Thursday, February 28, 2019

Movies for the Day, Friday, March 1, 2019

Today's movies mark National Pig Day and the birthdays of David Niven and Javier Bardem.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







The Three Little Pigs (1933) tells the fairy tale of
the three little pigs and the big bad wolf.  This
Disney animated short (8 minutes) is on the National
Film Registry and won an Oscar for Best Short Subject,
Cartoons.  It is considered one of the greatest cartoons
ever.  Today, March 1, 2019, is National Pig Day.





The Three Little Pigs









Stairway to Heaven (1946) is about a
World War II pilot who cheats death and
then pleads for life vs. heaven.  This
excellent movie is also known as A Matter
of Life and Death.  It stars David Niven, born
March 1, 1910.





A Stairway to Heaven












No Country for Old Men (2007) is about a drug
deal and its aftermath in the 1980s (and a killer) and
the U.S./Mexico border.  This movie won Oscars for
Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, to Javier Bardem,
born March 1, 1969, Directing, to the Coen brothers,
and Writing.  It is based on a Cormac McCarthy novel- McCarthy was born July 20, 1933.


No Country for Old Men















































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