Movies for the Day, Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of author William Kennedy and researcher Dian Fossey and the date Prohibition took effect.

Ironweed (1987) is about street people
in Depression era Albany, New York.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning
novel by William Kennedy, born January
16, 1928.





Ironweed









Gorillas in the Mist (1988) is
a biography of Dian Fossey,
who studied the mountain gorillas
of Africa.  Fossey was born
January 16, 1932.




Gorillas in the Mist











Boardwalk Empire (2010 to 2014) is a
television series about politicians and
gangsters in Prohibition era Atlantic
City.  Prohibition, the 18th amendment
to the Constitution, took effect January 16,
1920.  The series lasted five seasons and 56
episodes and won many Emmys.  It
starred Steve Buscemi, born December 13,
1957.


Boardwalk Empire