990 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 11:52 am
September 29th 1954 - The movie musical "A Star Is Born" made its world premiere in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/17 at 5:23 am
October 6th 1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/17 at 7:53 am
October 10th 1979, The Rose, starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive 1960s Rock star, (transparently based on Janis Joplin) premiered in Los Angeles. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frederic Forrest), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Midler, in her screen debut), Best Film Editing and Best Sound.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 3:04 am
October 11th 2014 - The concert movie "One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film" was released in theaters. The worldwide showing ended the next day and broke the record for the highest grossing event cinema production with a net of $15 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 3:05 am
October 11th 2014 - The concert movie "One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film" was released in theaters. The worldwide showing ended the next day and broke the record for the highest grossing event cinema production with a net of $15 million.
...and it all ended up as no direction!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/17 at 10:54 am
October 12th 1938 - Production began on "The Wizard of Oz."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 8:12 am
October 16th 1923 - Walt and Roy Disney, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, sign a contract with M.J. Winkler Productions, a New York film distributor, to produce six Alice Comedy short films, for US$1500 each, with an option for six more.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 2:30 am
October 24th 1969 - Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 1:01 pm
October 24th 1974 - In London, "Stardust" premiered starring David Essex.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/17 at 2:19 pm
October 26th 1994 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on videotape in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 5:27 pm
October 27th 1988, U2's film 'Rattle And Hum', received its world wide premiere in the group's hometown Dublin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/17 at 2:35 pm
October 28th 2010 - Michael Jackson's "THIS IS IT" opened in theatres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 7:26 am
November 1st 1894 – Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 12:36 pm
November 1st 1940 - "A Night in the Tropics" was released. It was the first movie for Abbott and Costello.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/17 at 2:35 pm
November 1st 1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 8:25 am
November 2nd 2001 - The computer-animated movie "Monsters, Inc." opened. The film recorded the best debut ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 3:31 pm
November 2nd 1979 - The movie "Quadrophenia" opened. The movie features Sting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 7:22 am
November 3rd 1978 - Mickey Mouse is given a gold star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame, the first cartoon character to be so honoured.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 8:34 am
November 3rd 2005 - Walt Disney Pictures released "Chicken Little." It was the first Disney film completely created with computer animation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 3:54 pm
November 6th 1968, The Monkees' three quarter of a million dollar feature film, Head opened in New York City. Instead of being aimed at their target audience of teeny boppers, the film contained a dark theme about the manipulation of the group with walk-on appearances by inappropriate guests and scenes of Vietnam War atrocities. Reviews were harsh and the picture was a box office disaster.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 9:17 am
November 10th 1999 - Ted Danson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 1:53 pm
November 10th 1966, The Quiller Memorandum had its World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in the West End of London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 12:56 pm
November 12th 1940 - Walt Disney released "Fantasia."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 3:25 pm
November 12th 1946 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Song of the South to theaters. Its premiere is held at Loew's Grand theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The film is based on the book Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 5:44 am
November 13th 1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the U.S.
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Written By: nally on 11/13/17 at 11:28 am
November 12th 1940 - Walt Disney released "Fantasia."
But then the very next day:
Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 9:07 am
November 14th 1961 - The Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii" premiered.
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Written By: nally on 11/22/17 at 12:50 pm
November 22nd 1995: Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery (C.G.I.).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 2:23 am
November 30th 1982 - The motion picture "Ghandi" had its world premiere in New Delhi.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 7:02 am
December 15th 1997, 'Spice World The Movie', featuring The Spice Girls premiered at The Empire, Leicester Sq, London. The following year it was nominated for the 'worst film' at the Golden Raspberry Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 11:34 pm
December 28th 1895 – The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 11:34 am
January 19th 1940 – You Nazty Spy!, the very first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 2:16 pm
February 7th 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 10:28 am
February 12th 1997, David Bowie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 9:16 am
February 14th 1992, The film 'Waynes World', which featured appearances from Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper premiered in the US. The use of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in the film propelled the song to No.2 on the US singles charts nearly 20 years after its first release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 3:50 pm
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 10:30 am
April 2nd 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 11:49 am
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 5:14 pm
1869 – Celluloid is patented.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/18 at 2:28 pm
April 14th 1894 – The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 12:56 pm
April 15th 1964, The Beatles filmed outside shots at the Scala Theatre in Tottenham Street London for their forthcoming movie 'A Hard Day's Night'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:26 am
April 30th 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 9:29 am
April 30th 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 3:06 pm
April 30th 1980, The film 'McVicar' with Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role premiered in London, England. John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 11:15 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 2:02 pm
May 13th 1970, The world premiere of The Beatles film 'Let It Be' took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 7:29 am
May 15th 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 9:24 am
May 15th 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival. The 1968 film by first-time director Joe Massot starred Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg. The soundtrack was composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. The film provides the name for the Oasis track 'Wonderwall', which was inspired by George Harrison's score.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 12:49 pm
May 18th 1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 3:52 am
June 9th 1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 10:24 am
June 11th 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in the US.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/18 at 10:25 am
June 11th 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in the US.
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Happy 36th anniversary of release E.T.!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 10:32 am
June 11th 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in the US.
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Happy 36th anniversary of release E.T.!
I can remember getting a babysitter so we could go and see the film.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/18 at 10:33 am
I can remember getting a babysitter so we could go and see the film.
And it would be about six years later before I finally had a chance to see it for the first time...on video.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 10:37 am
And it would be about six years later before I finally had a chance to see it for the first time...on video.
...and now is a constant film to be over the holiday season.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 12:42 pm
June 11th 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/18 at 1:13 pm
...and now is a constant film to be over the holiday season.
And now whenever I watch it, I know of the film locations.
(It has been ten years since I found out where they were. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to travel to Tujunga again, to see the E.T. House in person (that is, drive up there, take a picture or two of it, and then leave).)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:14 pm
And now whenever I watch it, I know of the film locations.
(It has been ten years since I found out where they were. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to travel to Tujunga again, to see the E.T. House in person (that is, drive up there, take a picture or two of it, and then leave).)
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Something I wanted to do on my visit, but I had no time to.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/18 at 1:21 pm
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Something I wanted to do on my visit, but I had no time to.
Similarly, we've not had time to make any such side trips whenever we've gone through that area. (You may recall that my grandpa died at his home in Palm Desert almost two years ago, and over the next several months we've traveled out to the desert to clear out said house. Some times when we've gone out there, we've traveled State Highway 118 to Interstate 210. The portion of I-210 that passes through Tujunga is a few miles east of the interchange between the 118 and 210 freeways...which was used extensively in the TV show "CHiPs" in the late 70s/early 80s.)
http://wikimapia.org/17145100/210-Fwy-CHiPS-TV-Show-filming-location
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Written By: nally on 06/11/18 at 1:24 pm
Similarly, we've not had time to make any such side trips whenever we've gone through that area. (You may recall that my grandpa died at his home in Palm Desert almost two years ago, and over the next several months we've traveled out to the desert to clear out said house. Some times when we've gone out there, we've traveled State Highway 118 to Interstate 210. The portion of I-210 that passes through Tujunga is a few miles east of the interchange between the 118 and 210 freeways...which was used extensively in the TV show "CHiPs" in the late 70s/early 80s.)
http://wikimapia.org/17145100/210-Fwy-CHiPS-TV-Show-filming-location
Also, if you click this link, it'll show a close-up map of said location; at the very bottom of the image where it says "Foothill Palm", that's the neighborhood where I used to live!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:26 pm
Also, if you click this link, it'll show a close-up map of said location; at the very bottom of the image where it says "Foothill Palm", that's the neighborhood where I used to live!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/18 at 7:44 am
June 20th 1975 – The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:17 am
July 20th 1986, The film based on the life of Sex Pistols bassist, Sid Vicious, 'Sid And Nancy' premiered in London, England.
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Written By: nally on 07/23/18 at 11:17 pm
July 23rd 1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
Interesting!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:04 am
August 13th 1942 - RKO Radio Pictures premieres the Disney film Bambi in the US at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:54 am
August 13th 1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to win custody of his three children. A judge ruled against Allen in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 2:17 pm
August 14th 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens at the Rialto Theatre, London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 3:24 am
August 15th 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:03 pm
August 15th 1918 - First full length cartoon (The Sinking of the Lusitania} was released..
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:14 pm
August 15th 1979, The futuristic satire film 'Americathon' premiered in Los Angeles featuring Meat Loaf. The soundtrack included songs by The Beach Boys, Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello.
