Which of today's movies would you watch?
Fantasy Island (January 14, 1977 to May 19,
1984) was an extremely popular TV series
about a resort island whose visitors came to have their
dreams come true (but often with an unexpected twist).
The series starred Ricardo Montalban, born November
25, 1920. There were seven seasons and 152 episodes
plus two TV movies. Montalban also played the iconic
Khan Noonian Singh, a villain in the Star Trek franchise.
Fantasy Island
Aladdin (1992) is the animated Disney
version of the tale of Aladdin and the magic
lamp, with the genie inside. This
movie was released November 25, 1992. It
won Oscars for Original Song, A Whole
New World, and for Original Score.
Aladdin
Into the Storm (2009) follows Winston
Churchill during World War II, from about
1940 to 1945. Churchill, the British Prime
Minister, was one of the great figures of the 20th
Century and this movie anticipates his birth date,
November 30 (1874). This movie won Emmys
for Lead Actor, to Brendan Gleeson, born March 29,
1955, and Original Dramatic Underscore. This selection
aired on HBO.
Into the Storm
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