Movies for the Day, Sunday, April 14, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Julie Christie, Mark Hicks, and John Gielgud.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Darling (1965) is about a model and actress
in 1960s London and the sometimes dark
side of her profession.  This movie won
Oscars for Best Actress, to Julie Christie, born
April 14, 1940, Writing, and Costume Design.





Darling










Gravity Is My Enemy (1977) is
about quadriplegic visual artist
Mark Hicks, born April 14, 1949.
This movie won an Oscar as Best
Short Subject Documentary.


Gravity Is My Enemy









Arthur (1981) is a comedy about a super-rich
but aimless man and his butler and his quest for
money and/or love.  This movie won an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actor, to John Gielgud, born April 14,
1904, and Original Song.  It features an American
Film Institute Great Movie Song, Arthur's Theme (Best
That You Can Do).  The movie stars Dudley Moore,
born April 19, 1935.


Arthur

Movies for the Day, Saturday, April 13, 2019

Today's movies mark baseball, jazz, and alcoholism.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) is
about turn of the century baseball players.
It is a musical comedy and romance.  April
is major league baseball's traditional opening
month.





Take Me Out to the Ball Game










'Round Midnight (1986) is about an
American jazz musician who relocates
to Paris in the 1950s.  It won an Oscar
for Original Score and is a very good
movie.  April is Jazz Appreciation Month.




'Round Midnight












When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) is
about a woman's alcoholism and its effect
on her family.  April is Alcohol Awareness
Month.





When a Man Loves a Woman

Movies for the Day, Friday, April 12, 2019

Today's movies mark the beginning of the Civil War, a spaceflight day, and the birthday of Tom Clancy.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Friendly Persuasion (1956) is about
a Quaker family during the Civil War.  It
is based on a Jessamyn West novel.  This
is an excellent movie.  The Civil War
began April 12, 1861.






Friendly Persuasion









The Right Stuff (1983) is about the
early days of the United States space program,
especially the Mercury 7 astronauts.  This
inspiring movie won Oscars for Sound,
Film Editing, Sound Effects Editing, and
Original Score.  It is based on the book by
Tom Wolfe.  April 12 is International Day of
Human Space Flight.


The Right Stuff

Patriot Games (1992) is an action thriller
about a CIA operative, Jack Ryan, who
combats terrorists.  It is based on a novel
by Tom Clancy, born April 12, 1947.




Patriot Games

Movies for the Day, Thursday, April 11, 2019

Today's movies mark National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Poetry Month, and baseball.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Outrage (1950) is a movie about a rape.
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness
Month.






Outrage

Tom, Tom the Piper's Son (1969) is
an experimental film of vintage
footage (see the 1905 film of the same
name based on the nursery rhyme).
This film is on the National Film
Registry.  April is Poetry Month.





Tom, Tom the Piper's Son













Baseball (1994 - 2010) is an eleven-episode
miniseries on PBS from Ken Burns.
It won an Emmy for Outstanding Informational
Series (1995).  April is traditionally the start
of the major league baseball season.




Baseball

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Today's movies mark the reign of Emperor Maximilian, the birthday of Max von Sydow, and National Siblings Day.


Which of today's movies would you watch?

Vera Cruz (1954) is a western about
mercenaries hired by Emperor Maximilian of
Mexico to escort a countess in 1860s Mexico and
a plot to overthrow the Emperor, who was born
July 6, 1832, and reigned from April 10, 1864, to
June 19, 1867.





Vera Cruz

The Passion of Anna (1969) is a very
good movie about a romance between
a divorced man and a widow.  It stars Max von
Sydow, born April 10, 1929.  It was directed by
Ingmar Bergamn, born July 14, 1918.






The Passion of Anna









Curfew (2012) is about a man at a low point
in his life who gets a call to care for his estranged
sister's child.  This film won an Oscar as Best
Live Action Short Film (19 minutes).  Shawn
Christensen directed, wrote, and starred.  April
10 is National Siblings Day.




Curfew

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Today's movies mark the invasion of Norway, the birthday of Charles Steinmetz, and a circus anniversary.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Moon Is Down (1943) is about
the aftermath of the Nazis' invasion of
Norway which began April 9, 1940.  It is based
on a John Steinbeck novel- Steinbeck was born
February 27, 1902.







The Moon Is Down








The Lonely Wizard Steinmetz (1957)
is an episode of the Schlitz Playhouse of
Stars which began in 1951.  This episode
was in season 7, episode 10.  Steinmetz was
born April 9, 1865.  The episode won an Emmy
for Writing.  Steinmetz was a genius
mathematician and electrical engineer.  He
was a professor at Union College in
Schenectady.

The Lonely Wizard Steinmetz










Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) is about the circus
and Jumbo the Elephant, which arrived in America
April 9, 1882.  This movie, aka Jumbo, combines
drama, comedy and music.







Billy Rose's Jumbo

Movies for the Day, Monday, April 8, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Betty Ford, March Madness, and the birthday of Captain Richard Phillips.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Betty Ford Story (1987) is a dramatic
biography of First Lady Betty Ford.  Ford was
born April 8, 1918.  This TV movie won an Emmy
for Lead Actress, to Gena Rowlands, born June
19, 1930.





The Betty Ford Story

Love and Basketball (2000) is about two
basketball players and their romance.  March
is March Madness culminating in 2019 with
the NCAA College Basketball Championship.






Love and Basketball











Captain Phillips (2013) is the story
of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by
Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean from
April 8, 2009, to April 12, 2009, and Captain
Richard Phillips, born May 16, 1955.  This
movie was nominated for an Oscar as Best
Motion Picture.



Captain Phillips