Movies for the Day, Sunday, March 26, 2017

Today's movies include a Tennessee Williams play, a movie about Jesus Christ, and a basketball movie.


Today is the birthday of author Tennessee
Williams, born in 1911.  In honor of him, consider
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a great movie
based on his play.  The movie is about romance and
relationships and passion.  It stars Marlon Brando.  It
is listed on the National Film Registry.  It won Academy
Awards for Best Actress, Vivien Leigh, Best Supporting
Actor, Karl Malden, Best Supporting Actress, Kim Hunter,
and Art/Set Decoration.  Two television movies have
been made of a Streetcar Named Desire, aired in 1984
and 1995.

A Streetcar Named Desire




The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) is
a life of Jesus Christ, appropriate for
watching on a Sunday in Lent as Easter
approaches.




The Greatest Story Ever Told








White Men Can't Jump (1992), a story about
urban basketball hustlers, is a good movie to
watch during March Madness, aka the NCAA
Men's Basketball Championship.





White Men Can't Jump