Monday, May 22, 2017

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Bonnie and Clyde, turtles, and ALS inform today's movies.




Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a thrilling and
passionate movie about real-life bank robbers Bonnie
Parker and Clyde Barrow, who met their demise
this date, May 23, in 1934.  They are listed on the
American Film Institute Villains list.  The movie features
an AFI Quote, "We rob banks."  The movie is on
the National Film Registry.  The film won Oscars
for Best Supporting Actress, Estelle Parsons, born
November 20, 1927, and Cinematography.



Bonnie and Clyde




Today, May 23, 2017, is World Turtle
Day.  Turtle Diary (1985) is about captive
giant turtles at a zoo and a fable of the
relationship of two people interested in the
turtles' fate.




Turtle Diary








Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) is a television
movie about a former student who revisits a
dying professor weekly and learns about life.
The movie won Emmys for Lead Actor, Jack
Lemmon, Supporting Actor, Hank Azaria,
Editing, and as Outstanding Made for Television
Movie.  The film is based on a memoir by Mitch
Albom, born this date May 23, in 1958.  The professor
is dying of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
May 2017 is ALS Month.  Also, today is Tuesday.


Tuesdays With Morrie


















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