Monday, December 17, 2018

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Today's movies mark Christmas, the admission of New Jersey to the Union, and the birthday of George Stevens.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is an
inspiring Christmas classic with Santa "on
trial."  This fantasy won Oscars for Supporting
Actor, to Edmund Gwenn (born September 26,
1877), Original Screenplay, and Adapted Screenplay.
It is on the National Film Registry.  It was remade in
1994.  A 1956 TV version was nominated for an Emmy for
Best TV Adaptation- aired as an episode of The 20th Century-
Fox Hour.  Christmas is December 25.


Miracle on 34th Street








Atlantic City (1980) is an excellent movie
that captures the underside of a city in
transition.  This movie is on the National
Film Registry.  Atlantic City is in New Jersey,
which was admitted to the Union on December 18,
1787.




Atlantic City









George Stevens:  A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
is a biography of the acclaimed filmmaker who
won many awards including Oscars as Best Director
for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956).
Stevens was born December 18, 1904.





George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
























































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