Today's movies mark the birthday of Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and a mission to Mars.
Which of today's movies would you watch?
Beauty and the Beast (1946) is an excellent
version of the classic tale. The first published version
was by Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in
1740; the author was born November 28, 1685. Another
version was released in 1963 and the the very popular
Disney animation version in 1991. The Disney musical
and passionate film featured an American Film Institute
Song, Beauty and the Beast. The 1991 film won Oscars for
Original Song and Original Score and is on the National Film
Registry. There was also a 1987 television show.
Beauty and the Beast
Rocketship X-M (1950) is a science
fiction movie about a trip to the moon
that goes off course to Mars. The first
successful mission to Mars, Mariner
4, was launched November 28, 1964.
Rocketship X-M
Mars Attacks! (1996) is a science fiction
spoof of an invasion of Earth by Martians.
It is based on a series of gum cards. The
first successful mission to Mars, Mariner 4, was
launched November 28, 1964.
Mars Attacks!
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