Movies for the Day, Sunday, July 30, 2017

Today's selections take us to Victorian England, to a dystopian vision, and to life in the 1980s to 1990s.

Wuthering Heights (1939) is the oft-filmed story
of doomed love in Victorian England.  This
passionate movie is based on the classic novel by
Emily Bronte, born July 30, 1818.  This movie
won an Oscar for Cinematography and is on the
National Film Registry.





Wuthering Heights







The Terminator (1984) is a hugely
successful film about a cyborg dystopian
future and its origin in and incursion in the present.
This thrilling movie features an American Film
Institute Villain, The Terminator, and an AFI Quote,
"I'll be back."  It has spawned a number of sequels.
It is on the National Film Registry.  Star Arnold
Schwarznegger was born July 30, 1947.





The Terminator









thirty something (September 29, 1987 to May
28, 1991) is about "thirty something" couples
living in Philadelphia- a baby boomer television
series.  It stars Ken Olin, born July 30, 1954.  It has
88 episodes.  It won Emmys for Writing, Outstanding
Drama Series, Guest Performances, Supporting Actress, Editing,
Costuming, Lead Actress, Directing, and Supporting
Actor.  Check out these episodes:  Business as Usual (aka
Michael's Father's Death);  The Parents Are Coming; First
Day/Last Day; We'll Meet Again; The Go-Between; and
A Wedding.

thirty something