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Written By: nally on 08/27/18 at 11:40 pm
Twenty years ago today, on August 27th 1998: Titanic became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 11:27 am
September 11th 1997 - John Lee Hooker received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 2:39 pm
September 12th 1983 - Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 3:13 pm
September 12th 1986 - The 3-D film Captain Eo, starring Michael Jackson, opens in the Magic Eye Theater in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It cost over US$17 million to produce, making it the most costly movie to date, at about US$1 million per minute. Lucasfilm provided more than 150 special effects for the 17-minute movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 12:50 pm
September 14th 1964 - Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 3:00 pm
September 14th 1979, The film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who's 1973 rock opera the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 12:31 am
September 15th 1915 – The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 3:44 pm
September 15th 2003 - In Independence, MO, the birthplace of Ginger Rogers was designated a local landmark. The move by the Independence City Council qualified the home for historic preservation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:15 pm
September 16th 1953 - "The Robe" premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York. It was the first movie filmed in the wide screen CinemaScope process.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 5:02 pm
September 26th 1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 12:47 pm
September 27th 1989 - Columbia Pictures Entertainment agreed to buyout Sony Corporation for $3.4 billion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 7:52 am
October 1, 1974: Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released. Narrator John Larroquette later became famous as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The film spawned several sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, and a direct sequel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/18 at 1:50 pm
October 2nd 1937 - Warner Bros. released "Love Is on the Air." Ronald Reagan made his acting debut in the motion picture. He was 26 years old.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 1:32 pm
October 3rd 1986 - "Tough Guys" was released. It was the first comedy to feature Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. It was, however, their seventh movie together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 4:45 pm
October 6th 1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 12:25 pm
October 10th 1979, The Rose, starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive 1960s Rock star, (transparently based on Janis Joplin) premiered in Los Angeles. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frederic Forrest), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Midler, in her screen debut), Best Film Editing and Best Sound.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 5:25 am
October 11th 2014 - The concert movie "One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film" was released in theaters. The worldwide showing ended the next day and broke the record for the highest grossing event cinema production with a net of $15 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 6:30 am
October 24th 1947 – Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 12:09 pm
October 24th 1969 - Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 3:52 am
October 31st 2013 – The horror movie “Horns”, starring Daniel Radcliffe, had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 5:28 am
November 1st 1894 – Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 11:23 am
November 1st 1940 - "A Night in the Tropics" was released. It was the first movie for Abbott and Costello.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 4:59 pm
November 1st 1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 12:49 pm
November 2nd 1962 - The Elvis Presley film "Girls! Girls! Girls!" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 2:48 pm
November 2nd 1979 - The movie "Quadrophenia" opened. The movie features Sting.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:18 pm
November 2nd 2001 - The computer-animated movie "Monsters, Inc." opened. The film recorded the best debut ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 2:22 am
November 7th 1963 - The comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" premiered in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 12:35 pm
November 7th 1979 - "The Rose," starring Bette Midler, premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/18 at 9:39 am
November 13th 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's third animated feature film, Fantasia, at New York's Broadway Theater. The film introduces stereophonic sound to motion pictures via a special sound system called Fantasound. This is Mickey Mouse' feature film debut, in the segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 6:58 am
November 15th 1956 - Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the "Love Me Tender" movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 8:11 am
November 21st 1963 - The Elvis Presley film "Fun in Acapulco" premiered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 3:04 pm
November 22nd 1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
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Written By: nally on 11/26/18 at 12:26 pm
November 26th 1942: Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 1:40 pm
December 3rd 1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 1:51 pm
December 15th 1939 - "Gone With the Wind," produced by David O. Selznick based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell, premiered at Loew's Grand Theater in Atlanta. The movie starred Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 5:58 pm
December 16th 1999 - Sigourney Weaver received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 3:08 pm
December 16th 1914 - Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Mack Swain appeared in the first six-reel, feature-length comedy. The film was entitled "Tillie’s Punctured Romance".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 2:43 pm
December 16th 1954 - The Walt Disney movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was released.
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Written By: nally on 01/16/19 at 12:02 pm
January 16th 1964: Hello Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
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Written By: nally on 01/25/19 at 12:22 pm
January 25th 1961: The original 101 Dalmatians movie premiered, from Walt Disney Productions.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 3:59 pm
February 4th 1938 - RKO Radio Pictures generally releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theatres in the USA.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 3:05 pm
February 5th 2001 - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced their separation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 4:31 pm
February 5th 1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists film studio in the USA.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 11:24 am
February 6th 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theatres in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 3:19 pm
February 7th 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's second animated feature film, Pinocchio, at the Central Theatre in New York City, USA.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 1:58 pm
February 8th 1915 – D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/19 at 3:30 pm
February 23rd 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to Walt Disney for screen innovation for the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Disney is presented one statuette and seven miniature statuettes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 2:46 pm
February 24th 1992 - "Wayne's World" opened in U.S. theaters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 2:53 pm
February 24th 2008 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/19 at 6:00 am
February 25th 2007 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/19 at 11:39 pm
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 12:47 pm
March 2nd 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall, New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 3:19 pm
March 2nd 1964, The Beatles began filming what would become their first feature film A Hard Day's Night at Marylebone train station in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 10:34 am
March 13th 1913 - Kansas legislature approves censorship of motion pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 10:58 am
March 13th 1969 - Buena Vista generally releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film “The Love Bug” to theatres in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/19 at 4:52 pm
April 8th 1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 10:54 am
April 30th 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 11:57 am
April 30th 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 1:20 pm
April 30th 1980, The film 'McVicar' with Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role premiered in London, England. John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 8:48 am
May 13th 1970, The world premiere of The Beatles film 'Let It Be' took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 5:22 am
May 15th 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 6:31 am
May 15th 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival. The 1968 film by first-time director Joe Massot starred Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg. The soundtrack was composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. The film provides the name for the Oasis track 'Wonderwall', which was inspired by George Harrison's score.
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Written By: nally on 05/16/19 at 6:33 pm
90 years ago today, on May 16th 1929: In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 12:26 pm
May 17th 1975 - NBC TV bought the rights to show "Gone with the Wind." The one time rights cost NBC $5,000,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 4:31 am
May 18th 1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
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Written By: nally on 05/20/19 at 8:55 am
May 20th 1891, marked the first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/19 at 1:41 pm
May 20th 1978, The Buddy Holly story film was premiered in Holly's hometown, of Lubbock, Texas. The film features an Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey.
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Written By: nally on 05/27/19 at 10:40 am
May 27th 1933: The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 7:51 am
June 11th 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 12:33 pm
June 11th 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 5:40 am
June 12th 1939 – Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 12:28 pm
June 14th 2000 - "The Simpsons" received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 12:47 pm
June 15th 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
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Written By: nally on 06/20/19 at 7:26 pm
June 20th 1975: The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".
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Written By: nally on 06/21/19 at 12:53 pm
June 21st 1978: The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opened at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:38 am
June 21st 1978: The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opened at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
A production I still need to see live on stage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:42 am
July 2nd 1993 - Disney re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theaters in the USA. The film had been painstakingly restored and flaws were fixed by Eastman Kodak's Cinesite division over 18 weeks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:20 pm
July 2nd 1986 - The Prince movie "Under The Cherry Moon" was released. It was his second movie.
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Written By: nally on 07/02/19 at 6:21 pm
July 2nd 1986 - The Prince movie "Under The Cherry Moon" was released. It was his second movie.
The very same day, actress and musician Lindsay Lohan was born!
(She became known to the public eye as a child actress in the 1998 remake of the film Parent Trap.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 1:08 am
July 3rd 1989 - The movie Batman sets record of quickest US$100 million (10 days).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 7:33 am
July 9th 1937 – The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 12:27 pm
July 10th 1928 - George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 2:54 pm
July 10th 1981 - Buena Vista releases the animated feature film The Fox and the Hound to theaters in the US. This is the first major animated film effort of the "new generation" of Disney artists.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/19 at 9:22 am
July 23rd 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
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Written By: nally on 07/24/19 at 11:03 pm
July 24th 1952: "High Noon", American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper and Thomas Mitchell, is released.
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Written By: nally on 07/24/19 at 11:04 pm
July 24th 1998, saw the theatrical release of the film Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks with Matt Damon. (Spielberg would go on to win Best Director at the Academy Awards the following year.)
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Written By: nally on 07/27/19 at 6:07 pm
July 27th 1940, saw the release of the animated short A Wild Hare, introducing the character Bugs Bunny.
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Written By: nally on 07/28/19 at 11:17 pm
July 28th 1951: Walt Disney's animated film Alice In Wonderland is released.
