Movies for the Day, Monday, February 18, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Jack Palance and John Travolta and Presidents' Day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) is about
a heavyweight boxing champ in the twilight of
his career.  This Playhouse 90 episode, which aired
October 11, 1956, won Emmys for Best Single
Program of the Year, Acting, to Jack
Palance, born February 18, 1919, Directing, Writing- to
Rod Serling, born December 25, 1924, and Art
Direction.  It was followed by a movie of the same
title in 1962.



Requiem for a Heavyweight








Saturday Night Fever (1977) is about
a young restless man in New York City
and disco dancing.  This iconic movie
stars John Travolta, born February 18, 1955.
It features an American Film Institute Great
Song, Stayin' Alive.  It was later a Broadway
musical.  It is on the National Film
Registry.




Saturday Night Fever









The West Wing (September 22, 1999 to May 14,
2006) is a popular and critically acclaimed TV series
about a President and his family and staff.  It was aired
for 7 seasons, 156 episodes.  It won Emmys for Supporting Actor,
to Richard Schiff (2000), Supporting Actress, to Allison Janney (2000, 2001), Directing (2000, 2001, 2003), Writing (2000), Cinematography (2000, 2001), Art Direction (2000), Outstanding Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), Casting (2000, 2001), Supporting Actor, to Bradley Whitford (2001), Sound Mixing (2001, 2006), Editing (2001), Lead Actress, to Allison Janney (2002, 2004), Supporting Actor, to John Spencer (2002), Supporting Actress, to Stockard Channing (2002), and Supporting Actor, to Alan Alda (2006).  The series stars Martin Sheen,
born August 3, 1940, and President Josiah Bartlett.  See also The
West Wing Documentary Special (2002) which won an Emmy as Special Class Program.  Today is Presidents' Day, February 18, 2019.

The West Wing