Friday, January 18, 2019

Movies for the Day, Saturday, January 19, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Edgar Allen Poe, Alexander Woolcott, and Janis Joplin.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







The Black Cat (1934) is a very good
horror movie based on a story by Edgar
Allen Poe, who was born January 19,
1809.





The Black Cat










The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) is about
an acerbic radio commentator who has an accident
that forces him and his entourage to stay with a
prominent Midwestern family during the winter.
This very good movie comedy was inspired by celebrated
critic and columnist Alexander Woolcott, born January
19, 1887.  The movie was preceded by a long-running
Broadway play.


The Man Who Came to Dinner










Janis (1975) documents the life and
music of blues and rock star Janis Joplin,
born January 19, 1943.  It largely ignores
her darker side.





Janis





























































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