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Written By: nally on 07/30/19 at 11:12 pm
July 30th 1932, saw the premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor; it would become the first cartoon short to win the Academy Award.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:54 am
August 6th 1982, Pink Floyd's The Wall starring Bob Geldof opened in movie theatres in New York. The film was conceived alongside the double album by Pink Floyd's, Roger Waters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 6:27 am
August 6th 1926 - Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system (New York), Don Juan with John Barrymore shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 7:16 am
August 6th 1986 - Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named "James Bond."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 8:19 am
August 6th 1987 - Madonna's movie "Who's That Girl" premiered in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:11 am
August 7th 1963 - The movie "Beach Party" opened in the U.S. It had its U.S. premiere on July 14.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 3:57 am
August 8th 1930 - Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon “Dizzy Dishes”
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 1:24 pm
August 8th 2004 - Disney's Donald Duck cartoon character receives a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Written By: nally on 08/12/19 at 11:06 am
August 12th 1927: "Wings" (one of only two silent films - the other being The Artist in 2011 - to win an Oscar for best picture) opens starring Clara Bow.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 4:05 am
August 13th 1942 - RKO Radio Pictures premieres the Disney film Bambi in the US at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 7:02 am
August 13th 1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to win custody of his three children. A judge ruled against Allen in 1993.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 10:53 am
August 14th 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens at the Rialto Theatre London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:52 pm
August 14th 1997 - William Friedkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: nally on 08/15/19 at 6:13 pm
Eighty years ago today, on August 15th 1939: The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 2:24 pm
August 20th 1960 - Connie Francis begins working on the film "Where the Boys Are."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 6:49 am
August 21st 1984 - Clint Eastwood was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 11:52 pm
August 21st 1998 - Wesley Snipes received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 5:37 am
August 22nd 1956, Elvis Presley began working on his first movie, Love Me Tender. In the drama that was set during and just after the Civil War, Elvis played Clint Reno, the youngest of four brothers. The original title for the movie was The Reno Brothers, but was changed to take advantage of the 'Love Me Tender' song recorded for the film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 7:21 am
August 23rd 1986 - The U.S. Senate passes a bill, Public Law 99-391, designating December 5, 1986 as "Walt Disney Recognition Day".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 8:19 am
August 23rd 1990 - Disney releases an updated version of the films “You - and Your Five Senses”, “You - the Human Animal”, “You - the Living Machine”, and “You - and Your Food” for educational use.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 4:23 pm
August 24th 1891 - Thomas Edison applied patents for the kinetoscope and kinetograph (U.S. Pats. 493,426 and 589,168).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 3:37 pm
August 25th 1939 - The movie "Wizard of Oz" opened around the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 5:32 pm
August 25th 1985 - Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA welcomes three-year old Brooks Arthur Charles Burr as the park's 250-millionth visitor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 5:49 am
August 26th 1983 - The film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" premiered in the United States. The movie starred David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 1:28 pm
August 30th 2013, Cinema's across the UK were handing out earplugs to parents taking their children to see One Direction’s new film. Accompanying chaperones could enjoy One Direction: This Is Us 3D without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings. Humans are capable of screaming as loud as 120 decibels, which is the same as standing next to a running chainsaw.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 2:44 pm
August 31st 1887 - The kinetoscope was patented by Thomas Edison. The device was used to produce moving pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 2:46 pm
August 31st 1984, 'Purple Rain' the movie-starring Prince opened at cinemas across the UK with special late night previews. The film grossed more than US $80 million at the box office and became a cult classic.
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Written By: nally on 09/01/19 at 7:13 pm
85 years ago today, on September 1st 1934: The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
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Written By: nally on 09/07/19 at 7:30 pm
September 7th 1954: Journey to Italy, directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders, is released in cinemas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 5:17 pm
September 10th 1998 - Country Mac Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 10:37 am
September 11th 1956, Police were called to break up a crowd of rowdy teenagers following the showing of the film Rock Around the Clock at the Trocadero Cinema in London, England. The following day, The Times printed a reader's letter that said: "The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control." The film was quickly banned in several English cities.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 5:28 pm
September 11th 1910 - In Hollywood, the first commercially successful electric bus line opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 1:12 am
September 13th 1982 - RCA Records announced that David Bowie had left for the South Seas where the filming of "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" was to begin.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 7:29 am
September 13th 1997 - Seven Years in Tibet premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival before a commercial release in October in the United States and Canada.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/19 at 3:10 pm
September 14th 1964 - Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 1:21 am
September 15th 1915 – The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 6:43 am
September 15th 1967, Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Lunch was at James and Amy Smedley's fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset with The Beatles being filmed and photographed eating their fish and chips.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:06 pm
September 17th 1980 - Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness" premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 2:32 am
September 26th 1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 10:51 am
September 29th 1984 - Elizabeth Taylor was voted to be the world's most beautiful woman in a Louis Harris poll. Taylor was at the time in the Betty Ford Clinic overcoming a weight problem.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 2:46 am
October 2nd 1937 - Warner Bros. released "Love Is on the Air." Ronald Reagan made his acting debut in the motion picture. He was 26 years old.
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Written By: nally on 10/03/19 at 11:55 pm
October 3rd 1941: "The Maltese Falcon" directed by John Huston and based off Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, premieres in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 1:51 am
October 5th 1945 – Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 12:29 pm
October 5th 1955 – Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 5:32 pm
October 5th 1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 2:27 am
October 6th 1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 3:40 am
October 6th 1927 - Warner Brothers releases the film "The Jazz Singer" opening in New York City starring Al Jolson. The film was based on the short story "The Day of Atonement" by Sampson Raphaelson. The first motion picture with sound.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/19 at 4:37 am
October 7th 1968 - The Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X."
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Written By: nally on 10/08/19 at 6:48 pm
October 8th 1927: The Second Hundred Years, silent short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, opened in theaters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 6:52 am
October 15th 1989 - Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 8:46 am
October 16th 1944 – Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker's, debut in The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantz's cartoon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 2:26 pm
October 16th 1923 - Walt and Roy Disney, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, sign a contract with M.J. Winkler Productions, a New York film distributor, to produce six Alice Comedy short films, for US$1500 each, with an option for six more.
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Written By: nally on 10/23/19 at 6:27 pm
October 23rd 1941: Walt Disney's animated film Dumbo is released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:41 am
October 24th 1947 – Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 6:32 am
October 24th 1969 - Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 12:19 pm
October 24th 1996 - Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown, received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:05 am
October 27th 1927 - The first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:28 am
October 27th 1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were divorced. They had been married on January 14, 1954.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 3:59 am
October 27th 1988, U2's film 'Rattle And Hum', received its world premiere in the group's hometown Dublin.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 7:07 am
November 1st 1940 - "A Night in the Tropics" was released. It was the first movie for Abbott and Costello.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 1:09 pm
November 1st 1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 3:27 pm
November 1st 1894 – Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 1:01 am
November 2nd 1979 - The movie "Quadrophenia" opened in the United Kingdom. The movie features Sting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 6:55 am
November 2nd 1990 - "Graffiti Bridge," Prince's fourth film, co-starring Tevin Campbell and Mavis Staples opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 10:16 am
November 2nd 2001 - The computer-animated movie "Monsters, Inc." opened. The film recorded the best debut ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:31 pm
November 2nd 1986 - The 12-by-16-inch celluloid of a poison apple from Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" was purchased for $30,800.
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Written By: nally on 11/03/19 at 5:32 pm
November 3rd 1927: Rodgers & Hart's musical "A Connecticut Yankee" premieres in NYC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 3:34 am
November 10th 1999 - Ted Danson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 6:02 am
November 10th 1966, The Quiller Memorandum had its World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in the West End of London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:59 am
November 12th 1946 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Song of the South to theaters. Its premiere is held at Loew's Grand theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The film is based on the book Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 5:14 am
November 13th 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's third animated feature film, Fantasia, at New York's Broadway Theater. The film introduces stereophonic sound to motion pictures via a special sound system called Fantasound. This is Mickey Mouse' feature film debut, in the segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 2:23 pm
November 13th 1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the U.S.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 11/25/19 at 6:37 pm
November 25th 1947:
- During the "Red Scare", The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
- American actor John Larroquette is born.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 7:46 am
November 26th 1922 – "The Toll of the Sea" debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 8:42 am
November 26th 1942 - The motion picture "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 10:46 am
November 26th 1980 - The film "Rockshow" premiered in New York City. The concert film was by Paul McCartney and Wings during their 1976 North American tour.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 1:42 am
November 27th 1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/02/19 at 11:10 pm
December 2nd 1994: Cobb, a film about baseball player Ty Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones, premieres.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 1:48 pm
December 3rd 1997 - Pierce Brosnan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 2:15 pm
December 3rd 1991 - Alan Freed received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: nally on 12/07/19 at 11:30 am
Forty years ago today, on December 7th 1979: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" first movie of the series premieres directed by Robert Wise, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, is released.
