Friday, December 8, 2017

Movies for the Day, Saturday, December 9, 2017

Today's movies mark the birthdays of actor Kirk Douglas, author Jean de Brunhoff, and actor John Malkovich.




Champion (1949) is the story
of the rise of a boxing champion.  It stars
Kirk Douglas, born December 9, 1916.
It won an Oscar for Film Editing.  A television
adaptation aired in 1956 and won an Emmy
for Best Television Adaptation, to
Rod Serling.





Champion








Babar the Movie (1989) is a movie
adaptation of the beloved children's
characters created by Jean de
Brunhoff, born December 9, 1899.
Babar is the star elephant.





Babar the Elephant









Being John Malkovich (1999) is about a
puppeteer who finds a portal into the
mind of movie star John Malkovich.  This
is a fantasy black comedy.  Malkovich
was born December 9, 1953.




Being John Malkovich





































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