Movies for the Day, Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Wesley Snipes, Ryan Larkin, and Ahmet Ertegun.

Passenger 57 (1992) is about terrorists
who hijack an airliner.  The movie stars
Wesley Snipes, born July 31, 1962, as the hero.






Passenger 57









Ryan (2004) is an animated
short film about talented Canadian animator
Ryan Larkin, who ended up on skid
row in Montreal.  Ryan was born
July 31, 1943.  This film won an
Oscar as Best Short Film, Animated.





Ryan

Atlantic Records:  The House That Ahmet
Built (2007) is an episode of American Masters
on PBS.  It tells the story of Ahmet Ertegun,
born July 31, 1923, who built Atlantic Records.
This episode won an Emmy for Sound Mixing.





Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built