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Written By: nally on 12/11/19 at 8:08 pm
December 11th 1967: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, premieres in NYC.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/19/19 at 11:36 pm
December 19th 1971: Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film A Clockwork Orange -- based on the book by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell -- premieres.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/19/19 at 11:40 pm
December 19th 1974: The Man with the Golden Gun, 9th James Bond film - starring Roger Moore, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee - premieres in London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/19/19 at 11:49 pm
December 19th 1980: Raging Bull, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta and Cathy Moriarty as his wife, is released in the United States.
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Written By: nally on 12/21/19 at 12:34 pm
December 21st 1937:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Actress Jane Fonda is born.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 12:18 pm
January 10th 1927 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film "Metropolis" is released in Germany.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 12:41 pm
January 10th 1932 - The first Silly Symphonies colour comic page is published in Sunday editions of newspapers. The edition is titled "Bucky Bug".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 2:12 pm
January 10th 1997 - James Brown got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 9:24 am
January 11th 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 1:42 pm
January 11th 1930 - At 12:00 PM, the first official theater-based Mickey Mouse Club begins, at the Fox Dome Theater in Ocean Park, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 8:43 am
January 12th 2001 - Downtown Disney opens, in the Disneyland Resort, between Disneyland and the site of Disney's California Adventure. The 300,000 square foot site features restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and movie theaters.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 5:27 am
January 13th 1930 - The first Mickey Mouse comic strip is published, in the New York Mirror newspaper in the USA. The strip is initially written by Walt Disney, and drawn by Ub Iwerks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 6:24 am
January 13th 1997 - Debbie Reynolds received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 9:01 am
January 14th 1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:48 am
January 16th 1921 - Charlie Chaplin's motion picture "The Kid" opened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 11:42 am
January 16th 1936 - Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 4:56 am
January 29th 1953 - First movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 5:40 am
January 29th 1959 - Buena Vista premieres Disney's animated feature film Sleeping Beauty at the Fox Wilshire Theater in Los Angeles, California. The film is based on Charles Perrault's version of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 5:54 am
February 4th 1938 - RKO Radio Pictures generally releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theatres in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 4:37 am
February 5th 1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists film studio in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 11:24 am
February 5th 1937 - First Charlie Chaplin talkie film, "Modern Times", is released to theatres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 3:44 pm
February 5th 1953 - The Walt Disney’s film "Peter Pan" opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 4:19 pm
February 5th 2001 - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced their separation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 9:13 am
February 9th 1960 - The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:25 am
February 12th 2008 - In Los Angeles and New York, film and television writers vote to lift their 100-day-old strike against major studios and return to work. Writers Guild of America members voted 92.5 percent in favor of ending the strike, with a new three-year contract approved in principle.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 1:56 am
February 13th 2008 - Hollywood writers ended a 100-day strike.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 2:32 am
February 18th 1953 - Premiere of first 3-D feature film "Bwana Devil" in New York City, New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 6:40 am
February 24th 2008 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 3:33 pm
February 24th 1965, The first full day of filming took place for The Beatles movie Help!, ' with the group riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 7:09 am
February 25th 2007 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 6:07 am
February 26th 1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful colour motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 1:49 pm
February 26th 1916 - Mutual signed Charlie Chaplin to a film contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 5:18 am
February 27th 1997 - Don Cornelius received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 02/27/20 at 6:44 am
February 26, 1920 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is released.
February 27, 1935 - Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert win Oscars for It Happened One Night.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 10:13 am
February 26, 1920 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is released.
Thank you!
Over the last weekend I was having a silent film horror film discussion, and I was struggling to remember one film, and that was it. Many thanks once again.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:27 am
March 3rd 1978 - The remains of Charles Chaplin were stolen from his grave in Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The body was recovered 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:18 pm
March 3rd 1995 - The Indiana Jones Adventure - Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. This is the largest attraction at Disneyland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 1:34 am
March 5th 2006 - The 2006 Academy Awards are held, with film Crash winning Best Picture.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 9:27 am
March 11th 1964, The Beatles spent the day filming at Twickenham Studios for A Hard Day's Night. Filming on a stage set made to look like a train guard's cage, where the Beatles played cards and mimed to 'I Should Have Known Better'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 1:16 am
March 12th 1923 - In New York City, Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrates a method for putting sound on motion picture film, called "phonofilm".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 2:47 am
March 13th 1913 - Kansas legislature approves censorship of motion pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 4:52 am
March 13th 1969 - Buena Vista generally releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Love Bug to theatres in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 6:18 am
March 14th 1931 – Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 6:25 am
March 14th 1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 4:46 pm
March 14th 1931 - First theatre built for rear movie projection (New York City, New York).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 6:44 am
March 15th 1964 - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were married.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:20 am
March 16th 1918 - Tallulah Bankhead made her New York acting debut with a role in "The Squab Farm."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 10:24 am
March 18th 1954 - RKO Pictures was sold for $23,489,478. It became the first motion picture studio to be owned by an individual. The person was Howard Hughes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:44 am
March 19th 1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 11:05 am
March 19th 1953 - The Academy Awards came to television for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 4:14 pm
March 19th 1959 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film “The Shaggy Dog” to theaters. This is Disney's first live-action comedy film. The film is based on the novel The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 7:26 am
March 23rd 1998 - 70th Academy Awards: Titanic wins 11 Oscars, Jack Nicholson best actor, Helen Hunt best actress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 3:05 am
March 24th 1949 - Walter and John Huston become the first father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor and director of Treasure of Sierra Madre).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 6:18 am
March 24th 1997 - 69th Academy Awards: The English Patient, Tom Cruise and Frances McDormand win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 12:11 pm
March 24th 2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 1:36 pm
March 24th 1965, The Beatles continued filming 'Help!' at Twickenham Studios, England. They shot the interior temple scenes, including the one where they "dive through a hollow sacrificial altar and into water". That scene was then cut to the swimming pool scene filmed in the Bahamas on February 23.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 3:16 am
March 25th 1954 - 26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 2:46 pm
March 25th 1986 - The 58th Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, California, with Out of Africa winning Best Picture, William Hurt Best Actor, and Geraldine Page Best Actress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 3:47 pm
March 25th 1985 - The 57th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles, California. Amadeus wins Best Picture, F Murray Abraham wins Best Actor, and Sally Field wins Best Actress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 2:09 pm
March 26th 1885 - Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 4:30 pm
March 26th 1937 - Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, USA erect statue of Popeye.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 5:45 pm
March 26th 1958 - The 30th Annual Academy Awards celebration is televised with Rosalind Russell, James Stewart, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Bob Hope and Donald Duck (on film) co-hosting. The Bridge on the River Kwai wins 7 Oscars, Sayonara wins 5. Best Music/Song goes to James Van Heusen (music), and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for "All the Way" from The Joker Is Wild.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 8:02 am
March 27th 1931 - Actor Charlie Chaplin received France’s Legion of Honor decoration.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 11:42 am
March 27th 1995 - 67th Academy Awards: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks and Jessica Lange win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 1:29 pm
March 27th 1957 - 29th Academy Awards: Around World in 80 Days, Yul Brynner, and Ingrid Bergman win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:36 pm
March 27th 1973 - 45th Academy Awards: The Godfather, Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win. Marlon Brando turns down an Oscar for best actor in support of Indians.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 6:11 pm
March 27th 1985 - Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 3:21 am
March 29th 1982 - The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Chariots of Fire winning Best Picture. Henry Fonda wins Best Actor; Katharine Hepburn wins Best Actress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 7:13 am
March 29th 1993 - Clint Eastwood won his first Oscars. He won them for best film and best director for the film "Unforgiven."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 8:38 am
March 29th 1955 - 27th Academy Awards: On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 11:58 am
March 30th 1987 - 59th Academy Awards: Platoon, Paul Newman and Marlee Matlin win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:57 pm
March 30th 1992 - 64th Academy Awards (Silence of the Lambs sweeps with Best Picture, Anthony Hopkins as Best Actor and Jodie Foster as Best Actress).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 3:06 am
March 31st 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 7:25 am
March 31st 1981 - The 53rd Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Robert Redford's directorial debut in Ordinary People wins Best Picture and Best Director. Robert De Niro wins Best Actor; Sissy Spacek wins Best Actress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 2:46 pm
