Movies for the Day, Friday, September 21, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of H.G. Wells, Larry Hagman, and Stephen King.  Which of today's movies would you watch?







The War of the Worlds (1953) is a classic
science fiction movie about invaders from
Mars.  It is based on the H.G. Wells classic science
fiction book.  Wells was born September 21, 1866.
The movie won an Oscar for Special Effects.  It
features an American Film Institute Villain, the
Martians.




The War of the Worlds






Dallas (1978 - 1991) was an extraordinarily
popular TV series about a wealthy oil and
ranch family in Texas, the Ewings.  It stars
Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing.  Hagman was born
September 21, 1931.  It won Emmys for Lead
Actress, to Barbara Bel Geddes (1980), Dramatic
Underscore (1983, 1984), and Costume Design
(1985).  There are 356 episodes.




Dallas










Dolores Claiborne (1995) is a murder
mystery thriller based on a book by
Stephen King.  The focus is on a mother
and her daughter.  King was born
September 21, 1947.  An excellent movie.





Dolores Claiborne