Friday, August 11, 2017

Movies for the Day, Saturday, August 12, 2017

Elephants, witches, and a family drama-  see today's movies.




Dumbo (1941) is a Disney classic about a
young circus elephant with big ears.  This animated
movie won an Oscar for Score.  Today is
World Elephant Day.







Dumbo








Witchfinder General (1968), also known as
The Conqueror Worm, is a horror movie
starring Vincent Price.  The real witchfinder
general, Matthew Hopkins, operated
in England during the time of Cromwell and
died this date, August 12, in 1647.  He was born
around 1620.




Witchfinder General






Manchester by the Sea (2016) is a family
drama set in the Boston area.  It won
Oscars for Best Actor, to Casey Affleck,
born August 12, 1975, and Original
Screenplay.  Bring a hankie.







Manchester by the Sea






























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