March 31st 1987 - HBO (Home Box Office) earned its first Oscar for "Down and Out in America".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 3:18 pm
March 31st 1998 - Buddy Hackett received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 2:03 am
April 1st 1923 - First sound short films shown in New York's Rivoli Theatre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 6:09 am
April 1st 1997 - David Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 2:51 am
April 2nd 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 7:28 am
April 2nd 1940 - Walt Disney Productions first offers shares in the company to the public. 155,000 shares of preferred stock are offered at US$25 per share, and 600,000 of common stock for US$5 per share. US$3.5 million is raised from the stock offering.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 8:18 am
April 2nd 1972 - 44th Academy Awards - French Connection, Gene Hackman and Jane Fonda win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 9:17 am
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 10:09 am
April 2nd 1974 - 46th Academy Awards - The Sting, Glenda Jackson and Jack Lemmon win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 2:58 am
April 3rd 1972 - Charlie Chaplin returned to the U.S. after a twenty-year absence.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 5:11 am
April 4th 1914 - The first known serialized moving picture opened in New York City, NY. It was "The Perils of Pauline".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 9:47 am
April 4th 1960 - 32nd Academy Awards - Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, and Simone Signoret win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 4:13 am
April 6th 1916 - Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 10:46 am
April 6th 1984 - The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Jack Lemmon, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with Terms of Endearment winning Best Picture. Best Actor: Robert Duvall, Best Actress: Shirley Maclaine.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 6:25 am
April 7th 1970 - 42nd Academy Awards - Midnight Cowboy, Maggie Smith and John Wayne won his first and only Oscar for his role in "True Grit." He had been in over 200 films.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:28 am
April 8th 1975 - 47th Academy Awards - Godfather II, Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 3:52 pm
April 8th 1986 - American actor Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 7:40 am
April 9th 1914 - In London, the first full-color film, "The World, The Flesh & the Devil," was shown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 9:03 am
April 9th 1979 - 51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win. Walter Lantz is given an honorary Oscar for his animated motion pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 5:59 am
April 10th 1953 - Warner Bros. released "House of Wax." It was the first 3-D movie to be released by a major Hollywood studio.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 10:55 am
April 10th 1997 - Rod Steiger received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 4:38 am
April 13th 1964 - 36th Academy Awards - Tom Jones, Sidney Poitier, and Patricia Neal win, with Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 5:52 am
April 14th 1894 - First commercial public showing of Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. The Holland Bros Kinetoscope Parlor in New York, USA, shows five short films for 25 cents.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 7:54 am
April 14th 1969 - 41st Academy Awards - Oliver, Cliff Robertson, and Katharine Hepburn/ Barbra Streisand win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 10:03 am
April 14th 1980 - 52nd Academy Awards: Best Picture: Kramer versus Kramer, Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Actress: Sally Field, Best Foreign Film: Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) (first Oscar award for a German film).
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 3:54 am
April 15th 1923 - First sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (New York City).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 5:46 am
April 15th 1997 - Christopher Reeve received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 9:59 am
April 15th 1964, The Beatles filmed outside shots at the Scala Theatre in Tottenham Street London for their forthcoming movie 'A Hard Day's Night'.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 8:25 am
April 16th 1964, The Beatles filmed the 'chase scenes' for A Hard Day's Night with actors dressed as policemen in the Notting Hill Gate area of London. In the evening they recorded the title track for the film, 'A Hard Day's Night' at Abbey Road. John and Paul had the title first, and had to write a song to order, completing the track in nine takes.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 7:56 am
April 17th 1924 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed from a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and the Louis B. Mayer Company.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 3:52 pm
April 17th 1961 - 33rd Academy Awards - Apartment, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 9:49 am
April 18th 2018 – Cinemas open in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1983 with the American film Black Panther chosen as the first to be screened.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 4:20 am
April 19th 1961 - Disneyland in Anaheim, California, welcomes its 25-millionth guest.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 6:17 am
April 19th 1956 - Actress Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The civil ceremony took place on April 18.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 8:41 am
April 19th 2000 - Letters written by Greta Garbo were put on exhibit. The letters were made public ten years after Garbo's death.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 2:36 am
April 20th 1999 - Jane Seymour received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 4:17 pm
April 20th 1896 - First public film showing in US: John Philip Sousa's El Capitán, premieres in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 1:59 pm
April 21st 1895 - Woodville Latham and his sons demonstrated their Panopticon. It was the first movie projector developed in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 7:58 am
April 23rd 1896 - The Vitascope system for projecting movies onto a screen was demonstrated in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 5:40 am
April 26th 1906 - In Hawaii, motion pictures were shown for the first time.
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Written By: nally on 04/26/20 at 1:08 pm
Two years ago today, on April 26th 2018, American comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:32 pm
April 26th 2019 – “Avengers: Endgame” is released in cinemas, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 3:29 am
April 28th 1966 - 38th Academy Awards - The Sound of Music, Julie Christie and Lee Marvin win.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:09 am
April 28th 2000 - Jay Leno on his 50th birthday, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 5:41 am
April 30th 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 12:53 pm
April 30th 1938 – The animated cartoon short “Porky's Hare” Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 3:33 pm
April 30th 1980, The film 'McVicar' with Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role premiered in London, England. John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 4:26 pm
April 30th 1993 - The Walt Disney Company announces an agreement to acquire Miramax Film Corporation. Disney will acquire Miramax's library of over 200 films.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:02 am
May 5th 1987 - Disneyland debuts "Disney Dollars". Mickey Mouse and Sleeping Beauty's Castle are on the $1 bill, Goofy and the Mark Twain Riverboat are on the $5 bill.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 6:03 am
May 5th 1926 - Eisenstein's film "Battleship Potemkin" was shown in Germany for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 7:21 am
May 5th 1997 - Dolores Hope and Ivan Reitman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 3:27 am
May 6th 2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 9:00 am
May 7th 1998 - Leeza Gibbons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 4:53 am
May 8th 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded by film producers Adolph Zukor, Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman, in Hollywood, California.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 4:04 am
May 11th 1927 - Louis B Mayer forms the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:13 am
May 12th 1932 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Revue is released to theaters in the USA. Pluto and Horace Horsecollar also appear. Goofy appears for the first time, with the name "Dippy Dawg".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 4:03 pm
May 13th 1970, The world premiere of The Beatles film 'Let It Be' took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 2:53 am
May 15th 1928 - Walt Disney's first silent film featuring Mickey Mouse, “Plane Crazy” premieres as a sneak preview at a theatre on Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 7:26 am
May 15th 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival. The 1968 film by first-time director Joe Massot starred Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg. The soundtrack was composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. The film provides the name for the Oasis track 'Wonderwall', which was inspired by George Harrison's score.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 2:31 am
May 16th 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 2:01 am
May 17th 1999 - Alex Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 4:51 am
1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 1:57 am
May 19th 1999 - "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" was released in the U.S. It set a new record for opening day sales at 28.5 million.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 6:48 am
May 19th 2005 - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" brought in 50.0 million in its opening day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 2:27 am
May 22nd 1891 - In New Jersey, USA, Thomas Edison makes the first public display of his Kinetoscope projection of a film to the US National Federation of Women's Clubs, with an audience of 147.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 5:03 am
May 22nd 1986 - Sylvester Stallone agreed to a 10-picture, six-year deal with United Artists. He signed for a reported $15 million for each film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 5:14 am
May 25th 1927 - The "Movietone News" was shown for the first time at the Sam Harris Theatre in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 6:06 am
May 25th 1977 - 20th Century Fox releases the film “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” to theaters in the USA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 8:23 am
May 25th 1983 - " Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" opened nationwide. It set a new record in opening day box office sales. The gross was $6,219,629.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 9:54 am
May 25th 2000 - The Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Inc. signed a long-term deal that ended a dispute over the airing policies of Time Warner. Time Warner had blacked out Disney programs for a 39 hour period the previous month due to the lack of an agreement.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 3:53 am
May 27th 1933 – The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:26 am
May 27th 1948 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Melody Time to theatres in the USA. It includes the animated films Once Upon a Wintertime, Bumble Boogie, Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot, Blame it on the Samba (with Donald Duck), and Pecos Bill.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 5:49 am
May 28th 1929 - Warner Brothers debuted "On With The Show" in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 8:11 am
May 28th 1953 - The Walt Disney film "Melody" premiered in the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. The picture was the first 3-D cartoon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:38 am
May 29th 1941 - 293 Disney animators, members of the Screen Cartoonists Guild, stage a strike of the Disney Studios in the USA. More than 1000 picketers appear in the first hour.
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Written By: nally on 05/30/20 at 12:29 am
May 28th 1929 - Warner Brothers debuted "On With The Show" in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.
Wow...that is amazing. I was unaware of this fact until now. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 9:44 am
June 1st 1935 - The Ingersoll-Waterbury Company reported that it had produced 2.5 million Mickey Mouse watches during its 2-year association with Disney.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 6:40 am
June 4th 1998 - George and Ira Gershwin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 9:42 am
June 4th 1969, In Glenrowan, Australia, hundreds of people signed a petition protesting against the casting of Mick Jagger in the role of the Australian folk hero Ned Kelly in the film of the same name. The film, directed by Tony Richardson, was released in October 1970.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 5:46 am
June 8th 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 5:07 am
June 9th 1934 - The Walt Disney Silly Symphony film “The Wise Little Hen” is released to theatres in the USA. Donald Duck makes his film debut, with a voice supplied by Clarence Nash.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 5:57 am
June 9th 1993 - Steven Spielberg's movie "Jurassic Park" was premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 1:39 am
June 10th 2015 - The movie Jurassic World opened in 60 countries. It became the first movie to make $500 million its opening weekend.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 4:25 am
June 11th 1982 – “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” was released in the United States. It opened at number one with a gross of $11 million, and stayed at the top of the box office for six weeks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 10:39 am
June 11th 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 5:27 am
June 22nd 1955 - Buena Vista generally releases the Disney animated film Lady and the Tramp to theaters in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 10:00 am
June 24th 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 11:52 am
June 24th 1970 - The movie "Myra Breckinridge" premiered at the Criterion Theater in New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 2:48 am
July 6th 1928 - "The Lights of New York" was previewed in New York's Strand Theatre. It was the first all-talking movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 8:54 am
July 6th 1964, The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night premiered at The Pavilion in London. Filmed during the height of Beatlemania, and written by Alun Owen, the film was made in the style of a mockumentary, describing a couple of days in the lives of the group.
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Written By: nally on 07/09/20 at 12:29 am
July 6th 1964, The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night premiered at The Pavilion in London. Filmed during the height of Beatlemania, and written by Alun Owen, the film was made in the style of a mockumentary, describing a couple of days in the lives of the group.
I have seen that film a number of times! O0
Including once in 2014 when a local cinema was commemorating the film's 50th anniversary.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 2:57 am
I have seen that film a number of times! O0
Including once in 2014 when a local cinema was commemorating the film's 50th anniversary.
I wish to see "A Hard Day's Night" again for some of it was filmed in an area of London I know now well.
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Written By: nally on 07/09/20 at 12:10 pm
I wish to see "A Hard Day's Night" again for some of it was filmed in an area of London I know now well.
That's right. I figured it would be.
...and you were still a kid when it was filmed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 12:12 pm
That's right. I figured it would be.
...and you were still a kid when it was filmed.
Indeed, but then living elsewhere.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 1:46 pm
July 9th 1937 – The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 5:12 am
July 13th 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is dedicated in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland," but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 4:37 am
July 14th 1982, The movie premier for Pink Floyd's The Wall was held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England. The film which centers around a confined rocker named Floyd "Pink" Pinkerton earned $22 million in its first year and won two British Academy Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 7:48 am
July 26th 1951 – Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 8:32 am
July 26th 1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 12:22 pm
July 26th 1984 - Prince's movie "Purple Rain" premiered in Hollywood, CA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 12:43 pm
July 29th 1965, The Beatles second feature film 'Help!' had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London. The Beatles later said the film was shot in a "haze of marijuana". According to Ringo Starr's interviews in The Beatles Anthology, during the Austrian Alps film shooting, he and McCartney ran off over the hill from the "curling" scene set to smoke a joint.
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Written By: nally on 08/04/20 at 6:56 pm
July 29th 1965, The Beatles second feature film 'Help!' had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London. The Beatles later said the film was shot in a "haze of marijuana". According to Ringo Starr's interviews in The Beatles Anthology, during the Austrian Alps film shooting, he and McCartney ran off over the hill from the "curling" scene set to smoke a joint.
Ooh! :o
I had not known that about them.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/20 at 1:39 am
Ooh! :o
I had not known that about them.
There was something about that film on the Beatles not in their right mind.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/20 at 4:11 am
July 29th 1965, The Beatles second feature film 'Help!' had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London. The Beatles later said the film was shot in a "haze of marijuana". According to Ringo Starr's interviews in The Beatles Anthology, during the Austrian Alps film shooting, he and McCartney ran off over the hill from the "curling" scene set to smoke a joint.
Ooh! :o
I had not known that about them.
Just to tease me more, later on today the radio there is a report celebrating the 55th anniversary of "Help!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 4:23 am
August 15th 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 2:18 pm
August 15th 1979, The futuristic satire film 'Americathon' premiered in Los Angeles featuring Meat Loaf. The soundtrack included songs by The Beach Boys, Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 7:32 am
August 16th 1930 – The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 10:03 am
August 31st 1887 - The kinetoscope was patented by Thomas Edison. The device was used to produce moving pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 2:30 pm
September 1st 1934 – The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon “The Discontented Canary” is released to movie theatres.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 4:48 am
September 5th 1921 – Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 7:59 am
October 6th 1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 10:12 am
October 14th 1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 11:26 am
^ On the same day:
October 14th 1888 – Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, "Roundhay Garden Scene", in Leeds Yorkshire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 11:19 am
October 20th 1947 – The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:36 am
November 8th 1966 - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California
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Written By: nally on 11/13/20 at 9:08 am
80 years ago today, on November 13th 1940: Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 3:13 am
November 17th 1947 – The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 8:04 am
November 19th 1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 1:57 pm
January 4th 1903 – Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 11:00 am
January 7th 1894 – Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing. On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, and received a patent for motion picture film.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 4:58 pm
January 11th 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 5:24 pm
January 20th 1929 – The first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, is released.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:04 am
January 25th 1961 – 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 02/05/21 at 4:53 pm
February 5th 1919: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 02/07/21 at 3:09 pm
February 7th 1940: The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 8:02 am
February 10th 1940 – Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/11/21 at 8:04 pm
March 11th 1927 - In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
It would get demolished in 1960.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/14/21 at 11:37 am
90 years ago today, on March 14th 1931: Alam Ara, the first Indian sound film, premiered at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/21 at 4:05 pm
March 22nd 1895 – Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/21 at 2:50 pm
March 31st 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 11:00 am
April 2nd 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 1:08 pm
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/02/21 at 1:38 pm
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
I remember seeing the Academy Awards that night in 1972 when Charlie Chaplin returned. Even then, I thought he was already long dead. I had no idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Pl-qvA1X8
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 8:11 am
April 12th 1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 4:43 pm
April 13th 1964 – At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier became the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 4:07 am
April 26th 2019 – Marvel Studios' blockbuster film, Avengers: Endgame, is released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 2:32 pm
May 11th 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/16/21 at 4:28 pm
The first Academy Awards ceremony took place on May 16th 1929, in Hollywood.
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Written By: nally on 05/24/21 at 12:21 am
99 years ago today, on May 23, 1922, when Walt Disney was 20 years old, Laugh-O-gram Process (LOGP) was incorporated by him using the remaining assets of the defunct Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists from local investors. LOGF produced nine of the requested 12 films with little income.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 2:31 am
99 years ago today, on May 23, 1922, when Walt Disney was 20 years old, Laugh-O-gram Process (LOGP) was incorporated by him using the remaining assets of the defunct Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists from local investors. LOGF produced nine of the requested 12 films with little income.
...I read Iwerks-Disney as Twerks-Disney Commercial Artists ;D
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Written By: nally on 05/24/21 at 10:25 pm
...I read Iwerks-Disney as Twerks-Disney Commercial Artists ;D
lol ;)
Yep, the capital letter 'I' with serifs can be misread as a capital T.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 8:20 am
June 1st 2008 – A fire on the backlot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
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Written By: nally on 06/09/21 at 11:40 pm
June 9th 1934 - The cartoon character Donald Duck made his debut in the Walt Disney short The Wise Little Hen.
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Written By: nally on 06/12/21 at 4:16 pm
One day late: On June 11th 1982, E.T. The Extraterrestrial opened in theatres.
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Written By: nally on 06/12/21 at 4:17 pm
June 12th 1987, the following films opened in theatres:
Million Dollar Mystery, a mystery-comedy
Predator, a sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Witches of Eastwick, a dark fantasy/comedy directed by George Miller and starring Jack Nicholson in the lead role
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Written By: nally on 06/13/21 at 3:21 pm
June 13th 1962: "Lolita" - film based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon - is released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:08 pm
June 13th 1962: "Lolita" - film based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon - is released.
...and Peter Sellers.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:08 pm
June 15th 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 12:52 pm
June 16th 1978 - The film adaptation of "Grease" premiered in New York City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 2:55 pm
June 16th 1998 - The Spice Girl's movie "Spice World" went on sale at video stores.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:48 am
June 18th 1999 - Walt Disney's "Tarzan" opened.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 06/20/21 at 1:07 pm
June 20th 1975 - Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became the prototypical summer blockbuster and established the modern Hollywood business model.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 3:11 pm
June 20th 1975 - Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became the prototypical summer blockbuster and established the modern Hollywood business model.
...and I saw it three times within the opening week.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 06/22/21 at 10:06 pm
...and I saw it three times within the opening week.
O0
Just for the record, I have never watched the same movie in a theatre more than once, no matter how much I liked/enjoyed it.
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Written By: nally on 07/01/21 at 11:56 pm
July 1st 1984: The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
This fact was clued on tonight's episode of "Jeopardy!"
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Written By: nally on 07/13/21 at 10:46 pm
Three days late, but I would like to mention it:
Forty years ago, on July 10th 1981 - Buena Vista releases the animated feature film The Fox and the Hound to theaters in the US. This is the first major animated film effort of the "new generation" of Disney artists.
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Written By: nally on 07/26/21 at 11:05 pm
Seventy years ago today, on July 26th 1951: Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Written By: nally on 07/27/21 at 11:41 pm
July 27th 1940: The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 08/14/21 at 1:57 pm
August 14th 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 11/22/21 at 11:35 pm
November 22nd 1995, Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/20/21 at 6:57 pm
75 years ago today, on December 20th 1946: The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
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Written By: nally on 12/20/21 at 10:05 pm
December 20th 1974 - The Godfather Part II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, is released in theaters.
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Written By: nally on 12/21/21 at 11:05 pm
December 21st 1937:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
American actress Jane Fonda is born.
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Written By: nally on 12/29/21 at 10:49 pm
December 29th 1913: Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood's first feature film, The Squaw Man.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 10:26 am
February 20th 1943 – American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/22 at 8:24 am
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/14/22 at 11:03 pm
March 14th 1931 - Alam Ara, India's first talking film, made its theatrical debut.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/22 at 6:59 am
March 15th 1964 - Richard Burton was married to Elizabeth Taylor in Montreal.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/15/22 at 8:51 am
March 15th 1964 - Richard Burton was married to Elizabeth Taylor in Montreal.
For the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/27/22 at 5:48 pm
Seventy years ago today, on March 27th 1952: The American musical romantic comedy film Singin' In The Rain (directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds) premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Two weeks later, it would get released to the rest of the USA.
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Written By: nally on 03/27/22 at 5:49 pm
March 27th 1973: The 45th Academy Awards were held. "The Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win. Marlon Brando then turns down the Oscar for best actor to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.
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Written By: nally on 03/30/22 at 11:18 pm
March 30th 1981, the British historical sports drama film Chariots Of Fire premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance.
It would eventually be nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four (including Best Picture).
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Written By: nally on 04/10/22 at 10:02 pm
10 April 1953: Warner Bros. premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 3:44 am
April 13th 1964 – At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 9:27 am
April 14th 1980 - 52nd Academy Awards: Best Picture: Kramer versus Kramer, Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Actress: Sally Field, Best Foreign Film: Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) (first Oscar award for a German film).
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/14/22 at 9:51 am
April 14th 1980 - 52nd Academy Awards: Best Picture: Kramer versus Kramer, Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Actress: Sally Field, Best Foreign Film: Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) (first Oscar award for a German film).
Is that the year Sally Field said "you like me, you really like me!" when she won? Critics made fun of that and she never quite lived it down. But how innocent and benign it seems in this day and age when people just up and slap people when they don't like the way things are going.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 9:58 am
Is that the year Sally Field said "you like me, you really like me!" when she won? Critics made fun of that and she never quite lived it down. But how innocent and benign it seems in this day and age when people just up and slap people when they don't like the way things are going.
It was in 1985 when she won Best Actress for "Places in the Heart". As in the quoted reply it was for her win in "Norma Rae".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 11:50 am
April 14th 1894 - First commercial public showing of Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. The Holland Bros Kinetoscope Parlor in New York, USA, shows five short films for 25 cents.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 5:22 am
April 26th 2019 – Marvel Studios' blockbuster film, Avengers: Endgame, is released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/22 at 5:02 pm
110 years ago today – on May 8th 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.
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Written By: nally on 05/08/22 at 10:50 pm
May 8th 1963: The 1st James Bond film, "Dr. No", starring Sean Connery, premieres in the United States. (It had premiered seven months earlier, in October 1962, in the UK.)
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Written By: nally on 05/15/22 at 10:44 pm
15 May 1928: The Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 9:33 am
May 16th 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards are awarded.
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Written By: nally on 06/04/22 at 4:55 pm
June 4th 1998 - George and Ira Gershwin posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 7:40 am
June 6th 1933 – The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/22 at 11:20 am
Forty years ago today, on June 11th 1982, the movie “E.T.” premiered in theaters.
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Written By: nally on 06/12/22 at 1:05 pm
June 12th 1963 - The film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is released in US theaters. It was the most expensive film made at the time.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 8:35 am
June 15th 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/22 at 4:07 pm
July 2nd 1993 - Disney re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theaters in the USA. The film had been painstakingly restored and flaws were fixed by Eastman Kodak's Cinesite division over 18 weeks.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/22 at 11:25 pm
July 10th 1928, George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/22 at 11:25 pm
July 10th 1981 - Buena Vista releases the animated feature film The Fox and the Hound to theaters in the US. This is the first major animated film effort of the "new generation" of Disney artists.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 07/27/22 at 8:16 pm
July 27th, 1940: The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 12:15 pm
August 6th 1926 – In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 7:32 am
August 14th 1975 – The film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history, premiered in Los Angeles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 4:05 pm
September 2nd 1983 - The film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" opened around in the United States. The movie starred David Bowie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 4:21 pm
September 5th 1966, John Lennon started work on his role as Private Gripweed in the film 'How I Won The War'. The black comedy directed by Richard Lester, was filmed in Spain in Almería Province and saw Lennon, taking a long-overdue break from The Beatles after nearly four years of constant touring.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 7:24 am
September 6th 1985 - 'Desperately Seeking Susan' went on general release in the UK, the movie featured Madonna and Rosanna Arquette.
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Written By: nally on 09/11/22 at 10:09 pm
September 11th 1956 - Police were called to break up a crowd of rowdy teenagers following the showing of the film Rock Around the Clock at the Trocadero Cinema in London, England. The following day, The Times printed a reader's letter that said: "The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control." The film was quickly banned in several English cities. :o
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Written By: nally on 09/15/22 at 11:18 pm
September 15th 1954 – Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 5:26 pm
September 20th 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 4:24 am
September 22nd 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
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Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 4:16 pm
October 15th 1989 - The 1,900th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame was presented... to Billy Graham.
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Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 11:55 pm
October 15th 1940 - "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 4:07 pm
October 18th 1967 - "How I Won the War," starring John Lennon, premiered in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/22 at 7:42 am
October 20th 1976 - The Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.
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Written By: nally on 10/21/22 at 11:06 pm
October 21st 1964 - The film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York.
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Written By: nally on 10/21/22 at 11:12 pm
Oh, and today marks one year since the "Rust shooting incident" involving actor Alec Baldwin unintentionally shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Alec had picked up the prop, which had not been checked for safety in advance. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 5:24 pm
November 4th 1977 - The Last Waltz, the movie of The Bands final concert premiered in New York. The Martin Scorsese movie also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/22 at 3:48 pm
November 8th 1957 - The Elvis Presley film "Jailhouse Rock" was released in the U.S.
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Written By: nally on 11/17/22 at 11:40 pm
November 17th 1978 – The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
Also, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams was born.
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Written By: nally on 11/26/22 at 5:38 pm
Eighty years ago today, on November 26th 1942: Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in New York City.
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Written By: nally on 12/18/22 at 11:10 pm
December 18th 1963 - The Pink Panther premiered in theatres.
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Written By: nally on 12/18/22 at 11:21 pm
18 December 1968 - The musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes; written by Roald Dahl) made its U.S. premiere.
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Written By: nally on 12/19/22 at 10:30 pm
December 19th 1980: The movie 9 to 5 - starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton - premieres in theaters.
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Written By: nally on 12/19/22 at 10:32 pm
Twenty-five years ago today, on 19 December 1997: the movie Titanic - starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet; directed by James Cameron - premiered in American cinemas.
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Written By: nally on 12/19/22 at 10:49 pm
On this day in 2001, the movie The Fellowship Of The Ring premiered in American cinemas. It had an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis.
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Written By: nally on 12/20/22 at 10:11 pm
December 20th 1946 – It's a Wonderful Life premieres at the Globe Theatre in New York, where it would receive mixed reviews.
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Written By: nally on 12/21/22 at 8:04 pm
December 21st 1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:15 pm
Ninety years ago today, on 22 December 1932: The Mummy, an American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff, is released in U.S. theaters.
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Written By: nally on 12/25/22 at 11:20 pm
49 years ago today, on Christmas Day 1973: the movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, premiered in cinemas.
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Written By: nally on 12/29/22 at 9:49 pm
December 29th 1913 – Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood's first feature film, The Squaw Man.
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Written By: nally on 12/29/22 at 9:51 pm
December 29th 1964: Beloved film actor and action hero John Wayne went against the advice of his agent and several advisers, and revealed that he had been treated for lung cancer with the removal of his left lung in September. He told reporters at his home in Encino, California: "I licked the Big C. I know the man upstairs will pull the plug when he wants to, but I don't want to end my life being sick."
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Written By: nally on 01/06/23 at 10:56 pm
January 6th 2009 - Dakota Fanning receives the Rising Star Award at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 2:37 am
January 10th 1927 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 3:48 pm
January 11th 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/23 at 5:19 am
January 16th 1942 – Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard.
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Written By: nally on 01/29/23 at 5:26 pm
70 years ago today, on January 29th 1953: First movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres.
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Written By: nally on 01/29/23 at 5:27 pm
January 29th 1959 - Buena Vista premieres Disney's animated feature film Sleeping Beauty at the Fox Wilshire Theater in Los Angeles, California. The film is based on Charles Perrault's version of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 4:09 am
February 1st 1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Written By: nally on 02/01/23 at 11:55 pm
Fifty years ago today, on February 1st 1973: Jean Poiret's farce La Cage aux Folles, was premièred at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 2:14 am
February 2nd 2000 – First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 5:09 am
February 6th 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theatres in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 7:18 am
February 7th 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's second animated feature film, Pinocchio, at the Central Theatre in New York City, USA.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 1:58 am
February 8th 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 6:06 am
February 8th 1915 – D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/23 at 5:07 am
February 10th 1940 – the cartoon created by Joseph Hanna and William Barbera, entitled Puss Gets the Boots, made its debut. The cartoon's characters were originally Jasper and Jinx, but would later be renamed Tom and Jerry.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/23 at 9:40 am
February 10th 1940 – Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 02/13/23 at 11:47 pm
February 13th 1972: The film version of Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse and written for the screen by Jay Presson Allen, opens in theatres. It stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson, Fritz Wepper and Joel Grey.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 11:37 pm
February 24th 2008 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 02/26/23 at 1:11 pm
February 26th 1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 9:06 am
March 1st 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 10:58 am
March 1st 1961 - Elvis Presley signed a five-year movie deal with producer Hal Wallis.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 2:21 pm
March 7th 1980 - The film Coal Miner's Daughter, the biography of Loretta Lynn and starring Sissy Spacek opened. Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lynn; Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo also play leading roles in the film, which was a huge success with critics and at the box office.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 1:47 am
March 9th 1964 - The Beatles filmed the last day of train scenes for the movie A Hard Day's Night. During their six days of filming aboard a moving train, The Beatles travelled a total of 2,500 miles on the rails.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/13/23 at 10:23 pm
March 13th 1913: the Kansas legislature approves censorship of motion pictures.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/13/23 at 10:25 pm
March 13th 1969 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Love Bug to the entire USA. (It had originally been released on a limited basis on Christmas Eve 1968.)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 2:27 pm
March 23rd 1961 - Elvis Presley had his seventh UK No.1 single with 'Wooden Heart.' The song was based on a German folk song and was featured in Presley's film GI Blues.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/25/23 at 5:09 pm
75 years ago today, on March 25th 1948: The comedy film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House had its world premiere at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 7:56 am
March 27th 1931 - Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 2:35 pm
March 27th 1952 - "Singin' in the Rain", musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 1:47 am
March 28th 1935 - Influential Nazi Propaganda film "Triumph of the Will" released showing Nuremberg rallies, commissioned by Adolf Hitler and directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 11:13 pm
March 31st 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next 38 years. (In 1968, after several years of minimal enforcement, the Production Code was replaced by the MPAA film rating system.)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 11:14 pm
March 31st 1987 - HBO (Home Box Office) earned its first Oscar for Down and Out in America.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 11:15 pm
March 31st 1964 - Filming for their film A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles played a "live television performance" in front of a studio of screaming fans (one of those fans was Phil Collins). The first four songs used in the film were "Tell Me Why", "I Should Have Known Better", "And I Love Her’, and "She Loves You."
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 10:44 am
55 years ago today, on April 2nd 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, an epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 12:48 pm
April 2nd 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 12:55 pm
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/02/23 at 1:01 pm
April 2nd 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
I remember seeing him get a standing ovation on the Academy Awards that year as he received an honorary Oscar, which was the reason he returned to the US.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 10:11 pm
^ O0
Sixty years ago today, on April 4th 1963 - Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 2:09 am
April 6th 1889 – George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible rolled film for the first time
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 10:42 pm
April 7th 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 10:43 pm
Also on April 7th 1967 - Sonny & Cher's movie "Good Times" debuted in Chicago, IL.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 9:06 am
April 8th 1911 – American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/11/23 at 11:44 pm
April 11th 1981, actor Cary Grant (age 77) married actress Barbara Harris (age 46, technically young enough to be his daughter lol). :o (They would remain married until his death in 1986.)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:56 pm
April 12th 1926 Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director, "The Pleasure Garden", in England; the silent drama was made in Germany
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:57 pm
April 12th 1932 - the movie "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 1:18 pm
April 13th 1964 – At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 3:40 pm
April 14th 1894 – First public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 12:26 pm
April 16th 1932 – Short film "The Music Box" released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It won the 1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/23 at 5:26 am
April 16th 1932 – Short film "The Music Box" released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It won the 1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film.
Of which I watched moments ago.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/23 at 5:26 am
April 19th 1956 – Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/30/23 at 2:47 pm
April 30th 1927 - Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford became the first celebrities to imprint their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 04/30/23 at 2:48 pm
April 30th 1980 - The film McVicar, with Roger Daltrey from The Who in the title role, premiered in London, England. (John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive".)
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/01/23 at 11:10 pm
May 1st 1989: Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:38 pm
May 2nd 1997: Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, the first film in the Austin Powers film series, is released to theaters. It starred Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, and Robert Wagner.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 9:44 pm
May 4th 1959 - Dick Clark announced the first movie to be released from his production company. The film was titled Harrison High.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 9:45 pm
May 4th 2015 - A "Star Wars Anthology" film to be based on the origins of Boba Fett, was confirmed.
Appropriately on May the 4th, dubbed "Star Wars Day" due to sounding like "May the force"
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 9:59 pm
May 4th 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/06/23 at 7:19 pm
45 years ago today, on May 6th 1978: The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack topped both the UK and US album charts (in UK, it began an 18-week run atop said chart). The album, which features seven Bee Gees songs, went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/07/23 at 10:17 am
May 7th 1937 – Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/07/23 at 10:38 pm
May 7th 2014 - Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that at least three standalone "Star Wars" films would be released within the next 10 years.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/08/23 at 7:59 pm
May 8th 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/08/23 at 10:34 pm
Sixty years ago today, on May 8th 1963 - Dr. No, the first James Bond film, premiered in the United States with Sean Connery as Agent 007. The film had been seen in Europe since its premiere in London on October 5, 1962.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:09 pm
May 9th 1958, the thriller film Vertigo opened in theaters.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: nally on 05/16/23 at 10:54 pm
May 16th 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 4:15 pm
May 18th 1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, was released in Mumbai.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 1:19 am
May 20th 1970 - Let It Be, the final feature film involving The Beatles was premiered simultaneously in London and Liverpool a week after the film's US release.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 8:14 am
May 20th 1978 - The Buddy Holly Story film was premiered in Holly's hometown, of Lubbock, Texas. The film features an Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 4:03 pm
May 20th 1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/23 at 11:15 am
May 24th 1967 – The award winning film Belle de Jour, directed by Luis Buñuel, was released.
Subject: Re: Today in Hollywood and Cinema History
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/23 at 2:18 am
May 25th 2018 – Solo: A Star Wars Story released in the United States.